#BreakTheChains: End Shackling in Indonesia‏

THE WEEK IN RIGHTS March 24, 2016 Follow us on:

#BreakTheChains: End Shackling in Indonesia Photo © 2011 Andrea Star Reese Despite a 1977 ban on shackling in Indonesia, the practice continues. More than 18,000 people with perceived psychosocial disabilities are locked up in chains, wooden stocks, or animal pens because families don’t know what else to do or because of the lack of access to mental health care. They are confined to unsanitary and inhumane conditions, sometimes for decades. No one should have to resort to shackling their loved ones. It is time to #BreakTheChains and end this inhumane act, once and for all. Go here to show your support. Read more »  Watch the video »