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An Inclusive and Accessible Society for All.
Uganda
Joined February 2017
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Accessibility Coalition members meeting for Building Strategic Alliance Advocacy Project at UNAPD Head office.
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c) The Ministry of Health should start a countrywide consultative process to develop a Mental Health Policy to support the implementation of the new law.
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b) @Parliament_Ug on resuming business in 2019 should embark on the task to develop regulations for the implementation of the new law. Although the new law pushes for community mental health services, it doesn’t provide a clear-cut framework on how this will be realized.
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a) The Minister of Health should exercise his powers nominate members to the Mental Health Advisory Board as established by the new law and ensure that it servers its intended purpose. We further demand that appointment to the board should follow inclusive procedures.
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Cognizant to the fact that the UNCRPD advocates for progressive realization of human rights for persons with disabilities, we demand the following in effect to the implementation of the new law:
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We also note that the new law has been progressive on abstaining from derogatory language, which highly stigmatizes persons with mental disabilities.
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Significant changes were suggested by the Committee of Parliament, including provision of community mental health services, awareness raising on mental health issues, and introduction of informed consent for treatment in the new law.
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It wrongly argues for increased funding for the police to exercise such powers all of which appear to criminalize persons with mental disabilities.
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The new law also wrongly advocates in favour of the detention and compulsory admission of persons with mental disabilities in psychiatric facilities, in violation of the rights to equality and liberty.
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Worse still, the law allows these to be applied without informed consent of the person seeking the treatment; a position which represents grave violation of human rights.
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