lordofgun
08-13-2002, 10:22 AM
BEIJING’S use of psychiatric detention is now on a par with the treatment of dissidents in the mental asylums of the Soviet Union, according to a new study.
China has charged many of its most outspoken critics with “political monomania” and detained them in psychiatric hospitals, according to Human Rights Watch, which has extensive contacts in China.
As many as 15 per cent of Chinese psychiatric inmates may be in custody for political reasons, according to estimates based on historical trends.
Those held in mental asylums include Falun Gong members, independent labour organisers, whistleblowers and individuals who complain about political persecution or official misconduct.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-382523,00.html
China has charged many of its most outspoken critics with “political monomania” and detained them in psychiatric hospitals, according to Human Rights Watch, which has extensive contacts in China.
As many as 15 per cent of Chinese psychiatric inmates may be in custody for political reasons, according to estimates based on historical trends.
Those held in mental asylums include Falun Gong members, independent labour organisers, whistleblowers and individuals who complain about political persecution or official misconduct.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-382523,00.html