A woman had been attacked by stray dogs in Bucharest and suffered debilitating health conditions.
Held: The claim succeeded even when the Romanian government had no reason to think that this particular individual was at greater risk of being attacked by dogs than anybody else who lived in Bucharest. The authorities had broad and detailed information on the threat posed by stray dogs in Bucharest but did nothing to combat it.
Citations:
9718/03, [2011] ECHR 1193
Links:
Statutes:
European Convention on Human Rights 8
Jurisdiction:
Human Rights
Cited by:
Cited – Gardner and Another, Regina (on The Application of) v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and Others Admn 27-Apr-2022
Patient transfer policy was unlawful
The claimants had relatives who died in care homes early in the COVID-19 pandemic. They said that the policy of moving patients from hospitals to care homes without testing had contributed to the deaths, and many others, and had been unlawful. The . .
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Human Rights
Updated: 10 May 2022; Ref: scu.442206
