Citizens Commission on Human Rights
CCHR International's Los Angeles building (2005) | |
| Formation | 1982 [1969] |
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| Legal status | Nonprofit corporation |
| Purpose | Anti-psychiatry |
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| Coordinates | 34°05′51″N 118°20′02″W / 34.0976°N 118.334°W |
| Website | cchr |
Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) is a lobbying organization founded in 1969 by the Church of Scientology and psychiatrist Thomas Szasz.: 170 : 294 Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, its stated mission is to "eradicate abuses committed under the guise of mental health and enact patient and consumer protections." It is regarded by most non-Scientologists as a Scientology front group whose purpose is to push the organization's anti-psychiatry agenda.