The report also discusses the situation of persons with psychosocial disabilities. In 2008 the mandate made significant strides in the development of norms for the abolition of forced psychiatric interventions on the basis of disability alone as a form of torture and ill-treatment. The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities also provides authoritative guidance on the rights of persons with disabilities and prohibits involuntary treatment and involuntary confinement on the grounds of disability.

However, severe abuses, such as neglect, mental and physical abuse and sexual violence, continue to be committed against people with psychosocial disabilities and people with intellectual disabilities in health-care settings, and the Special Rapporteur would like to suggest steps beyond what has already been proposed. Areas such as the absolute ban on restraints and seclusion, the full respect for each person’s legal capacity and the involuntary commitment in psychiatric institutions are discussed in this report.

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