The applicant has been a heroin addict since 1973, suffered from hepatitis C since 1975 and been HIV-positive since 1988. Attempts to overcome his heroin addiction through various treatments failed, and from 1991 to 2008 he was treated with drug substitution therapy. In 2008, the applicant was arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking and detained …Read more

The case concerned whether France could permanently defer men who have had sex with another man from blood donation. Mr. Léger went to a collection center to donate blood, but his blood donation was refused on the ground that he had had sexual intercourse with another man. The decision was based on a French decree …Read more

The respondents, three Namibian HIV positive pregnant women, were sterilized while undergoing emergency caesareans. The respondents each signed a consent form, which included consent to the caesarean operation and sterilization through bilateral tubal ligation (BLT) but claimed that they did not provide informed consent which is required for sterilization to be considered lawful. The first …Read more

The applicant Mr.Kuoth was sentenced by the County Court of Victoria on two counts, which were related to the same victim and the same evening, but were separated in time. He was sentenced to punishment for his reckless conduct endangering persons under s.23 of the Crimes Act 1958, where he had unprotected sex with the …Read more

The first applicant (“the applicant”) was born in 1968 and lives in Wiesbaden. In December 1992 the applicant’s companion found out that he was suffering from cancer and AIDS. He informed the applicant about the cancer but concealed his AIDS infection. On 21 January 1993 he informed their family physician about his diseases but forbade him to …Read more

The appellant, Mr. Parenzee, had filed an application seeking permission to appeal against the decision of the trial Judge before the Full Bench of the Supreme Court of South Australia. The ground for the appeal as put by the appellant was a miscarriage of justice caused by the absence of a piece of evidence at …Read more

The plaintiff filed a guarantee of protection of individual constitutional rights (amparo protection) against the Health Insurance of the Province of Buenos Aires (IOMA), the Province of Buenos Aires, and the National State to provide her HIV/AIDS medication, arguing that her right to health was violated. The plaintiff claimed that she complied with all the requirements …Read more

The case discusses the constitutionality of a statute that denied bail to people accused of rape. Marapo was arrested and charged with rape. Under Section 142(1)(i) of the Botswana Penal Code, he was not entitled to bail before trial. Marapo brought his case to the High Court, arguing that section 142(1)(i) of the Penal Code …Read more

Cristina Beatriz Alcalá filed a guarantee of protection of individual constitutional rights (amparo protection) against the Ministry of Health and Social Action to obtain the drug, Indinavir, to continue her treatment against AIDS and to test her viral load. She indicated that the treatment consists of a cocktail of drugs consisting of AZT, 3TC and …Read more

The plaintiff filed a guarantee of protection of individual constitutional rights (amparo protection) against the Argentine Federal Police, which issued a resolution forcing the plaintiff to retire from the police force due to being HIV positive. The HIV test was performed without the consent of the plaintiff, which constituted a violation of his right to privacy. …Read more