
China recently passed its first national law protecting the civil rights of its estimated 100 million people with mental illnesses.
The law, approved October 19, requires mental institutions to protect their patients private health records, according to an article in …







Mexico steps towards reform in mental health law
The Mexican government has taken steps towards amending its health law to establish a community-based mental health system. Disability Rights International’s (DRI’s) report of human rights violations in 2010 focused international attention on the problems of Mexico’s mental health …