Tag: human rights
Troubled Teen Camps Should Be Banned as Deaths Spur Closures, Warns CCHR
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /Massachusetts Newswire: -- Despite dozens of closures of abusive "troubled teen" programs in behavioral and psychiatric centers, including wilderness camps in recent years, a leading mental health industry watchdog warns that children's lives remain at risk unless stronger laws ban the worst offenders and the secretive youth transport practices that feed them. The Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR) says that while public outrage and media exposure have forced some notorious facilities to close, the underlying problems that enable these abusive programs still persist.
CCHR wants electroshocking children prohibited under international child abuse laws
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /Massachusetts Newswire: -- Child and adolescent psychiatrists have issued a policy statement urging broader access to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for children and adolescents despite growing international condemnation of the practice on minors. Both the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Human Rights Office have called for an outright ban on ECT for children. The Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR), a mental health industry watchdog, condemned the statement as "medically reckless, legally dangerous, and morally indefensible."
Churches of Scientology ask: If the Slave Trade Was Abolished, Why Do an Estimated 40 Million Still Live in Slavery?
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /Massachusetts Newswire - National News/ -- March 25 was International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Churches of Scientology mark this day by raising awareness of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. And with good reason.
Scientology Network: How Braulio Vargas Helps Imbue His Country with a Culture of Human Rights in Costa Rica
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /Massachusetts Newswire - National News/ -- In an episode of "Voices for Humanity" on the Scientology Network, Braulio Vargas exposes a hidden side of Costa Rica with an eye-opening account of the problems plaguing many of its citizens - from human trafficking to homelessness. His work is raising awareness of human rights and creating change across the nation.
Human Rights Day 2021: Scientology International shares the work of human rights activists featured on ‘Voices for Humanity’
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /Massachusetts Newswire - National News/ -- As Human Rights Day 2021 approaches, the Church of Scientology International shares the work of human rights activists featured on the Scientology Network. Mary Shuttleworth, featured in an episode of "Voices for Humanity," founded Youth for Human Rights International in 2001.
Scientology-Sponsored Humanitarian Initiatives Supported by its Distribution Center
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /Massachusetts Newswire - National News/ -- The Church of Scientology has long sponsored programs for the betterment of their communities and the world at large. These focus on eradicating social ills: from drug abuse and addiction to rampant violation of human rights and the lack of a moral compass that breeds corruption and crime.
San Francisco and San Jose Human Rights Association for Forced Conversion, Hold One Year Memorial
SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 18, 2019 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- According to the Human Rights Association for Forced Conversion (HAC), Northern California Branch, on December 30th, Ms. Gu Ji-in, a 25 year old women was found dead at a lodging in Hwasun; a victim of a coercive conversion program. The Hwasun Police Department confirmed an investigation and the woman's parents were questioned about their involvement in the confinement and death of their daughter.
