Eneh v. Holder
Country: United StatesYear: 2010
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Citation: 601 F.3d 943 (9th Cir. 2010)
Health Topics: Chronic and noncommunicable diseases, Controlled substances, Health systems and financing, HIV/AIDS, Medicines, Prisons
Human Rights: Freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
The Petitioner, Lawrence Amaechi Eneh, was a native and citizen of Nigeria. He had contracted HIV while working in a nursing home in the United States. He was living with HIV-related illness, Capsis Sarcoma and Valley Fever, a disease of the lungs, at the time of the proceedings. The Petitioner was convicted for the sale …Read more
Gladkiy v. Russia
Country: RussiaYear: 2010
Court: European Court of Human Rights
Citation: Gladkiy v. Russia, App. No. 3242/03, Eur. Ct. H.R. (2010).
Health Topics: Health care and health services, Health systems and financing, Infectious diseases, Medicines, Prisons, Water, sanitation and hygiene
Human Rights: Freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, Right to due process/fair trial
The applicant, a Russian citizen convicted of a criminal offense, was sent to a prison facility, where, upon arrival, he underwent a fluorography test that showed no symptoms a tuberculosis (TB) infection. Six months later, a follow-up fluorography examination revealed the existence of TB in the applicant’s left lung. Authorities transferred the applicant to the …Read more
Kozhokar v. Russia
Country: RussiaYear: 2010
Court: The European Court of Human Rights
Citation: Application no. 33099/08, ECHR 2010
Health Topics: Chronic and noncommunicable diseases, Diet and nutrition, Health care and health services, HIV/AIDS, Hospitals, Infectious diseases, Medicines, Prisons
Human Rights: Freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, Right to bodily integrity
This case is about the conditions of the applicant’s detention and the sufficiency of his medical care while he was detained in remand centre no. IZ-71/1 and correctional colony no. 7 in the Tula region of the Russian Federation. On 18 October 2006, the applicant, a Russian national, was arrested for drug trafficking. He was …Read more
McCallum v. South Africa
Country: South AfricaYear: 2010
Court: United Nations Human Rights Committee
Citation: Communication No. 1818/2008; U.N. Doc. CCPR/C/100/D/1818/2008
Health Topics: Health care and health services, HIV/AIDS, Prisons, Violence
Human Rights: Freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, Right to health
Bradley McCallum, a detainee at a maximum correctional facility in South Africa, claimed to be a victim of violations of articles 7 and 10 of the International on Civil and Political Rights (“Covenant”). In particular, McCallum alleged that he was physically abused, raped, and subject to other ill treatment by South African prison authorities during …Read more
Mwamba v. Zambia
Country: ZambiaYear: 2010
Court: African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
Citation: (2010) AHRLR 32 (HRC 2010)
Health Topics: Mental health, Prisons, Water, sanitation and hygiene
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 life
Mr. Mwamba was a Zambian national on death row awaiting review of his appeal by the Supreme Court of Zambia. Mr. Mwamba was previously a high ranking police officer before he was arrested and detained on suspicion of murder, attempted murder, and aggravated robbery. During his initial detention in 1999, Mr. Mwamba was allegedly subjected to …Read more
Wachira Weheire v. Attorney General
Country: KenyaYear: 2010
Court: High Court at Nairobi
Citation: Civil Case 1184 of 2003; 2010 AHRLR 185 (KeHC 2010)
Health Topics: Diet and nutrition, Mental health, Prisons, Water, sanitation and hygiene
Human Rights: Freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, Right to due process/fair trial, Right to liberty and security of person
The plaintiff, Weheire, brought a suit against the Attorney-General alleging degrading and inhuman treatment during his arrest and detainment in 1986, a violation of his rights under the Constitution of Kenya (“Constitution”),. In December 1986, Weheire was arrested without a warrant. After his arrest, Weheire claimed that his house was unlawfully searched. Weheire further alleged …Read more
Belashev v. Russia
Country: RussiaYear: 2009
Court: European Court of Human Rights
Citation: Belashev v. Russia
Health Topics: Health care and health services, Infectious diseases, Prisons
Human Rights: Freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, Right to liberty and security of person
A Russian national filed a claim against the Russian government for violating his rights under Article 3 (inhuman and degrading treatment) of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) when he was subjected to poor conditions during his imprisonment. The applicant was arrested, convicted on criminal charges and sentenced to over 10.5 years of detention. …Read more
Brânduse v. Romania
Country: RomaniaYear: 2009
Court: European Court of Human Rights
Citation: Application no. 6586/03
Health Topics: Environmental health, Prisons, Water, sanitation and hygiene
Human Rights: Freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, Right to a clean environment, Right to privacy, Right to water and sanitation
B, a Romanian national, was sentenced to ten years in prison for fraud by the Court of Appeal of Timisoara. In January 2003 B lodged an application with the European Court of Human Rights based on the conditions of his detention in the prisons of Arad and Timisoara. B alleged that Romania violated Article 3 (prohibition of torture) of the European …Read more
Case 2008-48-01
Country: LatviaYear: 2009
Court: Constitutional Court
Citation: Case No. 2008-48-01, Latvia (2008)
Health Topics: Mental health, Prisons
Human Rights: Freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, Right to health
The plaintiff argued that the Sentence Execution Code of Latvia, Sec. 74 (2)(the “impugned regulation”) which prohibited convicted persons in solitary confinement from having walks violated his constitutional right to health. In April 2009, the parliament had amended the impuged regulation, allowing for daily one-hour walks, but such amendment was not set to come into …Read more
Case of Kapryowski v. Poland
Country: CanadaYear: 2009
Court: The European Court of Human Rights
Citation: [2009] ECHR 23052/05
Health Topics: Health care and health services, Prisons
Human Rights: Freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
Since 1996 the applicant had suffered from a number of health issues including epilepsy and dementia. The applicant was also a recidivist offender and was regularly in and out of prison, serving his sentences in various detention establishments across Poland. The focus of the applicant’s complaint was on his treatment during his imprisonment at Poznań …Read more