Organisation: Comisión Nacional de Protección de las Personas con Enfermedad Mental de Chile
This interdisciplinary and intersectoral Commission in Chile, in which civil society actively participates, is responsible for reviewing and commenting on situations of involuntary admission, and analysing and acting preventively against involuntary treatment, psychosurgery, sterilisation and other irreversible surgery. It undertakes its supervision in different circumstances in which the rights of persons with mental disabilities may be affected. In addition, it investigates complaints and accusations, and conducts outreach and training sessions on the rights of persons with mental disabilities. The Commission, which has been established on a permanent basis since 2001, records and publishes its activities.
Internet: www.redsalud.gov.cl
