UN Principles for the Protection of Persons with Mental Illness and the Improvement of Mental Health Care

Tuesday, 17 December, 1991

These principles lay down provisions to promote the rights of mentally disabled persons in health care. There are specific provisions on informed consent, confidentiality, standard of care and treatment and the rights available to inmates of mental disability institutions. Principle 1(4) prohibits discrimination on the ground of mental disability. It was adopted by General Assembly resolution 46/119 of 17 December 1991.

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