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# XII.D. Right to Mental Health

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# **Sectors**

The contributors of the *AI & Human Rights Index* have identified the following sectors as responsible for both using AI to protect and advance this human right.

- [EDU: Education and Research](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/glossary/edu/)
- [GOV: Government and Public Sector](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/glossary/gov/)
- [HLTH: Healthcare and Public Health](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/glossary/hlth/)
- [INTL: International Organizations and Relations](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/glossary/intl/)
- [REG: Regulatory and Oversight Bodies](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/glossary/reg/)
- [SOC: Social Services and Housing](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/glossary/soc/)
- [TECH: Technology and IT](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/glossary/tech/)
- [WORK: Employment and Labor](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/glossary/work-employment-and-labor/)

# AI’s Potential Violations

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# AI’s Potential Benefits

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# Human Rights Instruments

## Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)

G.A. Res. 217A (III), Universal Declaration of Human Rights, U.N. Doc. A/810 (Dec. 10, 1948).

Article 25

> 1. Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well‑being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services.

## European Social Charter (1961)

European Social Charter, Oct. 18, 1961, 529 U.N.T.S. 89.

Article 11

> With a view to ensuring the effective exercise of the right to protection of health, the Parties undertake … to remove as far as possible the causes of ill‑health; to provide advisory and educational facilities for the promotion of health.

## International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1966)

G.A. Res. 2200A (XXI), International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, U.N. Doc. A/6316 (Dec. 16, 1966).

Article 12

> 1. The States Parties … recognize the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health.

## Mental Health and Human Rights (2020)

Human Rights Council A/HRC/43/13[AHRCRES4313](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/AHRCRES4313.pdf)

In totality.

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**Last Updated:**  March 27, 2025

**Research Assistant:**  Amisha Rastogi

**Contributor:**  To Be Determined

**Reviewer:**  To Be Determined

**Editor:**  Georgina Curto Rex

**Subject:**  Human Right

**Edition:**  Edition 1.0 Research

**Recommended Citation:**  "XII.D. Right to Mental Health, Edition 1.0 Research." In *[AI & Human Rights Index](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/index)*, edited by Nathan C. Walker, Dirk Brand, Caitlin Corrigan, Georgina Curto Rex, Alexander Kriebitz, John Maldonado, Kanshukan Rajaratnam, Tanya de Villiers-Botha, and Hisham Zawil. New York: All Tech is Human; Camden, NJ: AI Ethics Lab at Rutgers University, 2026. Accessed October 22, 2026. [https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/Docs/xii-d-mental-health/](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/Docs/xii-d-mental-health/).