Stitic v Croatia (App no 29660/03) ECHR 8 November 2007

The applicant, Mr. Vladimir Štitić, is a Croatian national who was arrested in 2002 on convictions of drug possession and use. The applicant complains that disciplinary proceedings against him were unfair, and that he was denied adequate medical treatment during his sentence in prison. He relies on the prohibition of degrading and inhuman or degrading treatment, right to an effective remedy and the right to respect for personal correspondence.