From Mad in Ireland: With a key decision fast approaching, the future direction of mental health policy in Europe is at a critical turning point. On 27 May, the draft Additional Protocol to the Oviedo Convention will be discussed at the Rapporteur Group on Human Rights of the Committee of Ministers. For Mental Health Europe and its partners, this moment represents a final opportunity to ensure that coercive practices are not further embedded in European law.
For more than a decade, the proposal has faced sustained opposition from persons with disabilities, civil society organisations, UN bodies, and human rights experts. At the heart of this concern is the risk that the protocol could legitimise coercive practices in mental health care, undermining dignity, autonomy, and the shift toward more inclusive, rights-based systems.
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