Likestillings- og diskrimineringsombudet: Funksjonshemmedes menneskerettigheter brytes

Se opptak fra Likestillings- og diskrimineringsombudets presentasjon av den første rapporten til FNs komité for rettighetene til mennesker med nedsatt funksjonsevne (CRPD-komiteen). WSOs Mette Ellingsdalen deltar fra brukerutvalget.



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Hege, Liv og Mette i side-event for CRPD-komiteen

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om vold mot jenter og kvinner med funksjonsnedsettelser,
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Europarådets Menneskerettighetskommisærs rapport fra Norges-besøket i januar

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Strasbourg, 18 May 2015 CommDH(2015)9

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REPORT

BY NILS MUIŽNIEKS

COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS OF THE

COUNCIL OF EUROPE

FOLLOWING HIS VISIT TO NORWAY

FROM 19 TO 23 JANUARY 2015

(..)

However, the Commissioner points out that the implementation of the CRPD in Norway falls short of some of its key objectives in promoting the self-determination, legal capacity and effective equality of people with psycho-social and intellectual disabilities. The best interest considerations continue to prevail over the CRPD approach highlighting the person’s autonomy, will and preferences. The new Guardianship Act, which entered into force in 2013, still enables substituted decision-making and plenary guardianship with reference to psychosocial

and intellectual disabilities. This is not in line with CRPD Article 12. The Commissioner is also concerned that the guardianship model hinders the development of supported decision-making alternatives for those who simply want assistance in making decisions or communicating them to others.

The Commissioner urges the Norwegian authorities to develop new systems for supported decision-making, based on individual consent. Such systems should be developed together with people with disabilities and along with measures for universal design and reasonable accommodation. Plenary guardianship and full incapacitation regimes should be revoked as a matter of priority, and information should be made available on the scope of guardianships applied under the current system.

The Commissioner welcomes the Norwegian national strategy 2012-15 to reduce the use of coercion in mental health care but stresses that a more comprehensive approach, including legislative reforms, will be required to bring about fundamental changes. There is a clear European trend towards reinforcing the rights and selfdetermination of patients and their participation in decisions about care, and people with psycho-social disabilities should not be excluded from this development. All people with disabilities have the right to enjoy the highest attainable standard of health without discrimination and the care provided to them should be

based on free and informed consent in line with Article 25 of the CRPD.

The Commissioner calls on Norway to reform legislation on involuntary placements in a way that it applies objective and non-discriminatory criteria which are not specifically aimed at people with psycho-social disabilities. Precise data on the use of involuntary medical treatment and restraints in Norway should be made available with a view to drastically reducing the recourse to such practices. Medical treatment should be based on free and fully informed consent with the exception of life-threatening emergencies when there is no disagreement about the absence of legal capacity. The Commissioner is not convinced that the documented involuntary use of ECT in Norway is in line with human rights standards.

NTRODUTION

1 HUMAN RIGHTS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES2

1.5 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

36. While the Commissioner commends Norway for ratifying the CRPD, he points out that the

implementation of the Convention in Norway falls short of some of its key objectives in promoting the self-determination, autonomy, legal capacity and effective equality of people with psycho-social and intellectual disabilities. The best interest considerations and substituted decision-making continue to prevail over the CRPD approach highlighting the person’s autonomy, will and preferences. The

Commissioner urges the government to adopt a more pro-active stance in implementing its obligations under the CRPD in close cooperation with people with disabilities and organisations representing them.

37. In the Commissioner’s opinion, the withdrawal of Norway’s interpretative declarations concerning the CRPD would signal a new approach. The Commissioner also encourages Norway to sign and ratify the Optional Protocol to the CRPD on an individual complaints mechanism which would improve the access of people with disabilities to external review of their concerns.

38. The Commissioner acknowledges that the Norwegian authorities have attempted to develop some

elements of supported decision-making in the context of the new Guardianship Act and that the number of people put under guardianship with a loss of legal capacity is relatively small. However, he points out that the new guardianship system continues to enable substituted decision-making and plenary guardianship and hinders the full development of supported decision-making alternatives for those who simply want assistance in making decisions or communicating them to others.

39. In order to fully comply with the requirements of Article 12 of the CRPD, the Commissioner urges the Norwegian authorities to develop new systems for supported decision-making alternatives, based on individual consent. Such systems should be developed in coordination with measures for universal design and reasonable accommodation, and together with people with psycho-social and intellectual disabilities. Robust safeguards are needed to ensure that any support provided respects the will and preferences of the person requesting it and is free of conflict of interests. Plenary guardianship and full incapacitation regimes should be revoked as a matter of priority and information should be made available on the scope and specific conditions of guardianships applied under the current system.

40. The Commissioner welcomes the Norwegian national strategy to reduce the use of coercion in mental health care but stresses that a more comprehensive approach, including legislative reforms, will be required to bring about fundamental changes. There is a clear European trend towards reinforcing the rights and self-determination of patients and their participation in decisions about care, and people with psycho-social disabilities should not be excluded from this development. All people with disabilities have the right to enjoy the highest attainable standard of health without discrimination and the care provided to them should be based on free and informed consent in line with Article 25 of the CRPD.

41. Having regard to Article 14 of the CRPD (Liberty and security of the person), the Commissioner urges the Norwegian authorities to reform legislation on involuntary placements in a way that it applies objective and non-discriminatory criteria which are not specifically aimed at people with psycho-social disabilities, while ensuring adequate safeguards against abuse for the individuals concerned.

42. The Commissioner points out that precise data on the use of involuntary medical treatment and

restraints in Norway, including the length of their application, should be made available with a view to drastically reducing and progressively eliminating the recourse to such coercive practices. The

availability of supported decision-making alternatives and reasonable accommodation measures can

contribute significantly towards the development of alternatives to coercion. The Commissioner stresses that medical treatment should be based on free and fully informed consent with the exception of lifethreatening emergencies when there is no disagreement regarding absence of legal capacity. The Norwegian Patient and User Rights Act (Chapter 4A) also highlights this principle.

43. It is essential that the use of highly intrusive treatments such as ECT is subject to robust safeguards. The Commissioner is not convinced that the documented involuntary use of ECT in Norway with reference to the “principle of necessity” in the Penal Code (Article 47) is in line with human rights standards, including the provisions of the CRPD. The Commissioner points out that particular care should be taken to ensure that information given by health professionals about ECT is correct and complete, including information on secondary effects and related risks, so that patients are able to express their free and fully informed consent to the procedure. It is also necessary to collect precise data on the use of ECT and make this available to the public. During the visit, the Norwegian authorities informed the Commissioner of their intention to issue national guidelines on the use of ECT and the Commissioner welcomes this development.

44. In the Commissioner’s opinion, a comprehensive approach towards reducing coercive measures on

people with psycho-social and intellectual disabilities needs to cover a range of different settings in

addition to specialised psychiatric institutions. The intention of the Norwegian authorities to include

municipal care staff in the scope of their future national guidelines on reducing coercion is

commendable. Cooperation between local and specialised care providers will be useful in this context.

The Commissioner points out that the use of coercion in nursing homes and in educational settings should also be addressed.

Workshop om krenkelser i behandling og kurs om CRPD

Arrangement 1
Senter for medisinsk etikk i Oslo inviterer til workshop for mennesker som har opplevd tvang eller krenkelser i behandling innen psykisk helsevern.

Forskeren som leder workshopen stiller blant annet spørsmålet: Når kan man karakterisere en opplevelse med tvang som uforenelig med menneskerettighetene, og hvorfor?

Les saken hos Erfaringskompetanse.

Arrangement 2
Unge Funksjonshemmede inviterer til kurs om FN-konvensjonen for funksjonshemmedes rettigheter (CRPD) 5. desember. Gratis, men man må melde seg på. Les mer

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Kritisk til norske tolkningserklæringer

Førsteamanuensis Vibeke Blaker Strand ved Senter for menneskerettigheter har skrevet en artikkel om CRPD kalt "Norway's Ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Highlighting Current Discourses in the Field of Human Rights in Norway". Utdrag:

Norway has never before issued such relatively broad declarations that relate to treaty interpretation in the field of human rights. There are a few examples of Norway issuing reservations/declarations to human rights treaties but all of these have been narrowly formulated and are related to concrete provisions in domestic legislation. Most of these reservations/declarations have been withdrawn and those remaining are not controversial. In fact, Norway's policy on reservations and declarations has previously been not to submit these legal caveats upon signature. Rather, Norway's policy has been characterised by objecting to other states’ reservations and declarations, particularly those the Norwegian government considers to be incompatible with the object and purpose of the conventions.

Artikkelen kan leses i fulltekst her.

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"Juan E. Méndez, the current Special Rapporteur on Torture, acknowledges that nonconsensual medical interventions against persons with disabilities – including restraint or solitary confinement for any period of time, as well as nonconsensual administration of electroshock, psychosurgery or mind-altering drugs such as neuroleptics – always amount to at least inhuman and degrading treatment, arguably meet the criteria for torture, and are always prohibited by international law. He calls for an absolute ban on forced psychiatric interventions, saying it is an immediate obligation that cannot be postponed due to scarce financial resources. In a statement to the Human Rights Council, Méndez said that detention on mental health grounds is never justified and in particular that it is not justified based on a motivation to protect the safety of the person or others."

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WSO hos FN

Fra WSOs Facebbook-side:

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http://www.treatybodywebcast.org/treaty-body-webcast-i/

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Mette WSO 3okt12 from Bjørn Ingar Pedersen on Vimeo.

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