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A.S. v. Hungary, Communication No. 4/2004, CEDAW/C/36/D/4/2004

Country: Hungary
Forum: UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
Decision date: August 14, 2006

Nature of the case:

Communication that Ms. A.S.'s rights were violated when a doctor in a public hospital performed a forced sterilization procedure without providing adequate information regarding the sterilization procedure to obtain Ms. A.S.'s free and informed consent; Requirements of free and informed consent; Right to decide the number and spacing of children; Right to access sexual and reproductive health education and family planning information; Exhaustion of Domestic Remedies; Equality and Non-discrimination.

Acción de tutela instaurada por Abel Antonio Jaramillo, Adela Polanía Montaño, Agripina María Nuñez y otros contra la Red de Solidaridad Social, el Departamento Administrativo de la Presidencia de la República, el Ministerio de Hacienda y Crédito Público, el Ministerio de Protección Social, el Ministerio de Agricultura, el Ministerio de Educación, el INURBE, el INCORA, el SENA, y otros.

Country: Colombia
Forum: Constitutional Court of Colombia, Third Chamber of Appeals.
Decision date: January 22, 2004

Nature of the case: Tutela action to protect the rights of displaced persons. Prolonged, repeated mass violation of rights caused by structural problem. The Government’s obligation to comply with constitutional and legal mandates, and to allocate enough resources to guarantee effective enjoyment of rights. Minimum rights of displaced people.

Aguas Argentinas S.A., Suez Sociedad General de Aguas de Barcelona S.A., Vivendi Universal S.A. c. República Argentina. Caso Nº ARB/03/19.

Country: Argentina
Forum: International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).
Decision date: May 12, 2005

Nature of the case: Petition to access information and participate at investment arbitration tribunal. Right to act as amicus curiae when public interest and human rights are at stake.

Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) v Government and Bangladesh & Ors 19 BLD (1999) 488.

Country: Bangladesh
Forum: Supreme Court of Bangladesh
Decision date: July 29, 2001

Nature of the case: Residents and public interest organizations challenged slum demolition by government authorities; eviction deprives residents of means of livelihood and consequently right to life; obligations to provide natural justice before eviction; resettlement was recommended but not a right..

Airey v Ireland 32 Eur Ct HR Ser A (1979): [1979] 2 E.H.R.R. 305

Country: Ireland
Forum: European Court of Human Rights
Decision date: October 9, 1979

Nature of the case: Mrs Airey claimed that the rights to a fair trial, respect for family life and non-discrimination guaranteed a right to legal aid in cases for judicial ordered separation; positive obligations of State; economic and social nature of civil and political rights; self-representation may not result in effective remedy; legal assistance to be provided where indispensable for determination of civil rights.

Amilcar Menéndez, Juan Manuel Caride, et al. Case Nº 11.670. Report Nº 03/01

Country: Argentina
Forum: Inter-American Comission on Human Rights
Decision date: January 19, 2001

Nature of the case: Petition alleging court delay in protecting right to social security. Consequences on right to health, wellbeing and life. Competence of Inter-American Commission of Human Rights to hear tried violations of economic, social and cultural rights enshrined in American Declaration on Human Rights.

Asociación de Comunidades Aborígenes Lhaka Honhat. Caso Nº 12.094.

Country: Argentina
Forum: Inter-American Comission on Human Rights

Nature of the case: Petition based on infrastructure project planned in indigenous land without duly consulting communities or conducting relevant socio-environmental impact report. Friendly settlement proceedings aimed at handing over land. Request for interim measures alleging failure to comply with commitments assumed within friendly settlement proceedings.

Azad Rickshaw Pullers Union (regd.) Ch. Town Hall, Amritsar V. State of Punjab & Ors 1981 AIR 14 1981 SCR (1) 366

Country: India
Forum: Supreme Court of India
Decision date: July 5, 1980

Nature of the case:

Petition challenging the constitutionality of a ban on non-owner rickshaw drivers; Whether the opportunity to own a rickshaw is a protected right; Whether negative bans promoted social justice sufficient under Article 38 of the constitution; Whether judicial engineering promotes social justice better than strict legal interpretation; Whether the state has a duty to provide access to rickshaw ownership; Right to Access Justice; Right to Work; Judicial Engineering.

Azanca Alhelí Meza García, Expte. N.° 2945-2003-AA/TC.

Country: Peru
Forum: Tribunal Constitucional, Peru
Decision date: April 20, 2004

Nature of the case: Amparo action seeking drugs needed to treat HIV/AIDS. Judicial order to provide full treatment. Social rights as a citizen's guarantees before the State. Principle of progressive realization. State obligation to adopt concrete and permanent actions to implement public policies.

Baena, Ricardo et al. (270 workers v. Panama)

Country: Panama
Forum: Inter-American Court of Human Rights
Decision date: February 2, 2001

Nature of the case: Complaint with Inter-American Commission of Human Rights alleging arbitrary dismissal. Obligation to respect minimum due process guarantees in administrative proceedings. Use of right to adequate judicial protection to guarantee effective realization of rights to work and to freely associate for labor purposes.