The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) is a treaty by which its parties commit to preserving certain human and political rights. The First Optional Protocol of the Covenant allows for individuals to bring complaints, referred to as communications, against state parties to the Protocol that have allegedly violated articles of the ICCPR. …Read more

The mother of the plaintiff filed a suit with the Public Defender of Minor and Disables n°6 for it to take the corresponding measures to protect the psychological and physical integrity of her son, who suffered from Schizophrenia and had been under physiological treatment during six years. The Public Defender of Minor and Disables N°6 requested …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 plaintiff filed a suit against the concessionary company of the National Route N°12 for liquidated damages because the plaintiff was victim of a car accident when a horse crossed the Route in the middle of the night and he resulted injured. The First Instance Court of the City of Posadas admitted the suit. The respondent …Read more

In order to control the involuntary confinement of the plaintiff because she suffered from Schizophrenia in the mental institution ‘Hospital “Braulio A. Moyano”‘ in the City of Buenos Aires since May 1992, a procedure took place in the National First Instance Civil Court n°9 [Juzgado Nacional de Primera Instancia en lo Civil n°9] in June …Read more

Mills was charged with one count sexual assault and one count of sexual touching .On the day of the trial, the accused received a copy of the statement of the complainant LC. His counsel also obtained a partial disclosure of therapeutic records of the complainant that were in possession of a counselling organization. Counsel later …Read more