Citizens Commission on Human Rights advocates banning an electrical shocking device used on autistic and disabled...
CCHR Commends Congressional Action to Prevent Continued Use of Electrical Shocking Device
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Electroshock Articles
CCHR Applauds California Supreme Court Decision Holding Electroshock Machine Manufacturer Liable for Brain Damage
Court concluded that company’s failure to fully disclose risks of electroshock to a physician meant that the patient...
Psychiatrists’ Refusal to Align with UN, WHO on Ending Forced Psychiatric Treatment is Big Reason US Lags on Mental Health Human Rights, CCHR Says – and Takes Action
Citizens Commission on Human Rights marches in protest, opens human rights exhibit, delivers open letter to American...
Human Rights Group Marches in Protest to Demand American Psychiatric Association Denounce Electroshock for Children, Coercive Treatment, in Step with UN and WHO
Citizens Commission on Human Rights calls on APA to end the use of lucrative but dangerous coercive treatment and...
CCHR Relaunching Campaign to Ban Use of Electrical Shocking Devices on Students, After Massachusetts Lawmakers Fail to Pass Bill
Citizens Commission on Human Rights New England is relaunching its campaign to prohibit the use of devices that the...
Brain Injury Awareness Month: Citizens Commission on Human Rights Renews Call for Ban on Brain-Damaging Electroshock
Brain injury can be caused by electric shock and seizures, two key elements of electroshock, a psychiatric procedure...
Mental Health Watchdog Protests U.S. Psychiatrists’ Use of Electroshock; Procedure Violates International Human Rights Standards When Forcibly Administered
Psychiatrists perform electroshock on patients, especially women and older people, despite risks of brain damage and...
Human Rights Group Renews Call for Laws to Ban Electroshock – A Procedure Never Proven Safe or Effective, Experts Say
Psychiatrists perform electroshock on depressed patients despite serious risks of brain damage and permanent memory...
Despite Claims of Safety, Electroshock Caused Memory Loss in Majority of Teens in New Study, CCHR Warns Â
Researcher says study failed to show the safety or efficacy of electroconvulsive therapy. Despite ongoing claims from...