Case study: impact of mental health laws in Africa

Timothy Fish Hodgson, ICJ Senior Legal Adviser on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, was a guest on the panel Access to Justice, effective remedies and Reparations – the important role of the Courts at the conference “Ending Psychiatric Coercion – urgent need for effective remedies and reparations” spoke about access to justice for people with disabilities, reparation measures and the work of human rights organizations on this issue.