On Mental Health Day, End Coercion, Embrace Dignity
October 09, 2025
October 09, 2025
NEW YORK, Oct. 9 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news:
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On Mental Health Day, End Coercion, Embrace Dignity
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Hauwa, a 25-year-old woman, was lying on the floor, shackled, and barely alive when Human Rights Watch found her in November 2024 in a state-run institution in Kano, Nigeria. She was deaf and had a mental health condition. She died a day later.
Human Rights Watch has documented coe . . .
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On Mental Health Day, End Coercion, Embrace Dignity
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Hauwa, a 25-year-old woman, was lying on the floor, shackled, and barely alive when Human Rights Watch found her in November 2024 in a state-run institution in Kano, Nigeria. She was deaf and had a mental health condition. She died a day later.
Human Rights Watch has documented coe . . .