The appellant, Zhuleta Amarikyan, was compulsorily committed to inpatient psychiatric treatment on the request of the head of the psychiatric clinic. Amarikyan was diagnosed with acute delirium syndrome and was described as being a danger to herself and others and unable to control her actions. At the time of the trial of Amarikyan’s commitment, Amarikyan …Read more

The first applicant is Mr. Linar Irekovich Salakhov, who alleged that he had not received prompt and adequate medical care while in detention. Following his death, his mother Ms. Aliya Fazylovna Islyamova pursued the application on his behalf and joined her own complaints to the case. In 2005, Salakhov first tested positive for HIV, though …Read more

Lashin, a Russian citizen, was diagnosed with schizophrenia, given a 2nd degree disability status, and hospitalised multiple times. A hospital examination concluded that Lashin was incapable of understanding the meaning of his actions and unable to control them. Following an application by the public prosecutor, the District Court of Omsk declared Lashin legally incapacitated at …Read more

The applicant, Ms. Julia Kinga Csoma, alleged that her gynecologist had committed “grievous unintentional bodily harm and negligence” due to serious medical errors in her treatment. Csoma became pregnant in January 2002.  Her pregnancy was monitored by a gynecologist at the town hospital where Csoma worked as a nurse.  The fetus was diagnosed with hydrocephalus, …Read more

Plaintiffs in this case were husband and wife. When G.B. was giving birth at the Stefan-Vodă regional hospital, a state-owned regional hospital, the head of the obstetrics and gynecology department preformed a Caesarean section on her and removed her ovaries and Fallopian tubes without obtaining her permission. As a result, G.B. suffered early menopause and …Read more

The applicant was a man suffering from severe paranoid schizophrenia. He was indicted in the United State as a co-conspirator in an effort to establish a jihad training camp in Oregon. At the time of trial, the applicant was detained in a hospital in the UK and was subject to an extradition request made by …Read more

This case is about the Serbian government’s response to the “missing babies” of the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. In 1983, Zorica Jovanovic gave birth to a healthy baby boy in a state-run hospital. Three days later, while still in the hospital, she was informed that he had died. She never saw him again. When she …Read more

Applicant, Petukhova, argued that she was deprived of her liberty when she was forced to have an involuntary examination. She alleged that this violated Article 5 § 1 (b) of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“Convention”), which protects the right to liberty and security of person. In December 2005, …Read more

The applicant’s pregnant daughter died in 2004 of septic shock at Barlicki Hospital in Poland. The applicant alleged her daughter’s death was caused by negligence and filed claims under the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“Convention”) for violation of her daughter’s rights to life under Article 2, to freedom from …Read more

The Applicants were a Polish girl who was raped at the age of 14, resulting in pregnancy, and her mother. The applicants alleged that, when they sought an abortion, which is legal under Polish law for pregnancy resulting from rape, hospital staff attempted to dissuade the girl from having an abortion. At one hospital, she …Read more

Martin suffered a stroke in 2008 leaving him unable to move or speak. He was completely dependent on his family and spent almost all of his time in bed. The effects of his stroke were permanent. Because of his disabilities, he was not able to take his own life. He had attempted to end his …Read more

The first applicant’s wife and second applicant’s mother, Menekse Senturk, was 34 weeks pregnant when she began experiencing pain. The first applicant took Mrs. Senturk to the Karsiyaka Public Hospital, the Izmir Public Hospital, the Ataturk Research and Teaching Hospital, and the Ege University Medical Faculty Hospital over the course of the day. Only at …Read more

The applicant, M.B., filed a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights for a violation of (1) laws concerning compulsory admission to psychiatric hospitals and (2) laws concerning decisions in child-rearing where the parent or guardian’s mental capacity is in question. M.B. was diagnosed in 2000 with paranoid schizophrenia. As a result of her …Read more

The Applicant Barilo, long-afflicted by diabetes mellitus and other chronic illnesses was detained by the Government of Ukraine. She alleged that she was deprived of her liberty in contravention of the European Convention on Human Rights, particularly Articles 3, 5, and 13. In June 2006, Barilo was arrested on charges instituted three days earlier by …Read more

The applicant organization is a religious organization. Another organization wrote to the Russian president accusing the applicant organization of extremism and that an inquiry must be ensued into their activities. The letter was forwarded to the Prosecutor’s office and no violation was found. However, the applicant organization was not given access to the filed concerning …Read more

The first applicant took his pregnant wife to the Izmir Pubic Hospital. A midwife examined his wife and the duty gynecologist was not called. As the applicant’s wife was experiencing continuous pain, he took her to another hospital- Atatruk Research and Teaching Hospital. An Assistant Doctor examined her and thereafter referred her to the Urology …Read more

The applicants are husband and wife who opted for a surrogacy arrangement in California as the second applicant had infertility issues. The Supreme Court of California ruled that the first applicant would be the genetic father and the second applicant would be the legal mother of any child the surrogate mother gave birth to within …Read more

The applicants were five Norwegian nationals, a Swedish national and an Icelandic national. The applicants developed health problems such as obstructive lung diseases and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and became disabled. This had happened as a result of their deep diving jobs. They alleged that the working conditions and compromising safety had lead to …Read more

The author of the communication stated that she became pregnant in 2011 and in her 21st week, she was informed that the foetus had congenital heart defects. She was further informed that the impairment might prove to be fatal. However the hospital told her that abortion was not possible in the current jurisdiction (Ireland) and …Read more

PC, the petitioner was a forty-eight-year-old woman who was diagnosed with mild learning disabilities with an IQ assessment between 66 and 69. She had been in and out of relationships and had sustained two terminations in the course of her relationships and had also denied having sexual intercourse during her first termination. In 2001, PC …Read more

The case was the result of an application filed by, Mr.Horváth and Mr. Kiss, Hungarian nationals of Roma origin against the respondent, Republic of Hungary, under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedom (hereinafter ‘Convention’) alleging a violation of Article 2 Protocol no. 1 read in conjunction with …Read more

The Complainant, International Federation for Human Rights Leagues, filed a complaint against Greece, alleging violation of Article 11 of the European Social Charter which guarantees protection to the right to health, in its failure to eliminate or reduce the harmful effects of pollution in the River Asopos caused by the discharge of industrial waste, which …Read more

The applicant in this case was a nurse who was pregnant and was being followed by a gynecologist, Dr. P.C,  at the hospital where she had been working.  At the 16th week of her pregnancy, hydrocephalus was diagnosed with the fetus and the pregnancy was determined to be interrupted. To induce the abortion, medications and …Read more

The applicant was an Uzbek national who was arrested in Perm, Russia from 2003 to 2008, due to criminal proceedings. He complained before the European Court of Human Rights (the ECHR) stating that he hadn’t been provided with appropriate medical care while he was detained in violation of Article 3 of the European Convention on …Read more

The applicant was a Somalian who irregularly entered the Republic of Malta where she applied for an asylum on 18 February 2009. Following the rejection of her application, she escaped from the detention center in Malta and irregularly entered the Netherlands in May 2009. On 11 February 2011, the applicant was returned to Malta and …Read more

The applicant had been imprisoned in Latvia’s Central Prison in 1999 due to his conviction on charges of extortion and robbery. In 2003, the prisons administration notified him of the results of the tests performed for him which showed that he was HIV positive. Subsequent tests also showed that the applicant was infected with Hepatitis …Read more

The applicant, a Bulgarian National, lodged a claim against the Republic of Bulgaria alleging that its authorities had failed to effectively investigate an assault against him by private individuals. The applicant was involved in a fight between several people on 1 May 1991 in which he was stabbed, admitted to hospital and underwent an urgent …Read more

The applicant was an HIV-Positive Greece national who had been working in a jewelry manufacturing company, the staff of which urged their employer to dismiss the applicant so that their health and their right to work could be protected. The employer invited an occupational-health doctor who spoke and reassured the employees by explaining the precautions …Read more

The applicant, Knecht, is an American and German national. In 2008, she used the “S. Clinic” in Bucharest to store embryos. However, S. Clinic’s authorization from the National Transplant Agency (NTA) to function as a genetic bank was under criminal investigation. In July 2009, the Directorate for the Investigation of Organised Crime and Terrorism attached …Read more