The European Court of Human Rights has given Russia two weeks to provide information about Pavlo Hryb’s state of health and the medical treatment (if any) that he is receiving. The Court in Strasbourg was asked to intervene after a recent court hearing needed to be adjourned because Hryb was suffering acute stomach pains, and after the medical specialist treating the young man since early childhood warned that the conditions in the prison where he is being held could lead to hemorrhaging endangering his life.
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Halya Coynash: Doctor warns Russia is placing abducted Hryb`s life in immediate danger
Ukrainian teenager Pavlo Hryb is seen in a court room of Russia's Krasnodar District Court on Oct. 18, 2017. Hryb was allegedly kidnapped by Russia’s Federal Security Service in Belarus.