Description : am writing to express serious concern regarding a complaint of
alleged psychiatric abuse on the basis of sexual orientation filed on
May 29, 2001 by the Milan Project of the Naz Foundation in Delhi. I
call upon the National Human Rights Commission to thoroughly
investigate the case and, moreover, to prevent further instances of
psychiatric abuse of this nature by formally recommending that all
relevant Indian psychiatric bodies issue official statements
declaring that homosexuality is not an illness or disease requiring
treatment. I also request that the NHRC ask the National Commission
to Review the Working of the Constitution (NCRWC) to recommend
legislation providing protection from discrimination on the basis of
sexual orientation.