Mental Health Europe (MHE) has published its alternative report on the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD) by the European Union (EU). The second review process for the EU’s compliance and implementation of the UNCRPD commenced in March 2022. As part of the review process, organisations such as including NGOs are able to provide their own report on UNCRPD implementation, allowing them to raise relevant matters which may otherwise be overlooked. The MHE alternative report was produced in cooperation with its members with expertise in mental health and human rights. It highlights a number of issues including continued inappropriate use of language in policy, the lack of progress on an anti-discrimination directive and the need for greater involvement of people with disabilities in the EU’s policy making processes. The full alternative report can be read at:
