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GREECE: Court awards €132,000 to HIV-positive inmates after prison hospital human rights breaches

"Detention conditions for 13 HIV positive inmates in a Greek prison hospital's psychiatric wing, breached European human rights law, judges ruled today… the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been: a
"Detention conditions for 13 HIV positive inmates in a Greek prison hospital's psychiatric wing, breached European human rights law, judges ruled today… the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been: a
“Detention conditions for 13 HIV positive inmates in a Greek prison hospital’s psychiatric wing, breached European human rights law, judges ruled today… the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been: a violation of Article 3 (prohibition of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment) of the European Convention on Human Rights; a violation of Article 13 (right to an effective remedy) of the Convention.” See the article: Court awards €132,000 to HIV-positive inmates after prison hospital human rights breaches (Human Rights Europe, link) And see: Documents from the ECHR: Press release: Inadequate physical conditions and sanitation facilities for HIV-positive persons in Korydallos Prison Hospital (pdf) and judgment: AFFAIRE MARTZAKLIS ET AUTRES c. GRÈCE (pdf, French)