CCHR Supports Global Call to End Coercive Psychiatry at Mental Health Congress

LOS ANGELES, Calif., Nov. 10, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — A powerful appeal to end coercive psychiatric practices—such as forced electroshock and drugging—was made at the World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH) World Mental Health Congress in Barcelos, Portugal. The address urged global alignment with the United Nations (UN) and World Health Organization (W.H.O.) mandates to abolish these violations of human rights. U.S. human-rights advocate of more than 30 years, Bruce Wiseman, told delegates that the congress theme – “Mental Health and Social Sustainability: A Whole Society and Community-Based Approach” – reinforces the urgent need to ensure that coercion currently seen in psychiatric hospitals does not simply migrate into the community. Supporting the call was the Citizens Commissi