Successful lawsuit by a person affected

In 2006, a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) put an end to the state’s distribution of emetics. This ruling was based on the resistance and perseverance of a person affected from Wuppertal, Mr. Abu Bakah Jalloh, who was subjected to the forced distribution of emetics by the police in 1993 and who fought his way through all instances in the Federal Republic