MACHINA v. THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA - 69086/14 (Judgment : Article 3 - Prohibition of torture : Second Section)

Art 3 (substantive and procedural) • Inhuman and degrading treatment • Prison authorities� unreasonable delay in screening prisoner for hepatitis C • Failure to investigate applicant�s complaints concerning infection while in prison • Failure to take effective measures aimed at preventing transmission of contagious diseases in prison • Inadequate medical supervision and treatment in prison

This judgment will become final in the circumstances set out in Article 44 � 2 of the Convention. It may be subject to editorial revision.

The European Court of Human Rights (Second Section), sitting as a Chamber composed of:

��������� Arnfinn B�rdsen , President , ��������� Jovan Ilievski, ��������� Egidijus Kūris, ��������� Saadet Y�ksel, ��������� Lorraine Schembri Orland, ��������� Diana S�rcu, ��������� Davor Derenčinović , judges , and Hasan Bakırcı, Section Registrar,

the application (no. 69086/14) against the Republic of Moldova lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (�the Convention�) by a Moldovan national, Ms Tatiana Machina (�the applicant�), on 23 October 2014;