5(F). International human rights standards

The four human rights treaties most relevant to this report are:

• The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). Adopted in 1950. Ratified by the Czech Republic in 1992.
• The UN Convention against Torture (CAT). Adopted in 1984. Ratified by the Czech Republic in 1993.
• The Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture (OPCAT). Adopted in 2002. Ratified by the Czech Republic in 2006.
• The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Adopted in 2006. Ratified by the Czech Republic in 2009. People with mental health issues are considered to be “persons with disabilities” for the purposes of the Convention.⁴⁰

40 CRPD, Article 1.