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Press Release May 21, 2019

CCHR Led Hundreds of Protestors Outside Psychiatric Convention Demanding a Ban on Electroshock Treatment

Human rights group loudly speaks out for nationwide ban on "torturous" electroshock treatment given to 0-5-year-olds, pregnant women, elderly, veterans and more

Human Rights Watchdog Demands No More ECT on Children

Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) picketed the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) in New York City to demand psychiatrists cease using electroshock — especially on children.

Psychologists in Support of Ban on Electroshock

At the American Psychiatric Association in San Diego, California, human rights group demands an end to ECT (electroconvulsive treatment) and a nationwide ban against using the so-called treatment on children.