A/HRC/RES/32/18
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
18 July 2016
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Thirty-second session
Agenda item 3
Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council on 1 July 2016
32/18.
Mental health and human rights
The Human Rights Council,
Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations,
Guided also by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and by all relevant
international human rights treaties, in particular the International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or
Punishment, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against
Women, the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Convention on the Rights of
Persons with Disabilities,
Reaffirming that all human rights are universal, indivisible, interrelated,
interdependent and mutually reinforcing,
Reaffirming also that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights,
and recognizing that these rights derive from the inherent dignity of the human person,
Reaffirming further that everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person,
to live independently and be included in the community, and that no one shall be subjected
to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment,
Recalling that, according to the Constitution of the World Health Organization,
health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity,
Reaffirming the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard
of physical and mental health, and emphasizing that mental health is an integral part of that
right,
Recalling that States should take measures to the maximum of their available
resources and, where needed, within the framework of international cooperation, in the
context of mental health,
Reaffirming the right of everyone to be guaranteed the full enjoyment of their human
rights and fundamental freedoms, without discrimination of any kind,
GE.16-12308(E)