Agency for International Development v. Alliance for Open Society International, Inc.
Country: United StatesYear: 2013
Court: Supreme Court
Citation: 570 U.S. ___ (2013)
Health Topics: Health systems and financing, HIV/AIDS, Sexual and reproductive health
Human Rights: Freedom of expression
The United States Leadership against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (Leadership Act), 22 U.S.C. §7601 set forth a strategy to globally combat the spread of HIV/AIDS. Congress authorized the appropriation of billions of dollars to fund efforts by nongovernmental organizations working in this area. The Leadership Act’s conditions stated that: (1) No funds …Read more
Aswat v. United Kingdom
Country: United KingdomYear: 2013
Court: European Court of Human Rights
Citation: Application No. 17299/12
Health Topics: Health care and health services, Mental health, Prisons
Human Rights: Freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
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
Barilo v. Ukraine
Country: UkraineYear: 2013
Court: The European Court of Human Rights
Citation: [2013] ECHR 442
Health Topics: Chronic and noncommunicable diseases, Health care and health services, Hospitals, Medicines, Prisons
Human Rights: Freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, Right to health, Right to liberty and security of person
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
F.K.A.G. et al. v. Australia
Country: AustraliaYear: 2013
Court: United Nations Human Rights Committee
Citation: Communication No. 2049/2011, CCPR/C/108/D/2094/2011
Health Topics: Child and adolescent health, Health care and health services, Mental health, Prisons
Human Rights: Freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, Right to due process/fair trial, Right to liberty and security of person
The authors, 37 Sri Lankan citizens held in Australian immigration detention facilities, alleged that the actions of the Australian government regarding their detention violated Articles 7, 9, 10, 17, 23, and 24 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (the “Covenant”). At the time of the submission, all of the authors were …Read more
Fernández, Damiana v. PROFE Salud et al.
Country: ArgentinaYear: 2013
Court: Supreme Court of Justice [Corte Suprema de Justicia de la Nación Argentina]
Citation: C. 677. XLVIII.
Health Topics: Disabilities, Health care and health services, Health systems and financing
Human Rights: Right to health, Right to life
The plaintiff filed a guarantee of protection of individual constitutional rights (amparo protection) to the First Instance Labor Court of La Plata [Tribunal del Trabajo n 3 del Departamento Judicial de La Plata] against the responsible of the Federal Program of Health [PROFE Salud] to provide health coverage. The First Instance Labor Court of La Plata …Read more
Gómez, Carmen Diana v. Programa Federal de Salud
Country: ArgentinaYear: 2013
Court: Supreme Court of Justice [Corte Suprema de Justicia de la Nación Argentina]
Citation: C. 713. XLVIII.
Health Topics: Child and adolescent health, Disabilities, Health care and health services, Health systems and financing
Human Rights: Right to health, Right to life
The plaintiff filed a guarantee of protection of individual constitutional rights (amparo protection) with Federal First Instance Court of La Plata [Juzgado Federal Instancia n° 2 de La Plata] against the responsible of the Federal Program of Health [PROFE Salud] to provide health coverage for her underage son who suffered from sensorineural deafness. The Federal …Read more
González, Raúl Osvaldo v. Programa Incluir Salud (PROFE) – Ministerio de Salud de la Provincia de Buenos Aires
Country: ArgentinaYear: 2013
Court: Supreme Court of Justice [Corte Suprema de Justicia de la Nación Argentina]
Citation: C. 53 .XLIX.
Health Topics: Chronic and noncommunicable diseases, Health care and health services, Health systems and financing, Hospitals
Human Rights: Right to health, Right to life
The plaintiff filed a guarantee of protection of individual constitutional rights (amparo protection) against the Ministry of Health of Buenos Aires for it to provide a cardioverter defibrillator and cardiac resynchronisation that was prescribed for his disease (dilated cardiomyopathy), and at the same time filed for a precautionary measure so the cardioverter defibrillator and cardiac …Read more
Lohé Issa Konaté v. Burkina Faso
Country: Burkina FasoYear: 2013
Court: African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights (Cour Africaine des droits de l’homme et des peoples)
Citation: Application No. 004/2013
Health Topics: Health care and health services, Prisons
Human Rights: Freedom of expression, Right to health
Lohé Issa Konaté alleged that his criminal conviction in Burkina Faso for libel was a violation of his right to freedom of expression, contrary to Article 9 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (“Charter”) and Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (“ICCPR”). At the High Court, Konaté …Read more
M., M. R. v. PROFE Ministerio de Salud
Country: ArgentinaYear: 2013
Court: Supreme Court of Justice [Corte Suprema de Justicia de la Nación Argentina]
Citation: C. 576. XLIX.
Health Topics: Chronic and noncommunicable diseases, Disabilities, Health care and health services, Health systems and financing, Hospitals, Medicines
Human Rights: Right to health, Right to life
The plaintiff brought the case with First Instance Civil and Commercial Court of San Martín [Juzgado de Primera Instancia en lo Civil y Comercial N°7 de San Martín] against the provincial executive organ of the Federal Program of Health [PROFE Salud] to provide coverage and prescribed medicines she needed for her strict treatment for her systemic …Read more
M.M.M. v. Australia
Country: AustraliaYear: 2013
Court: United Nations Human Rights Committee
Citation: Communication No. 2136/2012, CCPR/C/108/D/2136/2012
Health Topics: Health care and health services, Mental health, Prisons
Human Rights: Freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, Right to due process/fair trial, Right to liberty and security of person
The authors, nine persons held in Australian immigration detention facilities, alleged violations of various articles (named below) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (the “Covenant”). The authors had different backgrounds. Two were Myanmarese citizens, six were Sri Lankan citizens, and one was a Kuwaiti citizen. They all entered Australian territorial waters on …Read more