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European Court of Human Rights *

European Court of Human Rights * ECHR 2013/19 Case of Avilkina and Others v. Russia, 6 June 2013, no. 1585/09 (First Section) The facts The first applicant is a religious organisation, the Administrative Centre of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia, located in St Petersburg. The second, third and fourth applicant are individuals, who are practising Jehovah’s Witnesses. This summary is restricted to the issues raised with regard to the second and fourth applicant. On unspecified dates the second applicant underwent chemotherapy in a public hospital, following a non-blood management treatment plan. In response to the Deputy City Prosecutor’s request, the doctors informed the Public Health Committee and the prosecutor’s office of her case. From 2 February to 5 April 2006 the fourth applicant underwent surgical treatment in a state hospital without the use of foreign blood or blood components. On 25 January 2007 the District Prosecutor’s Office asked the hospital to submit her medical record. On 26 July 2007 the fourth applicant learnt that the District Prosecutor’s Office had reviewed her medical documents and information on the treatment methods and their results. The law – Alleged violation of Article 8 of the Convention The applicants complained that the prosecutor’s office had asked the doctors to http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png European Journal of Health Law Brill

European Court of Human Rights *

European Journal of Health Law , Volume 20 (5): 487 – Jan 1, 2013

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Publisher
Brill
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© Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
Subject
Selected Legislation and Jurisprudence: Europe
ISSN
0929-0273
eISSN
1571-8093
DOI
10.1163/15718093-12341291
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ECHR 2013/19 Case of Avilkina and Others v. Russia, 6 June 2013, no. 1585/09 (First Section) The facts The first applicant is a religious organisation, the Administrative Centre of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia, located in St Petersburg. The second, third and fourth applicant are individuals, who are practising Jehovah’s Witnesses. This summary is restricted to the issues raised with regard to the second and fourth applicant. On unspecified dates the second applicant underwent chemotherapy in a public hospital, following a non-blood management treatment plan. In response to the Deputy City Prosecutor’s request, the doctors informed the Public Health Committee and the prosecutor’s office of her case. From 2 February to 5 April 2006 the fourth applicant underwent surgical treatment in a state hospital without the use of foreign blood or blood components. On 25 January 2007 the District Prosecutor’s Office asked the hospital to submit her medical record. On 26 July 2007 the fourth applicant learnt that the District Prosecutor’s Office had reviewed her medical documents and information on the treatment methods and their results. The law – Alleged violation of Article 8 of the Convention The applicants complained that the prosecutor’s office had asked the doctors to

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Published: Jan 1, 2013

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