Delegates at the recent Mental Health Conference in South Africa pushed for the decriminalisation of suicide. A media coverage from Kenya highlights the issues and challenges in the decriminalisaton of suicide. On 18 July 2023, the High Court will hear a petition brought by the Kenya Human Rights Commission challenging the constitutionality of the offence of attempted suicide.
Mental health conference pushes for the decriminalisation of suicide
Date:
29 June, 2023
29 June, 2023
Type of Update:
In the News
Recent Events
In the News
Recent Events
Themes:
Human Rights
Public Health
Prisons
Human Rights
Public Health
Prisons
Countries:
Kenya
South Africa
Kenya
South Africa
Regions:
Africa
Africa
The Campaign to Decriminalise Poverty and Status is a coalition of organisations from across the world that advocate for the repeal of laws that target people based on poverty, status or for their activism.
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