Mental Disability and Human Rights in Turkey
Author: Clarence J. Sundram, Esq..
Source: Volume 08, Number 05, January/February 2006 , pp.67-68(2)
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Abstract:
Concluding a two-year investigation into conditions affecting adults and children with mental disabilities, Mental Disabilities Rights International (MDRI), a Washington-based human rights advocacy agency, released a report documenting its findings. The report, “Behind Closed Doors: Human Rights Abuses in the Psychiatric Facilities, Orphanages, and Rehabilitation Centers of Turkey,” documents egregious violations of human rights and international law in each type of facility. This article summarizes that report.Keywords: Mental Disabilities Rights International; MDRI; “Behind Closed Doors”
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