Saturday, November 3, 2012

Europe rights court rules against Poland in abortion rape case

[JURIST] The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) [official website] on Tuesday condemned [judgment, PDF; press release] Poland's treatment of a 14-year-old rape victim who sought an abortion. The victim initially faced charges of unlawful intercourse by the Polish criminal justice system. The ECHR articulated four violations of the European Convention on Human Rights [text, PDF]. The ECHR found two violations of Article 8's right to respect for private life when the girl was hindered in her attempts to obtain...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2012/10/europe-rights-court-rules-against-poland-in-abortion-rape-case.php

personal injury attorney personal injury attorneys personal injury lawyer personal injury lawyers

No comments:

Post a Comment