Peru will stop listing individuals who identify as transgender, among others, as suffering from mental disorders, the country's health ministry announced on Tuesday, following a backlash to the move that critics derided as unnecessary and discriminatory.

Peru to stop labeling transgenders at mentally ill after facing backlash

Canada's children as young as 12-year-old kids might be able to apply for Euthanasia very soon. The law will allow mentally ill people to apply for euthanasia.

Canada seeks to liberalise Euthanasia laws, to allow 'mentally ill' people to die

A court in Pakistan has issued a death warrant to a mentally unwell prisoner, paving the way for his execution on June 18 amidst growing concern among human rights groups, a media report said on Sunday.

Pakistan court issues death warrant to mentally ill prisoner

Pakistan's top court on Monday ordered a fresh medical report into the condition of a mentally ill prisoner on death row, an NGO representing him said, days after his execution was temporarily suspended.

Pakistan court orders fresh report on mentally ill prisoner on death row: NGO

UN experts on Sunday urged Pakistan not to carry out the "arbitrary execution" of a former police officer who suffers from mental illness. The execution of Khizar Hayat, sentenced to death in 2003 for killing a colleague, was suspended by Pakistan's Supreme Court on Saturday, his legal team said, just three days before the 55-year-old was due to be hanged.

UN experts urge Pakistan not to execute mentally ill prisoner

Supreme Court judge Justice A K Sikri on Saturday raised concern about the rights of persons with mental illness, saying it was an issue of their human rights and they had a right to live with dignity.

Justice AK Sikri raises concern on rights of mentally-ill persons; here’s what SC judge says

The Lahore High Court suspended the execution warrants of the former cop, Khizar Hayat, who is suffering from paranoid schizophrenia

Execution of mentally ill prisoner stayed by Pakistan court

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