European Roma and Travellers Forum (ERTF) v. the Czech Republic
Country: Czech RepublicYear: 2016
Court: European Committee of Social Rights
Citation: Complaint No. 104/2014
The complainant, European Roma and Travellers Forum (ERTF), filed a complaint against the respondent, the Czech Republic, alleging violation of Article 16 of the European Social Charter, 1961, which provides for right of the family to social, legal and economic protection, on the grounds that Roma people suffered from a lack of accessible housing, residential …Read more
Case of Ternovszky v. Hungary
Country: HungaryYear: 2010
Court: European Court of Human Rights
Citation: no. 67545/09, ECHR 2010
Human Rights: Freedom from discrimination, Right to bodily integrity, Right to health, Right to liberty and security of person, Right to privacy, Right to social security
The applicant, Anna Ternovszky, a pregnant woman who intended to give birth at home, filed a complaint before the European Court of Human Rights., alleging that s. 101(2) of Government Decree no. 218/1999 (XII.28.) violated her rights under the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”). Ternovszky claimed that health professionals were …Read more