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Nigeria's mental health system routinely chains patients up, says Human Rights Watch

Nigeria's mental health system routinely chains patients up, says Human Rights Watch LAGOS, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Thousands of people with mental health conditions are held in chains in institutions across Nigeria, Human Rights Watch said in a report published on Monday in which it urged the government to ban the practice.
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