SALC is working with the Centre for Human Rights Education, Advice and Assistance (CHREAA) to support the case of an individual subjected to forced psychiatric treatment on the basis of a forensic detention order. The applicant argues that human rights and medical ethics, including the right to informed consent, must be observed in psychiatric treatment, including in detention settings.
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