The right to health and international drug control, compulsory treatment for drug dependence and access to controlled medicines 2010, para. 35
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Reports indicate that some patients are subject to perverse therapies such as "flogging therapy". Similarly, it has been reported that patients are forced to labour for nearly 17 hours a day, all week, under threat of beatings and other physical punishments.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
Document type
Special Procedures' report
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N.A.
Topic(s)
Equality & Inclusion
Health
Year
2010
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Other
Reference
SR Health, Report to the UNGA (2010), A/65/255, para. 35.