Type: Judgment

Authority: European Authorities: European Court of human rights

Date: 03/31/2020

Subject: The judgment according to which the Belgian authorities prevented the suicide attempts of a prisoner, who suffered from mental disorder and therefore there was not violation of the right to life of the applicant; the authorities, however, subjected the applicant to a degrading treatment

Parties: Jeanty c. Belgio

Classification: Dignity - Art. 2 Right to life - Art. 4 Inhuman treatments