The applicant, Vasiliy Bubnov, is a Russian national who was born in 1982 and is currently serving a 13-year prison sentence for murder and attempted murder in a correctional colony in the Kaliningrad region (Russia). He has HIV and hepatitis infections. Relying on Article 3 (prohibition of torture and of inhuman or degrading treatment), he complains about inadequate medical care in detention and alleges that the authorities’ refusal to release him, despite his very poor health, amounted to extreme physical and mental suffering.
Citation: Bubnov v Russia (App no 76317/11) 5 February 2013
(citation from the official press-release prepared by the European Court of Human Rights)