"We should honor CCHR because it is really the organization that for the first time in human history has organized a politically, socially, internationally significant voice to combat psychiatry. This has never happened in human history before."
Prof. Thomas Szasz, Co-founder, CCHR
The Citizens Commission on Human Rights board of advisors, called Commissioners, includes doctors, lawyers, educators, celebrities, business professionals and civil and human rights representatives.
Their duties include advising CCHR in their professional capacity, on issues relating to CCHR's activities. They also include but are not limited to:
Media interviews, being a spokesperson on issues the Commissioner is well versed in relating to psychiatry and its abuses,
Making representations, visiting or writing to members of Congress, Parliaments, national and state legislatures about issues CCHR is concerned with,
Advising on any legislative issues CCHR should be involved in,
Acting as a panel member in a Public Hearing that CCHR may hold into a particular aspect of psychiatric abuse,
Lending their name to CCHR's publications, campaigns, or providing quotes for these or for press releases,
Sending any research or articles of interest to CCHR that can be distributed to officials, groups or CCHR Chapters,
As medical professionals or researchers, evaluating research or studies such as clinical trials of psychiatric drugs that can then be distributed broadly or publicized,
As many physicians, including primary physicians and pediatricians today prescribe strong and dangerous psychiatric drugs, helping CCHR to educate them that real medical analysis and treatment is needed; for example, testing for heavy metal exposure, food allergies as well as non-physically intrusive methods such as diet, nutrition and exercise, and to remind them that preservation of civil liberties, human dignity, informed consent and personal choice are critical in all medical practice,
As attorneys, advising other attorneys on or filing themselves civil complaints against psychiatrists that have abused patients and how such suits can be filed against psychiatric associations or colleges that trained the offending psychiatrist,
Educating doctors on the lack of science behind psychiatric diagnoses and the damage caused by psychiatric treatment,
Assisting with or advising on fundraising, and
Proposing and inviting other professionals to become CCHR Commissioners.
Each year in February, CCHR holds an anniversary dinner and human rights awards dinner in Los Angeles. The following day is the annual Commissioners Meeting so that there is agreement on the campaigns and activities CCHR intends working on for the upcoming year. This is not mandatory but it is an exciting weekend where the Commissioners get to meet each other and other dignitaries and people concerned with our issues.
The names of the Commissioners are displayed in CCHR Internationals headquarters at the end of its state of the art permanent museum on the history of psychiatry and on its letterhead.
As of March 2008, the Commissioners are:
Founding Commissioner
Thomas Szasz, Professor of Psychiatry Emeritus, State University of New York Health Science Center.
Board Member
Isadore M. Chait
Science, Medicine & Health
Rohit Adi, M.D., diplomat of the American Board of Internal Medicine. He has been practicing Emergency Medicine since 1993 and now serves as the assistant director of a level II trauma center, U.S.
Ivan Alfonso, M.D., doctor of internal medicine, Columbia.
Garland Allen, professor of biology, with research interests in the history and philosophy of biology, U.S.
Giorgio Antonucci, M.D., medical doctor and author from Italy, who worked in Imola psychiatric institution with "schizophrenic" patients that he treated drug-free, enabling them to be discharged and to work in the community without the hindrance of psychiatric labels and drugs, U.S.
Ann Auburn, D.O., natural health practitioner and Chairman of the Osteopathic Medical Board of Michigan, U.S.
Mark Barber, D.D.S., dentist and researcher, U.S.
Lisa Bazler, B.A., M.A., psychologist, co-author of Psychology Debunked.
Ryan Bazler, B.S. in electrical engineering, co-author of Psychology Debunked, co-founder with his wife, Lisa, of the Christian Backpacking Youth Ministry for six years, U.S.
Shelley Beckmann, Ph.D., microbiologist and researcher, U.S.
Lisa Benest, M.D., dermatologist, U.S.
Peter Bennet, retired police superintendent with a diploma in Criminology. He is now an expert on environmental/toxic effects on child behavior, UK.
Mary Ann Block, D.O., licensed osteopathic physician, medical director of The Block Center in Dallas, Texas, author of No More ADHD, U.S.
John Breeding, Ph.D., psychologist, director of Texans for Safe Education and author of The Wildest Colts Make the Best Horses and The Necessity of Madness and Unproductivity: Psychiatric Oppression or Human Transformation, U.S.
Lisa Cain, associate professor of psychology, U.S.
Anthony Castiglia, M.D., physician and member of the American College for Advancement in Medicine, U.S.
Roberto Cestari, M.D., general medical practitioner, author and president of CCHR Italy.
James Chappell, D.C., N.D., Ph.D., doctor of chiropractic, naturopathic doctor, clinical nutritionist and author of the book, A Promise Made, A Promise Kept: Son’s Quest for the Cause and Cure of Diabetes, U.S.
Beth Clay, president BCGA International, LLC, an integral health consulting and government relations firm, U.S.
Bishop David Cooper, president, the Spanish Orthodox Church and professor of nursing, U.S.
Jesus Corona, psychologist, Mexico.
Javier Hernandez Covarrabias, medical doctor — ear, nose and throat specialist.
Ann Y. Coxon, M.B., B.S., neurologist practicing in Harley Street, London, UK.
Moira Dolan, M.D., Texas general medical practitioner and researcher who has testified against electroshock and other psychiatric practices, U.S.
Mary Ann Durham B.S., pharmacologist, U.S.
Dan Edmunds E.D.D., psychotherapist, consultant and lecturer, U.S.
David Egner, Ph.D., child psychologist and former special education director, U.S.
Seth Farber, Ph.D. psychologist, author and founder of the Network Against Coercive Psychiatry, U.S.
Mark Filidei, D.O., medical director of the Whitaker Wellness Center in California, U.S.
Nicolas Franceschetti, M.D., ophthalmologist, Switzerland.
Marta Garbos, Psy.D., psychologist, U.S.
Howard Glasser, M.A., executive director of the Children's Success Foundation, psychologist and author, U.S.
Patti Guliano, D.C., chiropractor, U.S.
Edward C. Hamlyn, M.D., a founding member of the Royal College of General Practitioners, medical doctor with the International Allergy Testing Center, UK.
Brett Hartman, Psy.D., clinical psychologist and author of Hammerhead 84: A Memoir of Persistence about his own experiences being subjected to psychiatric "treatment" as a high school graduate, overcoming this without drugs, U.S.
Lawrence B. Hooper, M.D., medical doctor specializing in Family Practice, U.S.
Joseph Isaac, clinical psychologist, India.
Georgia Janisch, R.D., registered dietician, who treats mental and emotional problems without the use of psychiatric drugs, U.S.
Derek Johnson, natural health practitioner, South Africa.
Jonathan Kalman, N.D. naturopathic doctor, U.S.
Marguerite Kay, M.D., medical doctor specializing in internal medicine, U.S.
Peter Kervorkian, D.C., chiropractor, U.S.
Oleg Khilkevich, professor of nursing, U.S.
Kenichi Kozu, Ph.D., chief exectutive officer of the non-profit corporation Society of Preventive and Alternative Medicine, Japan.
Eric Lambert, pharmacist and past president of the West Virginia Pharmacists Association, U.S.
Anna Law, M.D., emergency room physician, UK.
Richard Lippin, M.D., occupational medicine, U.S.
OTan Logi, former psychotherapist, U.S.
Bari Maddock, Ph.D., holistic psychologist, U.S.
Lloyd McPhee, U.S. health insurance agent opposed to mandated mental health parity and any regulation forcing insurance carriers to cover psychiatric treatment.
Joan Mathews-Larson, Ph.D., founder of Health Recovery Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Coleen Maulfair, executive director of Maulfair Medical Center, U.S.
Conrad Maulfair, D.O., doctor of osteopathy, founder of Maulfair Medical Center in Topton, Penns., U.S.
Clinton Ray Miller, lobbyist for alternative health, U.S.
Robert Morgan, Ph.D., psychologist, U.S.
Craig Newnes, consultant clinical psychologist and editor of the Journal of Critical Psychology, Counseling and Psychotherapy, UK.
Gina Nick, N.M.D., head of Dr. Gina Nick’s Medical Practice and president of the California Naturopathic Doctors Association, U.S.
Gwen Olsen, former pharmaceutical company sales representative and author of the book, Confessions of an Rx Drug Pusher – God’s Call to Loving Arms, U.S.
Mary Jo Pagel, M.D. graduated from the University of Texas Medical Branch with honors in cardiology. She is a specialist in Internal Medicine and Preventative and Industrial Medicine.
Steve Plog, founder and CEO of the Results Project, U.S.
Vladimir Pshizov, M.D. psychiatrist who wrote two books about Soviet punitive psychiatry and is a practicing psychiatrist from the Commonwealth of Independent States, CIS.
Lawrence Retief, M.D., family practitioner who helped expose apartheid psychiatric practices, South Africa
Franklin H. Ross, M.D., medical doctor specializing in wellness, U.S.
Megan Shields, M.D., family practitioner from California, U.S.
Allan Sosin, M.D., Medical Director of the Institute for Progressive Medicine, U.S.
David Stein, professor of criminal justice at Virginia State University, U.S.
Ram Tamang, director of Ayurvedic medical clinic, U.S.
David Tanton, Ph.D., graduated with honors from Clayton Natural Healing with a Ph.D. in holistic nutrition and is founder and research director of Soaring Heights Longevity Research Center, U.S.
William Tutman, Ph.D., former clinical psychologist and executive of the Campaign to Stop the Federal Violence Initiative, a 1990s plan by psychiatrists, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, to drug African American youth and other minorities, U.S.
Tony Urbanek, M.D., D.D.S., prior fellowship with the National Institutes of Health, and an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, U.S.
Margarethe von Beck, Doctor of Literature and Philosophy, South Africa.
Wanda von Kleist, Ph.D., psychologist, U.S.
Julian Whitaker, M.D., is the founder of the Whitaker Wellness Center in California and a popular speaker and lecturer. Dr. Whitaker is the author of the widely read newsletter Health and Healing, U.S.
Spice Williams-Crosby, BSc, MFS, CFT, [Master of Fitness Sciences, Certified Fitness Trainer], actress, stuntwoman, nutritional counselor and human rights activist, U.S.
Michael Wisner, environmental health activist and author of Living Healthy in a Toxic World, U.S.
Sergej Zapuskalov, M.D., former Soviet psychiatrist who rejected psychiatry when communism ended, CIS.
Politics & Law
Jose Francisco Aguirre, attorney, Mexico.
State Rep. Russell Albert (NH), sponsored bill against ECT, U.S.
Lewis Bass, M.S, J.D., attorney, U.S.
Timothy Bowles, Esq., attorney, U.S.
Robert Butcher, barrister and solicitor, Australia.
Robert E. Byron, LLC, attorney, U.S.
Lars Engstrand, attorney, Sweden
Sandro Garcia Rojas, attorney and expert on international law, Mexico.
Guillermo Guzman de la Garza, Director of Extraditions and International Judicial Matters of the Attorney General’s office for Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
Steven Hayes, attorney, U.S.
Gregory Hession, Esq., attorney, U.S.
State Sen. Karen Johnson (Az), chairperson of the Family Services Committee, member of the Appropriations and Finance Committees, co-chair of the Joint Legislative Committee on Children and Family Services, U.S.
Erik Langeland, attorney, U.S.
Leonid Lemberick, Esq., attorney, CIS.
Vladimir Leonov, M.P., member of Parliament of Leningradsky region of CIS.
Lev Levinson, legal advocate, CIS.
Doug Linde, Esq., attorney, U.S.
Jonathan W. Lubell, LL.B. Harvard Law School (magna cum laude), former president of the National Lawyers Guild, New York City Chapter, and attorney for the National Task Force for Cointelpro Litigation and Research, U.S.
Kendrick Moxon, Esq., attorney, U.S.
Rep. Curtis Oda, state representative, Utah, and insurance agent, U.S.
Col. Stanislav Pylov, director of personnel for the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, CIS
State Rep. Guadalupe Rodriguez, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
Timothy Rosen, attorney, U.S.
Steven Russell, Esq., attorney, Utah, U.S.
Rep. Aaron Tilton, state representative, Utah, U.S.
Rep. Mark Thompson, former Arizona state representative, now attorney, U.S.
Rep. Michael Thompson, former state representative, Utah, U.S.
Rep. Matt Throckmorton, former state representative, Utah, U.S.
Arts & Entertainment
Kirstie Alley, Golden Globe and Emmy award winning actress, U.S.
Anne Archer, Academy-Award Nominated actress, U.S.
Jennifer Aspen, actor, U.S.
Catherine Bell, actor, U.S.
Dr. Wadell Brooks, Sr., radio host, “Community Focus”, U.S.
David Campbell, multi-platinum recording arranger, composer and musician, U.S.
Raven Kane Campbell, singer, composer and playwright, U.S.
Nancy Cartwright, Emmy Award-winning actress and voice-over artist, the "Voice of Bart Simpson."
Kate Ceberano, five-time Platinum and four-time Gold Album recording artist, Australia.
Chick Corea, multi-Grammy Award winner, jazz composer and pianist, U.S.
Bodhi Elfman, actor, U.S.
Jenna Elfman, Golden Globe winning actress, U.S.
Cerise Fukuji, Producer, writer, U.S.
Donna Isham, manager, U.S.
Mark Isham, award winning composer, recording artist and instrumentalist.
Geoff Levin, musician and composer, U.S.
Gordon Lewis, author, publisher, archivist, U.S.
Juliette Lewis, Academy and Golden Globe Award nominated actress, and singer/songwriter, U.S.
John Mappin, chairman and owner, United National Newspaper Group and Camelot Castle, England, U.K.
Jaime Maussan, investigative reporter, Mexico.
Jim Meskimen, actor, U.S.
Tamra Meskimen, actress.
Tariz Nasim, owner and publisher of Carvan Weekly and Radio Carvan, Canada.
Marisol Nichols, actress, U.S.
John Novello, keyboardist, composer, arranger, musical director and producer, U.S.
Kelly Patricia O’Meara, investigative reporter with the Insight Magazine and author of the book, Psyched Out, U.S.
David Pomeranz, multi-Platinum award winning recording artist and songwriter, U.S.
Kelly Preston, actor, U.S.
Carlos Ramirez, actor, U.S.
Leah Remini, actor, U.S.
Carina Rico, singer, Mexico.
Lee Rogers, actor, writer, director and producer, Australia.
Raul Rubio, newspaper reporter for El Regio, Mexico.
Harriet Schock, award-winning singer and songwriter, U.S.
Dennis Smith, the director of TV series JAG and Emmy-nominated Director of Photography, U.S.
Michelle Stafford, Emmy Award Winning Actress, U.S.
Micheal Walker, screenwriter, businessman and educational activist, U.S.
Cass Warner, President and Founder of Warner Sisters Productions, author, granddaughter of Harry Warner, President and Founder of Warner Bros. studios, U.S.
Miles Watkins, director, U.S.
Kelly Yaegermann, actress, producer, U.S.
Education
Doctor Samuel Blumenfeld, former teacher, educator, author of 9 books on education, Homeschooling: A Parents Guide to Teaching Children, How to Tutor, The New Illiterates and NEA: The Trojan Horse, U.S.
Gleb Dubov, Ph.D., psychologist and educator, CIS.
Beverly Eakman, executive Director of the U.S. National Education Consortium, (author of Educating For The New World Order and Cloning of the American Mind: Eradicating Morality Through Education, U.S.
Antony Flew, professor of Philosophy, UK.
Wendy Ghiora, Ph.D., school principal, U.S.
Hector Herrera, professor and Assistant to the Secretary of Education of the State of Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
Wendy McCants-Thomas, founder of Victory Ranch Inc., a charter school which offers non drug outreach programs for children and, instead, providing literacy and education assessment, U.S.
Sonya Muhammad, M.S., Los Angeles County Office of Education and advocate for foster children, U.S.
James Paicopolos, licensed elementary teacher, school psychologist and school director, U.S.
Nickolai Pavlovsky, university lecturer in ethics, CIS.
Anatoli Prokopenko, archivist, historian and author, CIS.
Gayle Ruzicka, director of Eagle Forum, Utah, an educational and family rights organization, U.S.
Joel Turtel, psychologist, education policy analyst and author of Public Schools, Public Menace: How Public Schools Lie to Parents and Betray Our Children, U.S.
Shelley Ucinski, former School Board Member, New Hampshire, U.S.
Business
Lawrence Anthony, environmentalist and businessman, South Africa.
Michael Baybak, businessman, California, U.S.
Phillip Brown, executive director of Global Business Incubation, U.S.
Luis Colon, CEO or MGE Inc., a management consulting group that has actively supported human rights causes, U.S.
Bob Duggan, businessman, California, U.S.
Joyce Gaines, CEO of United Merchant Services and co-owner of the Professional Business Bank, U.S.
James A. Mackie, businessman and mental health advocate, UK.
Cecilio Ramirez, businessman, U.S.
Sebastien Sainsbury, businessman, UK.
Roberto Santos, businessman, Mexico.
Religion
Pastor Michael Davis, Pentecostal minister, U.S.
Reverend Doctor Jim Nicholls, doctor of theology, founder of the television and radio program "The Voice of Freedom." U.S.
Bishop Samuel V.J. Rowland, Chief Apostle of the new Bethel Apostolic Assembly, Inc. and Fellowship Mission, U.S.
Activists/Human Rights
Paul Bruhne, holocaust survivor, Germany.
Janice Hill, founder of the Janice Hill Foundation, UK.
Nedra Jones, vice president Silicon Valley chapter of the National Association of the Advancement of Colored People, U.S.
Elvira Manthey, author, holocaust survivor, Germany.
Sheila Matthews, founder of Ablechild, Parents for a Label and Drug Free Education, U.S.
Ishrat Nasim, President of the Canadian Asian Shelter for the Homeless, Canada.
Ghulam Abbas Sajan, member of the Ontario Human Rights Commission, Canada.
William Tower, California director of the American Family Rights Association, U.S.
Patricia Weathers, founder of Ablechild, Parents for a Label and Drug Free Education, U.S.
Charles Whittman, III, director of Advocates for Children and Families and a board member of the American Family Rights Association, U.S.
Allan Wohrnitz, BSc, national coordinator of the Children's Rights Project, South Africa.
Lloyd Wyles, national executive director of the National Indigenous Human Rights Congress, Australia.
