Ghana: Abuse of People with Disabilities
- Author:
- Human Rights Watch
- Publisher:
- Human Rights Watch
- Publication Date:
- 2 October 2012
- Tags:
- Ghana, Human Rights
People with mental disabilities suffer severe abuses in psychiatric institutions and spiritual healing centers in Ghana. The Ghanaian government has done little to combat such abuse or to ensure that these people can live in the community, as is their right under international law.
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