Poghosyan v. Georgia

Information Note on the Court’s case-law No. 116February 2009Poghosyan v. Georgia - 9870/07Judgment 24.2.2009 [Section II]Article 46Article 46-2Execution of judgmentStructural inadequacy of medical care in prisons, in particular as regards the treatment of Hepatitis C: indication of appropriate legislative and other measures Facts: Whilst serving a prison sentence, the applicant complained of pain and was taken to the prison hospital, where he underwent a surgical operation. One month later he returned to prison. According to him the scar had not yet fully healed. Blood tests revealed that the applicant had contracted viral hepatitis C, and his lawyer asked the prison authorities to place her client in the prison hospital to undergo the necessary examinations and receive effective medical treatment. She also complained that her client had been sent back to prison too soon after his opera …