Published on 8 November 2021

THIRD SECTION

Application no. 15152/17 Y.G. and M.G. against Russia lodged on 11 February 2017 communicated on 19 October 2021

SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE

The application concerns the alleged failure of the Russian authorities to provide an adequate response in respect to an incident of medical negligence.

The second applicant’s pregnancy ended in 2014 with the death of the foetus during labour, when she was admitted for delivery to a hospital.

The applicants lodged a civil claim against the hospital. They sought compensation for non-pecuniary damage on account of alleged medical negligence. The court established several defects in the medical assistance. It awarded the second applicant 50,000 Russian roubles (RUB) on account of her physical and mental suffering. The first applicant was awarded RUB 30,000 for his mental suffering. The applicants’ appeals against the judgment were dismissed by the higher courts.

QUESTIONS TO THE PARTIES

Have the authorities complied with their procedural obligations under Article 8 of the Convention (see Mehmet Ulusoy and Others v. Turkey , no. 54969/09, §§ 90-93 and 117, 25 June 2019, and Vilela and Others v. Portugal , no. 63687/14, §§ 83-89, 23 February 2021 and the references cited therein)? In particular, were the amounts awarded to the applicants at the domestic level sufficient?