Addressing the Problem of Under-Investment in Mental Health and Wellbeing from a Human Rights Perspective

by Eric Eckhart | Jun 21, 2020 | Faraaz Mahomed

(June 2020) Mahomed, F. Harvard Health and Human Rights Journal 2020 Jun; 22(1):35-49 Abstract:Throughout the world, mental health remains a neglected priority, low on the agenda of policy makers and funders at the national and international levels. While this is...

An End to Coercion: Rights and Decision-Making in Mental Health Care

by Eric Eckhart | Jan 21, 2020 | Faraaz Mahomed

(January 2020) Sugiura, K., Mahomed, F., Saxena, S. & Patel, V. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 98(1): 52-58 Abstract:The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities requires a paradigm shift from a medical model of disability...

Transposing the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Africa: The Role of Disabled People’s Organizations

by Eric Eckhart | Aug 21, 2019 | Faraaz Mahomed

(August 2019) Mahomed, F., Lord, L. & Stein, MA. African Journal of International and Comparative Law, 27(3): 335-358. Abstract:The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) was adopted and ratified with unprecedented support from...

They love me but they don’t understand me’: Family support and stigmatization of mental health service users in Gujarat, India

by Eric Eckhart | Dec 1, 2018 | Faraaz Mahomed

(December 2018) Mahomed, F., Stein, MA, Chauhan, A & Pathare, S. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 65(1):73-79. Abstract Background:: Family life is a near-universal condition and a fundamental human right. It can also have a significant impact on mental...

Involuntary mental health treatment in the era of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

by Eric Eckhart | Oct 21, 2018 | Faraaz Mahomed

(October 2018) Mahomed, F., Stein, MA & Patel, V. PLOS Medicine, 15(10): e1002679 Abstract:The United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) was adopted in 2007 and has since been ratified by 177 countries. It represents a...

The Fourth Branch: challenges and opportunities for a robust and meaningful role for South Africa’s State Institutions Supporting Democracy

by Eric Eckhart | May 25, 2018 | Faraaz Mahomed

(May 2018) Mahomed, F. (2018). In D. Bilchitz & D. Landau (eds). The Evolution of the Separation of Powers: Between the Global North and the Global South (pp. 177-205) Abstract:South Africa’s State Institutions Supporting Democracy, commonly referred to as the...