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On November 14, 2017, the Verkhovna Rada adopted Bills Nos. 4449 and 1242 in the second reading. They will significantly improve the human rights protection in the field of psychiatry and meet the European standards. These changes relate to both the mechanisms for involuntary psychiatric hospitalization and involuntary examination of persons, as well as the criminal procedural law regulating the use of involuntary medical treatment.
Lawyers of the Strategic Litigations Center of UHHRU participated first-hand in the development of these changes. In particular, proposals for Bill No. 4449 were prepared and forwarded to the Committee on Health of the Verkhovna Rada. Also, Vitalia Lebid, a lawyer of UHHRU, was involved in the working group at the stage of preparation of bills for the second reading.
The following should be mentioned among the main achievements of the bills:
Today, people with mental disorders are often “formally” examined. The examinations often do not meet the criteria of independence and quality. Such a guarantee is aimed to the possibility of obtaining an independent alternative expertise to address the issue of the state of mental health of a person.
Despite the fact that these changes greatly improve the protection of the rights of people with mental disorders, there are still issues that need to be addressed. It is also important to apply new amendments in practice, so the effectiveness and efficiency of innovations can only be assessed after their implementation by courts, psychiatric institutions, and doctors.
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