CRPD/C/11/D/8/2012 further alleges that, owing to a lack of timely dental care, on 4 June 2013 his dentist concluded that he could not be given dental implants. 5.6 On 12 June 2013, the Federal Criminal Court once again rejected his application for admission to the FLENI Institute. On 1 July 2013, the author lodged an appeal. He alleged that the Federal Criminal Court lacked solid documentary evidence that he had refused to attend rehabilitation sessions at the Ezeiza Prison with the physiotherapist of the Geben Alternative Rehabilitation Centre between January and March 2012. He further alleged that the Geben Centre physiotherapist’s opinion regarding the suitability and adequacy of the rehabilitation equipment at the prison hospital conflicted with the opinions of the physiotherapist and attending physician who treated him there on a daily basis. Notwithstanding the opinion of his attending physicians, who felt that he should be admitted to hospital, as well as the opinions issued by the Department of Forensic Medicine on 7 and 17 December 2012, the Federal Criminal Court rejected his application. The author adds that for two years he did not undergo the rehabilitation therapy required for his disability and that he is obliged to travel dozens of kilometres by ambulance for two physiotherapy sessions and one session with a psychologist per week. This adversely affects his physical and psychological condition, especially considering the frailty of his cervical spine. 5.7 The author submits to the Committee that the rehabilitation treatment offered by the State party is only partial and did not begin until mid-July 2013. Furthermore, for reasons beyond his control, the rehabilitation sessions were interrupted in September 2013 when the ambulance used to transport him was involved in an accident. As a result, the author experienced severe neck and hip pain, for which he underwent medical tests, and his transfers to San Juan de Dios Hospital were suspended. 5.8 On 10 November 2013, the author informed the Committee that, according to the Department of Forensic Medicine, his latest medical examination indicated that his general health had not improved. On 17 December 2013, the author stated that the ambulance accident demonstrated the risk to his life and health posed by the trips back and forth between the prison and the hospital. These trips not only occasion a great deal of anxiety and pain, which makes the treatment less effective, but also prevent him from having prison visits on the days assigned to him by the prison authorities when the trips to the hospital coincide with the designated hours for prison visits by family members and friends. 5.9 On 6 March 2014, the author reiterated his claims regarding the lack of suitable, timely rehabilitation treatment and regarding the negative effects on his cervical spine of the trips in the ambulance. He argued that he should be admitted to a specialized health centre or placed under house arrest. He also stated that the latest report from his attending physician indicated that the care he was receiving was insufficient and ineffective and that he therefore required four hours of rehabilitation therapy per day. State party’s additional observations 6.1 On 31 July 2013, the State party informed the Committee of the action taken in response to the Committee’s request for interim measures of 4 February 2013. On 12 June 2013, by order of the Federal Chamber, the Federal Criminal Court re-examined the application for admission to the FLENI Institute and ruled against it. Previously, the Federal Criminal Court had arranged for a visit with the author and an inspection of his living arrangements at the prison hospital, including the bathroom and the areas reserved for physiotherapy, which it found to be clean and well maintained. 6.2 The Federal Criminal Court took note of the medical information provided by the Department of Forensic Medicine, which indicated that it was unnecessary to adopt further GE.14-05593 11

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