Selected Legislation and Jurisprudence: Europe: European Court of Human Rights

摘要

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.