Published on 30 May 2022

FIRST SECTION

Application no. 1017/21 Giuseppe AVIGNONE against Italy lodged on 7 January 2021 communicated on 9 May 2022

SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE

The application concerns the alleged lack of adequate medical treatment in prison. In particular, relying on Articles 3 and 8 of the Convention, the applicant complains that the Italian authorities did not provide him with the required examination, treatment and surgical intervention of his knee.

QUESTIONS TO THE PARTIES

1. Has there been a breach of the applicant’s rights under Article 3 of the Convention? In particular, did the applicant receive adequate medical treatment during his detention in prison (see the principles set out by the Court in Blokhin v. Russia [GC], no. 47152/06, §§ 136-137, 23 March 2016, and, mutatis mutandis , Nogin v. Russia , no. 58530/08, § 92, 15 January 2015)?

2. In the alternative, has there been a breach of the applicant’s right to respect for his private life, contrary to Article 8 of the Convention due to the lack of medical treatment in prison?