Commission concerned at delay in fulfilling obligation to protect rights of persons involuntarily admitted to institutions.

The Irish Human Rights Commission is concerned at the on-going delay in implementing Part 2 of the Mental Health Act, 2001, which provides for the establishment of Mental Health Tribunals to review the involuntary admission of a person to a mental health hospital or unit. "The establishment of the Tribunals was heralded as the means … Continue reading Commission concerned at delay in fulfilling obligation to protect rights of persons involuntarily admitted to institutions.