Dumas v. Simba Technologies
Country:Year: 2015
Court: British Colombia Human Rights Tribunal
Citation: 2015 BCHRT 65, 2015 Carswell BC 975 (2015)
The complainant, Cathy Dumas, suffered from a cognitive illness. She had filed a complaint against the respondent, her former employer, Simba Technologies Inc., on the ground of irregular termination of employment due to her mental or physical disability. This termination is claimed to be in violation of S.3 of the Human Rights Code Which lists …Read more
Centro Médico Segurola S.A. v. Estado Nacional
Country: ArgentinaYear: 1998
Court: Supreme Court of Justice [Corte Suprema de Justicia de la Nación Argentina]
Citation: C. 1042. XXXIII.
Health Topics: Health care and health services, Health systems and financing
Human Rights: Freedom of association, Right to development, Right to privacy, Right to property, Right to social security, Right to work
The Medical Center “Segurola S.A” (“Centro Médico Segurola S.A”) filed a guarantee of protection of individual constitutional rights (amparo protection) against the National State, under article 43 of Argentina’s National Constitution and law 16.986. The plaintiff considered law 24.754 to be unconstitutional because in article 1 it established that the companies that provide prepaid medical …Read more
B. R. E. v. Policía Federal Argentina
Country: ArgentinaYear: 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
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