3.4 Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC)

The systematic persecution of individuals through coercive psychiatric labeling, forced institutionalization, and deprivation of fundamental rights constitutes a violation under international law. The Rome Statute defines persecution as the intentional and severe deprivation of rights contrary to international law by reason of the identity of the group or collectivity.

The use of medical classifications as a tool for repression, silencing, and control represents a serious breach of international norms. These actions align with:

• 1. **Article 7(1)(h) (Persecution as a Crime Against Humanity):** Deliberate and severe deprivation of fundamental rights in violation of international law, targeting individuals based on intellectual, psychological, or religious traits.
• 2. **Article 7(1)(e) (Imprisonment or Other Severe Deprivation of Liberty):** Arbitrary detentions violating international legal norms.
• 3. **Article 7(2)(g) (Systematic Persecution Against an Identifiable Group):** State-driven repression and discrimination based on political, cultural, or ideological identity.

»The European Commission must recognize the gravity of these violations and acknowledge that failure to intervene would set a dangerous precedent, allowing Member States to utilize arbitrary psychiatric diagnoses as a means of persecution and social exclusion.

»The persistent pattern of state-led persecution outlined in this complaint strongly aligns with the legal framework defining crimes against humanity. Given that persecution on political, cultural, or ideological grounds is explicitly classified as a crime under international law, the European Union cannot afford passive observation. The Commission has the legal and moral responsibility to escalate this case before competent international bodies should national mechanisms continue to fail.

»Beyond the physical and psychological abuses detailed in this complaint, an additional and equally alarming violation has been systematically employed: the arbitrary assignment of psychiatric diagnoses as a tool for segregation and social exclusion. The misapplication of medical classifications to individuals as a means to silence, discredit, or justify institutional control constitutes a clear violation of Article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights and Article 3 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Furthermore, when conducted on a large scale as part of a broader system of repression, such actions may constitute persecution under Article 7(1)(h) of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.

»Finally, the use of questionable psychiatric diagnoses to justify segregation, forced treatment, and deprivation of liberty constitutes a violation of Article 3 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). The convention explicitly prohibits the arbitrary restriction of individuals based on perceived or imposed medical conditions, reaffirming the principle that disability cannot be used as a justification for violating fundamental rights.