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Former psychiatric patient Chen Guoming carrying out a protest in a Beijing park in July 2011 to raise awareness about China’s involuntary commitment system. Chen reenacted the experience of his family members binding him with tape and taking him against his will to a psychiatric hospital. The message on the ground reads “Anyone may be ‘made mentally ill’.” L'ex paziente psichiatrico Guoming Chen realizza una protesta in un parco di Pechino nel luglio 2011, per aumentare la consapevolezza sul sistema del ricovero coatto in Cina. Chen riperforma l’esperienza dei membri della sua famiglia, che lo legarono con nastro adesivo per portarlo contro la sua volontà in un ospedale psichiatrico. Il messaggio sul pavimento dice: Chiunque può essere malato di mente. Phayul
China locking up dissidents in mental hospitals: Rights group “Those locked up for ‘mental illnesses’ are one of the most vulnerable groups in China,” said Renee Xia, international director of CHRD. “Not only are they deprived of their liberty on the basis of alleged disabilities; those who violate their rights also face little legal oversight or accountability.” The report states that Chinese government officials often exploit the system to lock up activists, dissidents, and petitioners. “Those who have the means — power and money — to either compel or pay psychiatric hospitals to detain individuals out of a desire to punish, silence, or simply get rid of them have been able to do so with impunity,” the report says. “We urge the UN Committee to call on the Chinese government to take immediate steps to abolish the involuntary commitment of people with psychosocial disabilities,” CHRD said.
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