Summary of the final report of the APA task force on human rights

What is it about?

This paper is a summary of the report of the the APA Task Force on Human Rights, which articulates five connections between human rights and psychology and makes recommendations on how APA can align its ethics, governance, and programmatic activities with accepted international human rights principles and practices.

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Why is it important?

Given their unique body of knowledge and scope of practice, psychologists and their associations have a special obligation to promote and protect human rights and ensure accountability when human rights are violated. By adopting a human rights framework, APA has significant potential to influence its members and the society at large to embrace these values and practices.