Gifted and imprisoned: a disabled life in the age of inclusion
Out of Place: Trapped in the Care System is the name Mathias Hoppe chose for his book. Anyone who reads Hoppe’s book will be shocked by this story of a gifted young man who becomes “disabled” and unable to take charge of his own life due to what he experienced at a group home in […]
The task of exposing human rights violations
The campaign to expose human rights violations still continues. Today, while handing out the flyer “Psychiatry’s Destructive Force: Survivors and Victims of Forced Treatment and Torture,” Judi Klein raised considerable interest from passers-by in the small city Burg Stargard. This campaign contributes to exposing the major human rights violations committed by the German psychiatric system. […]
Disabled early retiree threatened in Ueckermünde
A dangerous incident occurred today, June 29, 2016, at around 3 p.m. in Ueckermünde. While Judi Klein began handing out flyers and hanging up posters on “Deaths, Victims and Survivors of Psychiatric Forced Treatment and Torture” near the train station in Ueckermünde, three adolescent boys between the ages of 16 and 18 started verbally attacking […]
We are spreading the news and raising awareness
After the Ministry for Equality, Labor and Social Affairs in the state of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania showed no interest in informing the public of the major human rights violations taking place in psychiatric hospitals in Neubrandenburg, Stralsund und Ueckermünde, we continued our campaign to raise awareness and gain transparency In the meantime, many of our flyers […]
Awareness building in Neubrandenburg
The fate of victims is also told in the darker corners of Neubrandenburg. A systematic distribution of the flyer “Psychiatry’s Destructive Force” has been arranged for every neighborhood in the city. Dr. Christian Discher
Today psychiatrists in Neustrelitz could finally remember the victims
At least we remember those who have fallen victim to or have died in the hands of the psychiatric system. According to an anonymous supporter, the medical staff closely connected to the story told in “The Voices of Those Remaining” seemed to be most concerned when the flyers were circulated. The distribution of the flyer […]
Banning languages in forensic psychiatric facilities: “In German clinics only German is spoken!”
The article Genital mutilation in hospital order treatment: Autism, hopelessness and suicide in German forensic facilities was translated into Russian by Ernest’s mother Natalia T. The reasons behind translating this article is because, in the past, she was expressly prohibited from talking to her son in Russian, her native language, by the staff at the […]
Genital mutilation in hospital order treatment: Autism, hopelessness and suicide in German forensic psychiatric facilities
A portrait series on the victims and those who have died in German psychiatric hospitals has only recently been published. One of the victim’s stories told is the story of Michael Perez. A young man with brown eyes and a friendly smile, Michael Perez has been committed to a forensic psychiatric hospital for years after […]
How German psychiatrists are still systematically destroying people’s lives
Today, the psychiatric hospital in Ueckermünde, a town in northeastern Germany, is clearly proud of its 140-year tradition. However, during the Nazi era, disabled children at the hospital were targeted for systematic killing under the banner of the T4 action. The place remained in operation after the Wall fell. In 1993, Ernst Klee’s documentary “Die […]
Judi Klein: Victim of Forced Psychiatry and Torture
Caught up in a web of relatives and specialists, Judi Klein, who is referred to in my book under the pseudonym Renate, has fallen victim to medical professionals and social psychiatric services in Neubrandenburg; another fate that exemplifies the many people who are or were at the mercy of the psychiatric system. Antje, Elisa and […]
Stephan Dalitz: Victim of Forced Treatment and Torture
Stephan Dalitz (11.9.1995- 06.11.2013) Told in the words of his bereaved mother, the magazine “Brand Zeilen“ published the tragic story of Stephan Dalitz under the heading “Unethical Psychiatrists Killed My Child”. When he died, Stephan Dalitz was only 18. http://www.brandzeilen.de/topstories/112/Skrupellose_Psychiatrieaerzte_haben_mein_Kind_in_den_Tod_geschickt.html Dr. Christian Discher
The Voices of Those Remaining Will Not Be Silenced
“A story both startling and unbelievable which also calls for a more respectful psychiatric treatment.” [i] This quote from September 2015 refers to the book The Voices of Those Remaining. When this memoir was first published, public response was considerable. The regional press discovered the book and reported on the inhumane actions of doctors in […]
The forgotten and the “Hell in Ueckermünde”
„When political authorities silence people, we employ our linguistic means to defend human rights. Using language against censorship functions as a political instrument. What has been documented from the past operates just like memories, warning us of our terrible potential and reminding us of our ability to reflect on ourselves.“ The Voices of Those Remaining In […]
Ernest: Victim of Forced Psychiatry and Torture
While the victims of the arbitrary methods practiced at these “normal” psychiatric and psychotherapy clinics in Germany fight in vain for their rights, with no political lobby on their side, families of people who are committed due to a criminal offence at the forensic psychiatric hospital also run up against a wall when they seek […]
Michael Perez: Victim of Forced Psychiatry and Torture
For years, Bianca Perez has been fighting for the humane treatment of her brother Michael. The media has shown interested in the case; for example, SWR covered the story and reported his fate. Although the petition launched by Bianca Perez currently has over 4100 signatures, her brother still continues to be locked away under inhumane conditions; […]