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Join the global movement on human rights and against the political abuse psychiatry

The political abuse of psychiatry refers to the abuse of a psychiatric diagnosis, treatment and detention for the purposes of obstructing the fundamental human rights in a given society. 

Silencing all those who raise their voices in protest of restrictive and undemocratic government actions became prominent at the second half of the twentieth century. Today, 25 years later, we observe again a steep increase in numbers of people hospitalised on mental health grounds after protesting or challenging the authorities.

In Russia

Ingvar Gorlanov, a graduate of an orphanage and human rights activist went to the building of the Presidential Administration of Russia in Moscow for a picket in defense of political prisoners. He was detained and taken to the police station, and later to a psychiatric hospital where they tied him to the bed and injected a neuroleptic.

In China

The 17 years old Zhang Junjie had been admitted to a psychiatric hospital and treated for schizophrenia after he protested against China’s harsh lockdown policies. “The doctors told me I had a very serious mental disease… Then they tied me to a bed. The nurses and doctors repeatedly told me, because of my views on the party and the government, that I must be mentally ill. It was terrifying”.

In Iran

In July 2023, for the first time, judges sentenced the three prominent actresses Afsaneh Bayegan, Azadeh Samadi, and Leila Bolukat for not wearing the hijab as “mentally ill.” In November 2024, the Tehran Headquarters for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice said that the centre will offer “scientific and psychological treatment” to women who refuse to follow the Islamic dress code


It is time to join forces to combat the political abuse of psychiatry

WHAT WE DO

  1. We monitor cases of politically motivated abuse and bring them to public attention
  2. We use our network to protect all those mentally healthy individuals diagnosed mentally ill
  3. We offer psychological assistance to overcome the experience of the abuse

WE NEED YOU

  1. To strategize with us on best ways forward
  2. To spread the word and open doors for wider impact
  3. To support us financially to undertake our work

WHAT WE OFFER

  1. Regular updates on new cases and sneak previews into our reports
  2. Opportunities to become actively engaged depending on your abilities. 
  3. Public recognition on the FGIP website. 
  4. For special friends, invitation to selected events and conferences


Membership Structures

Solidarity Member

€200/year
  • 2 Newsletters per year
  • Sneak preview into annual report analytical report on abuse of psychiatry
  • 1 Meeting per year
  • Personal insights from the fields by the FGIP leadership team
Join Us

Supporting Friend

€500/year
  • 2 Newsletters per year
  • Sneak preview into annual report analytical report on abuse of psychiatry
  • 1 Meeting per year
  • Personal insights from the fields by the FGIP leadership team
Join Us

Informing Ally

€1500/year
  • 2 Newsletters per year
  • Sneak preview into annual report analytical report on abuse of psychiatry
  • 1 Meeting per year
  • Personal insights from the fields by the FGIP leadership team
Join Us

Sustaining Patron

€2500/year
  • 2 Newsletters per year
  • Sneak preview into annual report analytical report on abuse of psychiatry
  • 1 Meeting per year
  • Personal insights from the fields by the FGIP leadership team
Join Us

Your membership fee is tax deductible in the European Union. If you are from the United States or the United Kingdom and would like to enjoy tax benefits, please send an email to arottenecker@gip-global.org before filling in the membership application.