M. Ramabhadra Rao v. Government of Andhra Pradesh
Country: IndiaYear: 2004
Court: High Court - Andhra Pradesh
Citation: 2005 (1) ALT 624
Health Topics: Chronic and noncommunicable diseases, Health care and health services, Health systems and financing, Hospitals
Human Rights: Right to health, Right to life
Seven writ petitions were filed by members of the Higher Judicial Service and subordinate judiciary of the Andhra Pradesh High Court. The Court, however, for the sake of brevity, referred only to the facts of Writ Petition No. 21304 of 2001. The Petitioner, M Ramabhadra Rao, was a retired District Judge governed by the A. …Read more
M.V. to the Supreme Court
Country: MacedoniaYear: 2004
Court: Supreme Court
Citation: U.No. 533/02
Health Topics: Health care and health services, Health systems and financing, Hospitals
The Plaintiff, on behalf of his child, requested full reimbursement for the child’s treatment in Croatia. The Plaintiff had received authorization from the Health Insurance Fund for reimbursement of travel and medical costs for up to 30 days of treatment in the facility in Croatia. He then sought a further 35 days treatment, which was …Read more
Maldonado, Sergio Adrián s/materia: previsional s/recurso de amparo
Country: ArgentinaYear: 2004
Court: Supreme Court of Justice [Corte Suprema de Justicia de la Nación Argentina]
Citation: Corte Suprema de Justicia de la Nación [CSJN] [National Supreme Court of Justice], 23/11/2004, "Maldonado, Sergio Adrián s/ materia: previsional s/ recurso de amparo," (M.3805.XXXVIII) (Arg.).
Health Topics: Child and adolescent health, Health care and health services, Health systems and financing
Human Rights: Right to bodily integrity, Right to health, Right to life
Man brought appeal for legal protection against the Superintendence for the Welfare of Federal Police of Argentina (Superintendencia de Bienestar de la Policía Federal Argentina), requesting that the court order the Superintendence to continue to provide the economic assistance needed to cover overseas treatment for his daughter, who suffered from spinal muscular atrophy (Werdning-Hoffman disease). …Read more
Martín, Sergio Gustavo et al. v. Fuerza Aérea Argentina – Dirección General de Bienestar para Personal de la Fuerza Aérea
Country: ArgentinaYear: 2004
Court: Supreme Court of Justice [Corte Suprema de Justicia de la Nación Argentina]
Citation: M. 3226. XXXVIII.
Health Topics: Child and adolescent health, Disabilities, Health care and health services, Health systems and financing
Human Rights: Right to development, Right to health, Right to life, Right to social security
Parents of daughter with disabilities brought action for legal protection against the Armed Forces of Argentina, as a State organ, for failing to ensure comprehensive coverage of the needed treatment for their daughter. The appeals court reversed the trial court’s decision that granted Petitioners legal protection. The appeals court found that a) Petitioners did not …Read more
Milap Singh v. Union of India
Country: IndiaYear: 2004
Court: High Court - Delhi
Citation: 113 (2004) DLT 91; 2004 (76) DRJ 126
Health Topics: Chronic and noncommunicable diseases, Health care and health services, Health systems and financing, Hospitals
Human Rights: Right to health, Right to life
Milap Singh, the Petitioner, underwent an emergency heart bypass surgery at Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre (EHIRC). He was a retired government employee and also a member of the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS), a government medical care scheme. On submitting his medical bills, full reimbursement was denied to the Petitioner. The Union of …Read more
NS (Afghan women) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department
Country: United KingdomYear: 2004
Court: Immigration Appeal Tribunal
Citation: [2004] UKIAT 00328
Health Topics: Health care and health services, Mental health, Poverty, Violence
Human Rights: Freedom from discrimination, Freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, Freedom of movement and residence, Right to family life
An Afghani woman (appellant) seeks asylum in the United Kingdom. The Appellant and her husband lived and worked in Kabul, Afghanistan with their three young children. After war broke out in 1992 and the destruction of the family home, the Appellant and her family left Kabul and moved to Takhar, a town in northern Afghanistan …Read more
Odafe and Others v. Attorney-General and Others
Country: NigeriaYear: 2004
Court: High Court, Port Harcourt Division
Citation: Suit No. FHC/PH/CS/680/2003; (2004) AHRLR 205 (NgHC 2004)
Health Topics: Health care and health services, HIV/AIDS, Infectious diseases, Prisons
Human Rights: Freedom from discrimination, Freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, Right to due process/fair trial, Right to health, Right to life
The Applicants were detainees living with HIV. They had been awaiting trial for up to four years. The Applicants claimed that their continuous detention and segregation from the general prison population was a violation of their rights to dignity of the human person and freedom from discrimination in sections 34(1)(a) and 42(1) of the Constitution. …Read more
R v. Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex parte Razgar
Country: United KingdomYear: 2004
Court: House of Lords
Citation: [2004] UKHL 27
Health Topics: Health care and health services, HIV/AIDS, Infectious diseases, Mental health
Human Rights: Freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, Freedom of movement and residence, Right to health
The Secretary of State sought to appeal a decision which held that removing Mr. Razgar from the United Kingdom would be a violation of his rights under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). Mr. Razgar was an asylum seeker from Iraq who initially sought asylum in Germany, where he claimed to have been detained, …Read more
S.J. v. Försäkringskassan (‘Jelinek’)
Country: SwedenYear: 2004
Court: Supreme Administrative Court
Citation: RÅ 2004 ref. 41
Health Topics: Chronic and noncommunicable diseases, Health care and health services, Health systems and financing
Human Rights: Freedom of movement and residence, Right to health
The plaintiff was diagnosed with a severe inflammatory disease, and she was offered treatments at the hospital in Sweden using a common treatment method for her disease. After ending two rounds of this treatment process (and learning that doctors recommended a further 6 to 12 treatment rounds), the plaintiff had commenced the new treatment method …Read more
Sanchez Villalobos, Ana Victoria and Others v. Costa Rica
Country: Costa RicaYear: 2004
Court: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Citation: Sanchez Villalobos v. Costa Rica, Case 12.361, Inter-Am. Comm’n H.R., Report No. 25/04, OEA/Ser.L/V/II.122, doc. 5 rev. 1 (2004).
Health Topics: Sexual and reproductive health
Human Rights: Freedom from discrimination, Right to family life, Right to health, Right to life, Right to privacy
Petitioner, a man seeking treatment for infertility, alleges on behalf of others seeking treatment that the Government of Costa Rica’s prohibition on access to in vitro fertilization, one of the treatments available, constitutes violations of Articles 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 11(2), 17, 24, 25, 26 and 32 of the American Convention on Human Rights, …Read more