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The World Network of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry (WNUSP) is an international organisation representing, and led by "survivors of psychiatry". As of 2003, over 70 national organizations were members of WNUSP, based in 30 countries. The network seeks to protect and develop the human rights, disability rights, dignity and self-determination of those labeled 'mentally ill'. ==Activities== WNUSP has special consultative status with the United Nations. It contributed to the development of the UN's Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.〔http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable/rights/wgcontrib-wnusp.htm〕〔 WNUSP has produced a manual to help people use it entitled "Implementation Manual for the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities", edited by Myra Kovary.〔http://wnusp.rafus.dk/documents/WNUSP_CRPD_Manual.doc〕 WNUSP joined with other organizations to create the International Disability Caucus, which jointly represented organizations of people with disabilities and allies during the CRPD negotiations. WNUSP was part of the steering committee of the IDC, which maintained a principle of respecting the leadership of diverse constituencies on issues affecting them, and also maintained that the convention should be of equal value to all persons with disabilities irrespective of the type of disability or geographical location. Tina Minkowitz, WNUSP's representative on the IDC steering committee, coordinated the IDC's work on key articles of the CRPD, including those on legal capacity, liberty, torture and ill-treatment and integrity of the person. Since the adoption and entry into force of the CRPD, WNUSP has worked with other organizations in the International Disability Alliance and its CRPD Forum to guide the interpretation and application of the CRPD on these issues.〔http://wnusp.rafus.dk/crpd.html〕 In 2007 at a Conference held in Dresden on "Coercive Treatment in Psychiatry: A Comprehensive Review", the president and other leaders of the World Psychiatric Association met, following a formal request from the World Health Organization, with four representatives from the user/survivor movement, including Judi Chamberlin, co-chair of WNUSP, who participated in her personal capacity.〔Mezzichi, J.E. (2007) (The dialogal basis of our profession: Psychiatry with the Person World Psychiatry. ) 2007 October; 6(3): 129–130.〕 Salam Gomez and Jolijn Santegoeds are the current Co-Chairpersons of WNUSP. Current International Representative and former co-chair of WNUSP is Tina Minkowitz, an international advocate and lawyer.〔http://www.un.org/disabilities/default.asp?id=163〕 She represented WNUSP in the Working Group convened by the UN to produce a draft text of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities〔http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable/rights/ahcwg.htm#membership〕 and contributed to a UN seminar on torture and persons with disabilities〔http://www.ohchr.org/english/issues/disability/seminartorturereportfinal.doc〕〔http://www.ohchr.org/english/issues/disability/docs/torture/AnnexIII.ppt〕 that resulted in an important report on the issue by Special Rapporteur on Torture Manfred Nowak in 2008.〔http://www.ohchr.org/english/issues/disability/docs/A.63.175_en.doc〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「World Network of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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