Case summaries
ECtHR - D. v. The United Kingdom, Application No. 30240/96, 2 May 1997
Keywords:
Effective remedy (right to), Humanitarian considerations, Inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Personal circumstances of applicant, Country of origin, Family unity (right to), Real risk, Health (right to)
The case involved the proposed removal of a convicted alien drug courier dying of AIDS to his country of origin, St Kitts, where he had no access to proper medical treatment, nor accommodation, family, moral or financial support. The Court found that his deportation would amount to a breach of Art. 3 obligations by the UK.
Date of decision:
02-05-1997