The General Manager of the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (hereinafter “OHIP”) appealed from the decision of the Health Services Appeal and Review Board (hereinafter “the board” ) which was confirmed by the Reconsideration decision of the Board. The appellant had ruled that the respondents, who were seasonal workers in Canada, were not eligible for continued …Read more

The plaintiff, the mother of her underage daughter, filed a suit with First Instance Civil and Commercial Court of La Matanza [Juzgado de Primera Instancia en lo Civil y Comercial N°1 del Departamento Judicial de la Matanza] to obtain liquidate damages against the physician and hospital who treated her daughter and the health insurance company …Read more

The applicant, Mr. Aleksandrs Jasinskis filed an application against the respondent, the Republic of Latvia after the applicant’s son had died in police custody. He filed the application under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. Article 34 provides a right to victims whose rights have been violated …Read more

The plaintiff brought the case to the First Instance Court of Paraná [Juzgado de Instrucción n° 7 de Paraná] aginst the Helath Insurance Institute of Entre Ríos [Instituto de Obra Social de la Provincia de Entre Ríos – IOSPER] because it refused to provide comprehensive coverage to the autism treatment that the plaintiff’s son needed. …Read more

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

The case originated as an application against the Russian Federation filed with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (hereinafter the Convention) by a Russian national, Mr. Sergey Gennadyevich Pitalev ( hereinafter the applicant) in 2003. The primary concern is the case was about the …Read more

The applicant, Mr. Myasnik Tadevosyan, was a regional leader of the opposition party. He was arrested twice in 2004 and sentenced to ten-day detention each time for disobeying official orders and for using foul language with an officer. The applicant alleged that the arrest had been orchestrated to prevent him from participating in political demonstrations …Read more