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The Russell Tribunal on Human Rights in Psychiatry
ENGLISH AUDIO and TEXT FILES
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Saturday
- June 30, 2001 - First Day of the Trial
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AUDIO
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TEXT
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| Opening of the Proceedings: Prof. Wolf-Dieter Narr | |
| Introduction by Ken Fleet and Kate Millett | |
| Presentation of the Accusation: Prof. Thomas Szasz | |
| Presentation of the Accusation: Prof. George Alexander | |
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FIRST
THEME
The history of psychiatry: Euthanasia, lobotomy, electroshock |
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| Witnesses: | |
| Hearing Elvira Manthey | |
| Questioning Elvira Manthey | |
| Hearing Friedrich Zawrel | |
| Questioning Friedrich Zawrel | |
| Hearing Waltraud Haeupel | |
| Comments by the accusation: Prof. Thomas Szasz | |
| Hearing Joseph Perlstein |
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| Expert opinions:- | |
| Lawyer Christa Peter (Part 1) | |
| Questioning Lawyer Christa Peter | |
| Audience questioning Lawyer Christa Peter | |
| Lawyer Christa Peter (Part 2) | |
| Lawyer Thomas Saschenbrecker | |
| Subsequent debate | |
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Sunday
- July 1, 2001 - Second Day of the Trial
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SECOND
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The Laws, Censorship and Stigmatisation |
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AUDIO
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TEXT
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| Witnesses: | |
| Hearing and questioning Deborah Tallis | |
| Hearing and questioning Lars Jensen | |
| Hearing and questioning Alain Wache |
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| Hearing Petra Buhs and the 9th witness |
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| Questioning Petra Buhs and the 9th witness |
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| Audience questioning Petra Buhs and the 9th witness |
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| Hearing and questioning Michael Chmela |
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| Closing statement by the accusation: Thomas Szasz and George Alexander |
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