KHOISAN KING AND CCHR FIGHT PSYCHIATRIC DRUGGING OF SOUTH AFRICAN CHILDREN
A king and his people join CCHR, making their voices heard protesting at the World Psychiatric Association’s International Congress, to protect their future generation.
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EXHIBIT MOTIVATES TRIBAL RESOLUTION TO DECRY PSYCHS’ DRUGGING OF YOUTH
In a country with one of the highest rates of stimulant drugging of children in the world, CCHR opens an exhibit exposing the truth, inspiring a king to demand a brighter future for his people.
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ECT DEVICE PRODUCER FLOUTS FDA REGULATIONS
ECT device manufacturer comes under scrutiny for ignoring patient complaints and for downplaying dangers of “treatment.”
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CCHR SUPPORTS GERMAN
ANTI-CORRUPTION LAW
Psychiatrists taking drug company bribes or promoting false cures now won’t get off easy.
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FACTS
SOUTH AFRICAN STRUGGLE
The South African endeavor for prosperity is sabotaged by psychiatry.
10,000
INCARCERATED
Black South Africans drugged and electroshocked without anesthetic in psychiatric camps.
39%
INCREASE
in antidepressant use in South Africa over the past four years.
50%
INCREASE
in Ritalin prescriptions over one year, reported in Nelson Mandela Bay, Eastern Cape province.
58
PSYCH HOSPITALS
in South Africa costing middle-class citizens up to R2700 ($196) a night.
0
CURES
admit psychiatrists at psychiatric association’s international congress in South Africa.
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