24 judgments found.

Hamid Khan vs State of M.P. And Ors.

Country: India
Year: 1997
Court: Madhya Pradesh
Citation: AIR 1997 MP 191
Facts:

A Public Interest Litigation under Article 226 of the Constitution of India was filed by a public-spirited advocate of Mandala, alleging the State Government of apathy and gross negligence in not supplying clean drinking water from hands pumps, which has caused into colossal damage to the village population resulting into bone/skeletal deformities and dental issues. …Read more

Tags: Disabilities, Environmental health, Public safety, Right to a Clean Environment, Right to Health, Right to Life, Right to water and sanitation, sanitation and hygiene, Water
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B. R. E. v. Policía Federal Argentina

Country: Argentina
Year: 1996
Court: Supreme Court of Justice [Corte Suprema de Justicia de la Nación Argentina]
Citation: B. 77. XXX.
Health Topics: HIV/AIDS, Informed consent, Public safety
Human Rights: Right of access to information, Right to bodily integrity, Right to health, Right to life, Right to privacy, Right to work
Facts:

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

Tags: Compulsory testing, discrimination, HIV positive, HIV/AIDS, Non-consensual testing and treatment, People living with HIV/ AIDS, Right to bodily integrity, Right to Health, Right to Life, Right to Privacy, Right to work
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Kindler v. Canada (Minister of Justice)

Country: Canada
Year: 1991
Court: Supreme Court of Canada
Citation: File No. 21321
Health Topics: Prisons
Human Rights: Freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, Right to bodily integrity, Right to due process/fair trial, Right to liberty and security of person, Right to life
Facts:

On November 15 1983, the appellant (Kindler) was found guilty of first degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder and kidnapping in the State of Pennsylvania. Following his conviction, the jury heard further evidence and recommended the imposition of the death penalty. Before the formal imposition of the sentence, Kindler escaped from prison and fled to …Read more

Tags: due process, right to dignity, Right to Life
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Baricalla de Cisilotto, María del Carmen v. Estado Nacional (Ministerio de Salud y Acción Social)

Country: Argentina
Year: 1987
Court: Supreme Court of Justice [Corte Suprema de Justicia de la Nación Argentina]
Citation: C. 201. XXI.
Health Topics: Health care and health services
Human Rights: Right to health, Right to life
Facts:

The plaintiff, the legal representative of her underage son who suffered from cancer, filed a guarantee of protection of individual constitutional rights (amparo protection) against the National State, the Ministry of Health and Social Action to condemn them to supply an experimental treatment that was tested in some patients, including the plaintiff’s son.  The experimental drug …Read more

Tags: Access to drugs, Access to treatment, Cancer, Clinical trials, Experimental treatment, Informed choice, Patient choice, Right to Health, Right to Life
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