A/HRC/RES/32/18 Deeply concerned that persons with mental health conditions or psychosocial disabilities, in particular persons using mental health services, may be subject to, inter alia, widespread discrimination, stigma, prejudice, violence, social exclusion and segregation, unlawful or arbitrary institutionalization, overmedicalization and treatment practices that fail to respect their autonomy, will and preferences, Equally concerned that such practices may constitute or lead to violations and abuses of their human rights and fundamental freedoms, sometimes amounting to torture or other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment, and conscious that greater commitment is needed to address all the remaining challenges in this regard, Recognizing the need to protect, promote and respect all human rights in the global response to mental health-related issues, and stressing that mental health and community services should integrate a human rights perspective so as to avoid any harm to persons using them, Convinced that the Human Rights Council, in fulfilling its responsibility for promoting universal respect for the protection of all human rights and fundamental freedoms for all, without distinction of any kind and in a fair and equal manner, has an important role to play in the area of mental health and human rights to foster constructive international dialogue and cooperation, and to promote human rights education and learning, and also advisory services, technical assistance, capacity-building and awarenessraising, Acknowledging the leadership of the World Health Organization in the field of health and also the work it has carried out to date to integrate, inter alia, a human rights perspective into mental health, and recalling the commitment of States to achieve this through the implementation of the Organization’s Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan 2013-2020, 1. Reaffirms the obligation of States to promote and protect all human rights and fundamental freedoms and to ensure that policies and services relating to mental health comply with international human rights norms; 2. Recognizes the need for States to take active steps to fully integrate a human rights perspective into mental health and community services, particularly with a view to eliminating all forms of violence and discrimination within that context, and to promote the right of everyone to full inclusion and effective participation in society; 3. Requests the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to prepare a report on the integration of a human rights perspective into mental health and the realization of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of persons with mental health conditions or psychosocial disabilities, including persons using mental health and community services, and to submit the report to the Human Rights Council at its thirtyfourth session, in which the High Commissioner: (a) Identifies existing challenges and emerging good practices, and makes recommendations in that regard; (b) Identifies ways and means for strengthening technical assistance and capacity-building, taking into account existing activities and experiences in this area, in consultation with and with the consent of the States concerned; 4. Encourages the High Commissioner, when preparing the above report, to liaise with and seek the views of Member States and all other relevant stakeholders, as appropriate, including relevant United Nations bodies, agencies, funds and programmes, in particular the World Health Organization, special procedures, in particular the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of 2