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Nigeria: People With Mental Conditions Chained, Abused in Nigeria - Report
Premium Times, 11 November 2019
Thousands of people with mental health conditions are chained and locked up in various facilities across Nigeria where they face terrible rights abuse, the Human Rights Watch said… Read more »
People With Mental Illness Chained, Abused in Nigeria - Report
Human Rights Watch group has condemned the "terrible" act of chaining mental health patients in various facilities across Nigeria. The group has released a report saying that detention, chaining and violent treatment of mental health patients is pervasive in the country "in many settings, including state hospitals, rehabilitation centres, traditional healing centres, and both Christian and Islamic faith-based facilities".
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11 November 2019
Nigeria: People With Mental Health Conditions Chained, Abused
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- Human Rights Watch
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Thousands of people with mental health conditions across Nigeria are chained and locked up in various facilities where they face terrible abuse. ... see more »
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