Miguel Ignacio Fredes Gonzalez and Ana Andrea Tuczek Fries v. Chile
Country: ChileYear: 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
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
Brun, André v. France
Country: FranceYear: 2006
Court: Human Rights Committee
Citation: Brun v. France, U.N. H.R. Comm., U.N. Doc. CCPR/C/ 88/D/1453/2006 (Nov. 23, 2006).
Health Topics: Diet and nutrition, Environmental health, Public safety
Human Rights: Right to a clean environment, Right to due process/fair trial, Right to health, Right to life, Right to participation, Right to privacy
Brun claimed a violation of Article 2 (right to remedy), Article 6 (right to life) and Article 17 (right to privacy) of the International Covenant Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). Brun argued that Article 17 should be interpreted to include the right to live in a healthy environment. He had been sentenced for demonstrating against …Read more
India – Patent Protection for Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Chemical Products
Country: IndiaYear: 1998
Court: World Trade Organization
Citation: WT/DS79/R
Health Topics: Diet and nutrition, Medicines
The European Communities (EC) raised issue with India’s efforts to comply with Articles 70.8 and 70.9 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) due to the alleged absence of adequate patent protection for pharmaceutical and agricultural chemical products. Prior to this case, a panel decision addressed the situation in respect to …Read more