Chancellor of Justice: Nursing home has no right to deprive people of liberty
Date of article: 31/01/2014
Daily News of: 12/02/2014
Country: Estonia
Author: Chancellor of Justice of Estonia
Article language: en
Chancellor of Justice Indrek Teder has sent a proposal to Pärnu-Jaagupi Nursing Home that they stop locking the doors of patients’ rooms. The Chancellor of Justice emphasises that Pärnu-Jaagupi Nursing Home and other similar institutions have no legal grounds to lock people in their rooms.