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Call for the Protection of Women & Girls with Mental Health Problems

Network AID therefore joined AMHHR calls on the Government of Sierra Leone to protect the rights of women and girls with mental health problems help improve access to and quality of mental health service delivery in Sierra Leone. The rights set out in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the rights recognized in the Declaration on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, means every person with a mental issues or  illness has the same basic rights as every other person. Many times, legal sanctions may not provide adequate protection for women with mental health problems; therefore, AMHHR calls on all mental health professionals, NGOs, women’s rights activists, and community stakeholders to join efforts in educating and changing community attitudes towards mental illness and advocating for human rights of all, especially women with mental illness. 
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