REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL SERVICES ON THE MENTAL HEALTH BILL, N.A.B. NO. 1 OF 2019 FOR THE THIRD SESSION OF THE TWELFTH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.

The report from the Committee on health, community development and social services highlights the concerns raised by key stakeholders on mental health. It also highlights the observations and recommendations made by the committee. Different stakeholders appeared before the committee and Disability Rights Watch was among them. stakeholders raised a number of concerns to that the bill serve its intended purpose….

Policy Belief-An Urgent Call for the Repeal of Section 4 of the 2019 Mental Health Act

This policy brief has been prepared by the Mental Health Users Network of Zambia (MHUNZA) and Disability Rights Watch (DRW) in consultation with lawyers from Zambia in academia and private practice, from Validity Foundation (an international non-governmental organisation that uses the law to secure equality, inclusion and justice for people with mental disabilities worldwide) and from the Southern Africa Litigation…