17/06/2026
CCHR AFRICA LAUNCHES LANDMARK EXHIBIT IN SOWETO ON SEA ON YOUTH DAY, ISSUING URGENT CALL TO PROTECT CHILDREN
FROM PSYCHIATRIC OVER-DRUGGING
CCHR AFRICA LAUNCHES LANDMARK EXHIBIT IN SOWETO ON SEA ON YOUTH DAY, ISSUING URGENT CALL TO PROTECT CHILDREN
FROM PSYCHIATRIC OVER-DRUGGING
IBHAYI, GQEBERHA — 16 JUNE 2026 — Honoring the National Youth Day in South Africa, the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) Africa has officially opened its educational exhibition at the Mbanga Sports Centre in Soweto on Sea, Ibhayi.
The grand opening serves as a community focal point for CCHR Africa's campaign to safeguard the mental wellness, dignity, and fundamental human rights of South Africa’s youth from modern institutional abuses.
In 1976, South Africa’s youth stood against an oppressive regime to demand fair education. That exact same year, the apartheid government enacted restrictive legislation to suppress CCHR’s exposures of secret, psychiatric slave-labor camps where black citizens were institutionalized.
Fifty years later, CCHR Africa warns that the battlefield has shifted from physical apartheid containment to the chemical restraint and over-drugging of school children.
The newly opened exhibition directly addresses this invisible crisis:
Mass misdiagnoses of behavioral issues and institutional mental health practices that bypass genuine, fully informed parental consent.
"The courageous students of 1976 fought for the right to a free future," said a Madimetsa Nkoana a representative for CCHR Africa.
"We honor their sacrifice by bringing this exhibition directly to the heart of Ibhayi. We are here to empower the parents, teachers, leaders and the whole community defend the minds of the next generation, and shield our children from labels that strip away their potential."
The exhibition at the Mbanga Sports Centre is free and open to the public. It invites local families, educators, religious and traditional leaders and community leaders to learn about their legal rights regarding mental health interventions, diagnostic transparency, and safe, non-harmful educational alternatives.
About Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR Africa):
Established in 1969, CCHR is a non-profit mental health watchdog co-founded by the Church of Scientology and Professor of Psychiatry Dr. Thomas Szasz. It is dedicated to eradicating psychiatric abuses and ensuring patient protections worldwide. For more information please visit our international website.
