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46 judgments found.
Country:
Bolivia Year: 2014
Court: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Citation: Report No. 72/14, Case 12.655; Merits I.V. BOLIVIA; August 15, 2014
Health Topics:
Informed consent,
Sexual and reproductive health Human Rights: Freedom from discrimination,
Freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment,
Right to bodily integrity,
Right to family life,
Right to privacy
Facts: I.V. went to a hospital for a cesarean section and was sterilized by her doctor. She alleged that the only questions that the doctor had asked her before the procedure were where she had her first cesarean section and whether she had previously had an infection. I.V. maintained that she was not given any information …Read more
Tags: Compulsory sterilization,
Compulsory treatment,
Forced sterilization,
Forced treatment,
Health care professionals,
Informed choice,
Involuntary sterilization,
Involuntary treatment,
Non-consensual testing and treatment,
Patient choice,
Pregnancy,
Sterilization,
Unauthorized treatment
Country:
Colombia Year: 2014
Court: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Citation: Report No. 5/14
Health Topics:
Health care and health services,
Health systems and financing,
HIV/AIDS,
Medicines,
Poverty,
Sexual and reproductive health Human Rights: Freedom from discrimination,
Right to bodily integrity,
Right to due process/fair trial,
Right to health,
Right to life,
Right to social security
Facts: Duque and his same-sex partner lived together as a couple for over ten years, until his partner died from AIDS. Four years prior to the death, Duque was diagnosed with HIV and was being treated under support from his partner. When his partner died, Duque asked the COLFONDOS (the pension service) to ask what requirements …Read more
Tags: Access to health care,
Access to medicines,
Access to treatment,
AIDS,
Antiretrovirals,
ARVs,
Domestic partnership,
Gay,
Health expenditures,
Health funding,
Health spending,
HIV,
HIV positive,
Homosexual,
LGBTI,
Low income,
Out-of-pocket expenditures,
People living with HIV/AIDS,
PLHIV,
Poor,
Queer,
Sexual orientation,
Social security
Country:
Peru Year: 2010
Court: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Citation: Luis E. Lopez Medrano, et al. v. Peru, P703-98, et al., Inter-Am. C.H.R., Report No. 9/10 (2010).
Health Topics:
Mental health,
Violence Human Rights: Freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment,
Right to due process/fair trial,
Right to liberty and security of person,
Right to privacy
Facts: This case deals with a number of petitions lodged against Peru alleging a violation of the rights to humane treatment, personal liberty, fair trial, privacy and judicial protection enshrined in Articles 5 (Right to humane treatment), 7 (Right to personal liberty), 8 (Right to a fair trial), 9 (Freedom from ex post facto laws), 11 …Read more
Tags: Military,
Militias,
Rape,
Sexual abuse,
Sexual assault,
Sexual violence,
Terrorism,
Torture
Country:
Ecuador Year: 2010
Court:
Citation: Fredy Marcelo Núñez Naranjo, et al. v. Ecuador, P1011-03, Inter-Am. Comm’n H.R., Report No. 2/10 (2010).
Health Topics:
Violence 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: The petitioners alleged that more than 400 members of the Punachizag Community had abducted one of the petitioners’ son, Fredy Marcelo Núñez Naranjo, from jail “with the acquiescence of agents of the Ecuadorian State” and his whereabouts remained unknown. Petitioners also claimed that his mother and sister where kidnapped from their home. They alleged that …Read more
Tags: Assault,
Forced disappearance,
Torture
Country:
Colombia Year: 2010
Court: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Citation: P2779-02, Inter-Am. C.H.R., Report No. 50/10 (2010).
Health Topics:
Violence Human Rights: Freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment,
Freedom of movement and residence,
Right to bodily integrity,
Right to due process/fair trial,
Right to liberty and security of person,
Right to life,
Right to work
Facts: Aranzazu Meneses de Jiménez, a General Service Operator at the Maria Inmaculada Hospital, filed a petition against the Republic of Colombia alleging a violation of article 4 (right to life), article 5 (right to humane treatment), and article 25 (right to judicial protection) of the American Convention on Human Rights and Articles 1, 2, 6 …Read more
Tags: Assault,
Forced disappearance,
Health care professionals,
Health care workers,
Militias
Country:
United States Year: 2010
Court: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Citation: Report No. 43/10, Petition 242-05, March 17, 2010
Health Topics:
Chronic and noncommunicable diseases,
Environmental health Human Rights: Freedom from discrimination,
Right to a clean environment,
Right to family life,
Right to health,
Right to life,
Right to property
Facts: This report addresses the admissibility of a petition that alleged the United States failed to fulfill its obligations under the American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man (the Declaration) and the American Convention on Human Rights (the Convention), including protection of the right to health and equality before law. Mossville, Louisiana is a …Read more
Tags: Biohazard,
Biosafety,
Cancer,
Contamination,
Heart disease,
Industrial waste,
Lung disease,
Neurological diseases,
Poisoning,
Pollution,
Pulmonary diseases,
Respiratory diseases,
Skin disease,
Toxic waste
Country:
Chile Year: 2009
Court: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Citation: Report No. 14/09, Petition 406-03, March 19, 2009; OEA/Ser.L/V/II., Doc. 51, corr. 1, 30 December 2009
Health Topics:
Diet and nutrition,
Environmental health,
Health information,
Public safety Human Rights: Freedom of expression,
Right of access to information,
Right to a clean environment,
Right to due process/fair trial,
Right to participation
Facts: Miguel Ignacia Fredes Gonzalez and Ana Andrea Tuczek Fries, among others, filed an information request with the Agriculture and Livestock Service (the “SAG”), a department of the State’s Ministry of Agriculture, requesting information and documents related to transgenic crops and their location.The national director of the SAG failed to answer the request within the time …Read more
Tags: Awareness,
Biohazard,
Biosafety,
Contamination,
Disclosure,
Food safety,
Freedom of information,
Genetically-modified food,
Non-disclosure
Country:
Nicaragua Year: 2009
Court: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Citation: Report No. 3/09, Petition 4408-02, February 11, 2009; OEA/Ser.L/V/II., Doc. 51, corr. 1, 30 December 2009
Health Topics:
Child and adolescent health,
Infectious diseases,
Informed consent,
Mental health,
Sexual and reproductive health,
Violence Human Rights: Freedom from discrimination,
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 privacy
Facts: Petitioner V.P.C. stated that on two occasions, her father H.R.A. took her nine-year-old daughter V.R.C. to a remote site, drugged her, and sexually abused her. Petitioner took her daughter to the hospital on October 16, 2001 because her daughter could not control her bowels. The doctor biopsied polyps near the daughter’s rectum and found that …Read more
Tags: Assault,
Buggery,
Depression,
Forced examination,
Involuntary examination,
Mandatory examination,
Mental disorder,
Mental illness,
Minor,
Molestation,
Pediatric health,
Psychiatry,
Psychology,
Rape,
Sexual abuse,
Sexual assault,
Sexual violence,
Sexually transmitted diseases,
Sexually transmitted infections,
Sodomy,
STDs,
STIs,
Trauma,
Violence against women
Country:
Guatemala Year: 2009
Court: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Citation: Report No. 102/09, Petition 1380-06, October 29, 2009; OEA/Ser.L/V/II., Doc. 51, corr. 1, 30 December 2009
Health Topics:
Health systems and financing Human Rights: Freedom from discrimination,
Right to due process/fair trial,
Right to family life,
Right to health,
Right to life,
Right to social security
Facts: This case concerned a petition received by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (“IACHR”) from the Workers’ Pension Plan Association of the Banco Nacional de Desarrollo Agricola (National Agricultural Development Bank) (BANDESA). The petition was brought on behalf of 179 former BANDESA workers against the Republic of Guatemala. The petitioners alleged that the State of …Read more
Tags: Employment,
Health insurance
Country:
Guatemala Year: 2009
Court: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Citation: Report No. 103/09, Petition 581-03, October 29, 2009; OEA/Ser.L/V/II., Doc. 51, corr. 1, 30 December 2009
Health Topics:
Health care and health services,
Hospitals,
Medical malpractice,
Violence Human Rights: Right to due process/fair trial,
Right to health
Facts: Richard Solórzano Contreras was stabbed in the neck near his home in Guatemala from where his brother rushed him to the state hospital. Solórzano Contreras’s father, the petitioner, alleged that at the hospital the doctor and nurses did not perform any operations to try to save his son’s life. Rather, they “merely cleaned the wound, …Read more
Tags: Access to treatment,
Assault,
Emergency care,
Inadequate treatment,
Inappropriate treatment,
Law enforcement,
Police,
Public hospitals
Country:
Guatemala Year: 2009
Court: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Citation: Report No. 120/09, Petition 270-01
Health Topics:
Child and adolescent health,
Health care and health services,
Poverty Human Rights: Right to due process/fair trial,
Right to life
Facts: In July 1998, two sons were in a car crash from which they suffered serious injuries and needed to undergo several surgical procedures. Their father brought a case against the state of Guatemala. In March 1999, criminal and civil charges were filed against the drivers of the two vehicles under domestic Guatemalan law, leading to a …Read more
Tags: Access to health care,
Access to treatment,
Children,
Low income,
Minor,
Poor
Country:
Honduras Year: 2009
Court: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Citation: Report No. 121/09, Petition 1186-04, November 12, 2009; OEA/Ser.L/V/II., Doc. 51, corr. 1, 30 December 2009
Health Topics:
Disabilities,
Occupational health Human Rights: Freedom from discrimination,
Right to bodily integrity,
Right to due process/fair trial,
Right to family life,
Right to life
Tags: Disabled,
Indigenous groups,
Job safety,
Occupational accident,
Occupational hazards,
Occupational health and safety,
Safe working conditions,
Workers' compensation
Country:
Panama Year: 2009
Court: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Citation: Report No. 75/09, Petition 286-08, August 5, 2009; OEA/Ser.L/V/II., Doc. 51, corr. 1, 30 December 2009
Health Topics:
Child and adolescent health,
Chronic and noncommunicable diseases,
Environmental health,
Public safety,
Violence,
Water, sanitation and hygiene Human Rights: Freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment,
Freedom of association,
Freedom of expression,
Freedom of movement and residence,
Right to a clean environment,
Right to due process/fair trial,
Right to liberty and security of person,
Right to participation,
Right to property,
Rights to the benefits of culture
Facts: In May 2007, the State of Panama, without community consultation, granted a concession for the construction of a hydroelectric dam within the traditional lands of an indigenous community, the Ngöbe. Although the construction of the dam was still in its initial stages at the time the petition was filed, the petitioner alleged that the work …Read more
Tags: Air pollution,
Assault,
Children,
Clean water,
Cleanliness,
Contamination,
Drinking water,
Environmental degradation,
Environmental hazards,
Forced displacement,
Indigenous groups,
Law enforcement,
Lung disease,
Minor,
Pediatric health,
Police,
Pollution,
Potable water,
Respiratory diseases,
Safe drinking water,
Waste management,
Water pollution
Country:
Ecuador Year: 2009
Court: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Citation: Report No. 73/09, Petition 4392-02, August 5, 2009; OEA/Ser.L/V/II., Doc. 51, corr. 1, 30 December 2009
Health Topics:
Mental health,
Prisons Human Rights: Right to bodily integrity,
Right to due process/fair trial,
Right to liberty and security of person
Facts: This report addresses the admissibility of a petition that alleged Ecuador failed to fulfill its obligations under the American Convention on Human Rights (the Convention), including the right to humane treatment. Wellington Geovanny Peñafiel Parraga was a former National Police officer who suffered psychological distress allegedly as a result of treatment he received during a …Read more
Tags: Custody,
Depression,
Detainee,
Detention,
Imprisonment,
Jail,
Law enforcement,
Mental disability,
Mental disorder,
Mental illness,
Police,
Psychiatry,
Psychology,
Psychosis
Country:
Ecuador Year: 2009
Court: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Citation: Report No. 89/09, Petition 663-06, August 7, 2009; OEA/Ser.L/V/II., Doc. 51, corr. 1, 30 December 2009
Health Topics:
Child and adolescent health,
HIV/AIDS,
Infectious diseases Human Rights: Right to bodily integrity,
Right to due process/fair trial,
Right to life
Facts: This report addresses the admissibility of a petition that alleged Ecuador failed to fulfill its obligations under the American Convention on Human Rights (the Convention), including protection of the right to life, the right to humane treatment, and rights of the child. The basis of the claim was that three years old TGGL became infected …Read more
Tags: AIDS,
Blood transfusion,
Child development,
Children,
HIV,
HIV positive,
Minor,
People living with HIV/AIDS,
PLHIV,
Sexually transmitted diseases,
Sexually transmitted infections,
STDs,
STIs,
Transmission
Country:
El Salvador Year: 2009
Court: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Citation: Report No. 27/09, Case 12.249, March 20, 2009; OEA/Ser.L/V/II., Doc. 51, corr. 1, 30 December 2009
Health Topics:
Health care and health services,
Health systems and financing,
HIV/AIDS,
Infectious diseases,
Medicines Human Rights: Freedom from discrimination,
Freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment,
Right to due process/fair trial,
Right to health,
Right to life,
Right to privacy,
Right to work
Facts: This report addresses allegations that El Salvador failed to fulfill its obligations under the American Convention on Human Rights (the Convention), including protection of the right to health and the right life. Petitioner, Jorge Odir Miranda Cortez, filed a petition on behalf of himself and 26 other people living with HIV against the State of …Read more
Tags: Access to drugs,
Access to health care,
Access to medicines,
Access to treatment,
AIDS,
Antiretrovirals,
ARVs,
Cruel treatment,
Degrading treatment,
Diagnostics,
Examination,
First-line treatment,
HIV,
HIV positive,
HIV status,
Inhuman treatment,
People living with HIV/AIDS,
Pharmaceuticals,
PLHIV,
Second-line treatment,
Sexually transmitted diseases,
Sexually transmitted infections,
STDs,
STIs,
Torture,
Transmission
Country:
Mexico Year: 2009
Court: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Citation: Report No. 02/09, Petitions 302-04 and 386-04, February 4, 2009; OEA/Ser.L/V/II., Doc. 51, corr. 1, 30 December 2009
Health Topics:
Health care and health services,
Health information,
HIV/AIDS,
Infectious diseases,
Informed consent,
Medicines Human Rights: Freedom from discrimination,
Right to bodily integrity,
Right to due process/fair trial,
Right to family life,
Right to health,
Right to life,
Right to privacy,
Right to social security,
Right to work
Facts: This report addresses the admissibility of a petition that alleged Mexico failed to fulfill its obligations under the American Convention on Human Rights (the Convention), including protection of the right to equal protection of the law and the right to humane treatment. J.S.C.H. and M.G.S. were discharged from the Mexican Army because of their HIV …Read more
Tags: Access to drugs,
Access to health care,
Access to medicines,
Access to treatment,
AIDS,
Antiretrovirals,
ARVs,
Compulsory testing,
Confidentiality,
Disclosure,
Employment,
First-line treatment,
Health information,
HIV,
HIV positive,
HIV status,
Involuntary testing,
Mandatory testing,
Medical records,
Military,
Non-consensual testing and treatment,
Non-disclosure,
People living with HIV/AIDS,
Pharmaceuticals,
PLHIV,
Second-line treatment,
Sexually transmitted diseases,
Sexually transmitted infections,
STDs,
STIs
Country:
Peru Year: 2009
Court: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Citation: Report No. 76/09, Petition 1473-06, August 5, 2009; OEA/Ser.L/V/II., Doc. 51, corr. 1, 30 December 2009
Health Topics:
Child and adolescent health,
Chronic and noncommunicable diseases,
Environmental health,
Health care and health services,
Sexual and reproductive health Human Rights: Freedom of expression,
Right to a clean environment,
Right to bodily integrity,
Right to due process/fair trial,
Right to health,
Right to life,
Right to privacy
Facts: Petitioners alleged that environmental pollution from a metallurgical complex in La Oroya, Peru caused a series of violations of the rights of community members. They alleged Peru was guilty by act and omission for its failure to control the metallurgical complex; its lack of supervision of the facility’s operation; and its failure to adopt measures …Read more
Tags: Access to health care,
Access to treatment,
Asthma,
Biohazard,
Biosafety,
Cancer,
Child development,
Child mortality,
Children,
Contamination,
Diagnostics,
Heart disease,
Industrial waste,
Infant health,
Infant mortality,
Infertility,
Kidney disease,
Lung disease,
Maternal health,
Minor,
Neurological diseases,
Poisoning,
Pollution,
Respiratory diseases,
Skin disease,
Toxic waste
Country:
Chile Year: 2009
Court: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Citation: Report No. 13/09, Petition 339-02, March 19, 2009
Health Topics:
Health care and health services,
Hospitals,
Medical malpractice Human Rights: Right to bodily integrity,
Right to due process/fair trial,
Right to life
Facts: The case concerns the death of Mr. Vinicio Antonio Poblete Vilches that took place in a public hospital in the city of Santiago. The petitioners (Mr. Vilches’ wife and sons) claimed that the physicians treating Mr. Vilches were responsible for his death. In January 2001, Mr. Vilches was brought to a public hospital in Santiago …Read more
Tags: Access to treatment,
Degrading treatment,
Duty of care,
Inadequate treatment,
Inappropriate treatment,
Negligence,
Public hospitals,
Remedies,
Unauthorized treatment
Country:
United States Year: 2008
Court: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Citation: Report No. 63/08, Case 12.534
Health Topics:
Chronic and noncommunicable diseases,
Controlled substances,
Health care and health services,
HIV/AIDS,
Infectious diseases,
Medicines,
Prisons Human Rights: Freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment,
Right to due process/fair trial,
Right to health
Facts: This report addresses the admissibility of a petition that alleged the United States failed to fulfill its obligations under the American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man (the Declaration). Petitioners included the Legal Aid Society and the International Human Rights Clinic at Washington College of Law. Petitioners alleged the United States violated the …Read more
Tags: Access to drugs,
Access to health care,
Access to medicines,
Access to treatment,
Addiction,
AIDS,
Antiretrovirals,
ARVs,
Cocaine,
Cruel and unusual punishment,
Cruel treatment,
Custody,
Detainee,
Detention,
Drug abuse,
Drug enforcement,
Drug use,
Emergency care,
First-line treatment,
HIV,
HIV positive,
HIV status,
Immigration,
Imprisonment,
Incarceration,
Inhuman treatment,
Inmate,
Marijuana,
Migrants,
People living with HIV/AIDS,
Pharmaceuticals,
PLHIV,
Second-line treatment,
Sexually transmitted diseases,
Sexually transmitted infections,
STDs,
STIs,
Substance abuse,
Torture
Country:
Ecuador Year: 2008
Court: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Citation: Report No. 76/08, Petition 1055-06, October 17, 2008; OEA/Ser.L/V/II.134, Doc. 5, rev. 1, 25 February 2009
Health Topics:
Child and adolescent health,
Health care and health services,
Mental health,
Sexual and reproductive health,
Violence Human Rights: Freedom from discrimination,
Right to bodily integrity,
Right to due process/fair trial,
Right to liberty and security of person,
Right to life
Facts: The Centro de Derechos Reproductivos (Center for Reproductive Rights) and the Centro Ecuatoriano para la Promoción y Acción de la Mujer (Center for the Advancement and Action of Women) (CEPAM-Guayaquil) alleged that the assistant principal at the public school where Paola del Rosario Guzmán Albarracín, age 16, was a student, took advantage of his position …Read more
Tags: Abortion,
Access to treatment,
Child development,
Childbirth,
Children,
Emergency care,
Maternal health,
Minor,
Molestation,
Pregnancy,
Rape,
Sexual abuse,
Sexual assault,
Sexual harassment,
Sexual violence,
Suicide,
Termination of pregnancy,
Unsafe abortion,
Violence against women
Country:
Brazil Year: 2008
Court: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Citation: Report No. 70/08, Petition 12.242, October 16, 2008; OEA/Ser.L/V/II.134, Doc. 5, rev. 1, 25 February 2009
Health Topics:
Child and adolescent health,
Hospitals,
Infectious diseases,
Medical malpractice,
Poverty,
Sexual and reproductive health,
Water, sanitation and hygiene Human Rights: Right to due process/fair trial,
Right to life
Facts: Ten children died as a result of the presumed medical negligence of the personnel at the Clínica Pediátrica da Região dos Lagos. The hospital received funds from the state via the public system of health of Brazil called Sistema Unico de Salud. The majority of children treated at the hospital were from families with “reduced …Read more
Tags: Childbirth,
Children,
Cleanliness,
Clinics,
Compensation,
Damages,
Duty of care,
Inadequate treatment,
Inappropriate treatment,
Indigent,
Infant health,
Infant mortality,
Low income,
Minor,
Negligence,
Pediatric health,
Poor,
Pregnancy,
Private hospitals,
Remedies,
Standard of care,
Underprivileged
Country:
Bolivia Year: 2008
Court: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Citation: Report No. 8/08, Case 11.426
Health Topics:
Controlled substances,
Health care and health services,
Mental health,
Prisons,
Sexual and reproductive health Human Rights: Right to bodily integrity,
Right to due process/fair trial,
Right to liberty and security of person,
Right to privacy
Facts: The petitioner sued the Bolivian State (“the State”) for numerous violations regarding her treatment in prison. The present case is deciding whether this petition is admissible before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (“the Commission”). There is disagreement between the parties as to the facts. Marcela Alejandra Porco, an Argentine citizen, was detained in the …Read more
Tags: Abuse,
Access to health care,
Access to treatment,
Cocaine,
Counseling,
Cruel treatment,
Custody,
Degrading treatment,
Detainee,
Detention,
Diagnostics,
Examination,
Imprisonment,
Isolation,
Jail,
Mental illness,
Mental institution,
Prison conditions,
Psychosis,
Schizophrenia,
Solitary confinement
Country:
Bolivia Year: 2008
Court: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Citation: Report No. 40/08, Petition 270-07, July 23, 2008; OEA/Ser.L/V/II.134, Doc. 5, rev. 1, 25 February 2009
Health Topics:
Informed consent,
Sexual and reproductive health Human Rights: Freedom from discrimination,
Freedom of expression,
Right to bodily integrity,
Right to due process/fair trial,
Right to family life,
Right to liberty and security of person,
Right to privacy
Facts: In 2000, the Ombudsman of Bolivia, on behalf of the victim, lodged a petition to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights alleging that victim was submitted to a surgical procedure of ligature of the fallopian tubes in a public hospital without her informed consent and this was therefore an involuntary sterilization. The Ombudsman further alleged …Read more
Tags: Caesarean,
Childbirth,
Forced sterilization,
Forced treatment,
Infertility,
Informed choice,
Involuntary sterilization,
Involuntary treatment,
Maternal health,
Maternal mortality,
Non-consensual testing and treatment,
Patient choice,
Pregnancy,
Sterilization,
Unauthorized treatment
Country:
Canada Year: 2006
Court: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Citation: Report No. 85/06, Petition P-225-04, October 21, 2006; OEA/Ser.L/V/II.127, Doc. 4 rev. 1, 3 March 2007
Health Topics:
Sexual and reproductive health Human Rights: Freedom from discrimination,
Freedom of association,
Freedom of expression,
Right to life
Facts: This report addresses the admissibility of a petition that alleged Canada failed to fulfill its obligations under the American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man (the Declaration), including protection of the right to life, the right of special protection of women during pregnancy and the freedom of expression and dissemination of ideas. Anti-abortion …Read more
Tags: Abortion,
Criminalization,
Late-term abortion,
Maternal health,
Partial birth abortion,
Pregnancy,
Termination of pregnancy
Country:
Guatemala Year: 2005
Court: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Citation: Cuscul v. Guat., Case 642/03, Inter-Am. Comm’n H.R., Report No. 32/05, OEA/Ser.L/V/II.124, doc. 5 (2005).
Health Topics:
Health care and health services,
HIV/AIDS,
Infectious diseases,
Medicines Human Rights: Right to due process/fair trial,
Right to health,
Right to life
Facts: Petitioners, Luis Rolando Cuscul Pivaral and 38 others living with HIV/AIDS, alleged violations of Articles 4 (life), 8 (fair trial), 24 (equal protection), 25 (judicial protection), 26 (progressive development of economic, social and cultural rights) in conjunction with rights referred to in Article 1(1) of the American Convention on Human Rights because the State failed …Read more
Tags: Access to drugs,
Access to health care,
Access to medicines,
Access to treatment,
AIDS,
Antiretrovirals,
ARVs,
HIV
Country:
Costa Rica Year: 2004
Court: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Citation: Sanchez Villalobos v. Costa Rica, Case 12.361, Inter-Am. Comm’n H.R., Report No. 25/04, OEA/Ser.L/V/II.122, doc. 5 rev. 1 (2004).
Health Topics:
Sexual and reproductive health Human Rights: Freedom from discrimination,
Right to family life,
Right to health,
Right to life,
Right to privacy
Facts: Petitioner, a man seeking treatment for infertility, alleges on behalf of others seeking treatment that the Government of Costa Rica’s prohibition on access to in vitro fertilization, one of the treatments available, constitutes violations of Articles 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 11(2), 17, 24, 25, 26 and 32 of the American Convention on Human Rights, …Read more
Tags: Access to treatment,
Assisted reproductive technology,
Family planning,
Fertility,
Health care technology,
In utero fertilization,
In vitro fertilization,
Infertility,
Pregnancy
Country:
United States Year: 2004
Court: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Citation: Report No. 16/04, Petition 129/02, February 27, 2004; OEA/Ser.L/V/II.122, Doc. 5 rev. 1 at 504, 23 February 2005
Health Topics:
Health care and health services,
Mental health,
Prisons Human Rights: Freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment,
Right to due process/fair trial,
Right to health,
Right to liberty and security of person,
Right to life
Facts: This report addresses the admissibility of a petition that alleged the United States failed to fulfill its obligations under the American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man (the Declaration). Petitioners were Barristers with Tooks Court, London, a Solicitor with Lovells, London, and representatives of the Federal Defender Program, Atlanta, Georgia. Tracy Lee Housel …Read more
Tags: Access to health care,
Access to treatment,
Cruel and unusual punishment,
Custody,
Detainee,
Detention,
Execution,
Imprisonment,
Incarceration,
Inmate,
Mental disability,
Mental disorder,
Mental illness,
Torture
Country:
Peru Year: 2004
Court: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Citation: Report No. 69/04, Case 504/03, October 15, 2004; OEA/Ser.L/V/II.122 Doc. 5 rev. 1 at 487, 23 February 2005
Health Topics:
Child and adolescent health,
Environmental health Human Rights: Freedom from discrimination,
Freedom of movement and residence,
Right to bodily integrity,
Right to family life,
Right to life,
Right to participation,
Right to property
Facts: This report addresses the admissibility of a petition that alleged Peru failed to fulfill its obligations under the American Convention on Human Rights (the Convention). The Petitioner was the National Coordinator of Communities of Peru Affected by Mining (CONACAMI), representing members of the Community of San Mateo de Huanchor, in their claim that the State …Read more
Tags: Child development,
Children,
Contamination,
Indigenous groups,
Minor,
Pediatric health,
Pollution,
Toxic waste