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Schools classes made up of a majority of Roma and Egyptian minorities, prevented the integration of children into society and constituted prohibited discrimination

Children
03/06/2022 19:26

JUDGMENT Χ. and others v. Albania 31.05.2022 (app. no. 73548/17 and 45521/19) see here SUMMARY Prohibition of racial segregation. Coexistence of different ethnicities in the school community. The applicants belong to Roma and Egyptian families. Food programs for the children of these minorities were given as an incentive for them to enroll in school. However, […]

The lack of accessibility for the disabled in municipal buildings did not consist discrimination, given the protection of cultural heritage and the public budget

Article 14
31/05/2022 19:43

JUDGMENT Arnar Helgi Lárusson v. Iceland 31.05.2022 (app. no. 23077/19) see here SUMMARY The case concerned Mr Lárusson’s access to municipal buildings which housed cultural and social institutions in Reykjanesbær as a wheelchair user. The applicant complained of a violation of his rights under Article 14 (prohibition of discrimination) of the Convention in conjunction with […]

No breach of Jehovah’s Witness’ rights in case concerning dispute over his daughter’s religious upbringing

Article 14
20/05/2022 06:37

JUDGMENT T.C. v. Italy 19.05.2022 (app. no. 54032/18) see here SUMMARY The case concerned a dispute between the applicant and the mother of his daughter from a previous relationship over their child’s religious upbringing. The applicant had become a Jehovah’s Witness after the split in the relationship. Following proceedings brought by the mother in the […]

Arson attack to an LGBT community member business and verbal attacks by homophobes. Failure of the authorities to protect a gay woman. Humiliating treatment and prohibited discrimination

Article 14
19/05/2022 06:54

JUDGMENT Oganezova v. Armenia 17.05.2022 (ap. no. 71367/12 and 72961/12) see here SUMMARY Protection of sexual orientation from discrimination. Criminal treatment of homophobes. The applicant Armenian national, a well-known member of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in Armenia, was forced to flee to Sweden and seek asylum for fear of persecution in […]

Exclusion of a couple from in vitro fertilization because the woman was over 43 years old, violated their right to family life

Article 14
16/05/2022 08:12

JUDGMENT Lia v. Malta 05.05.2022 (app. no. 8709/20) see here SUMMARY In vitro fertilization, interpretation and application of the relevant law without the required predictability. The case concerned the authorities ‘refusal to carry out, at the applicants’ expense, Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection – an assisted reproduction procedure – on the applicant’s’s eggs due her being 43 […]

Rejection of a request for contact rights vis-à-vis former spouse’s child: violation of the applicant’s right to respect for her private and family life

Article 14
14/04/2022 07:14

JUDGMENT Callamand v. France 07.04.2022 (app. no. 2338/20) see here SUMMARY The case concerned the rejection of the applicant’s request for contact rights with her former spouse’s child, who had been conceived by medically assisted procreation. Having noted the existence of genuine personal links between the applicant and the child, which were protected by Article […]

Brutal murder of a one-year-old child by his father! Domestic violence. Condemnation for failure of the authorities to protect the victims!

Article 14
11/04/2022 06:55

JUDGMENT Landi v. Italy 07.04.2022 (app. no. 10929/19) see here SUMMARY In the present case Ms Landi alleged that the Italian State had failed to take the requisite action to protect her and her two children from the domestic violence inflicted by her partner, which had led to the murder of her one-year-old son and […]

Inability of the Bulgarian authorities to prevent a woman from being shot by her husband. Violation of the right to life

Article 14
23/03/2022 19:10

JUDGMENT Y and others v. Bulgaria 22.03.2022 (app. no. 9077/18) see here SUMMARY The case concerned the complaints brought by the mother and daughters of a victim of marital murder. Ms V. was shot dead in a café in Sofia by her husband just after leaving the district prosecutor’s office to complain that he owned […]

A transgender man has asked for a complete modification or reissue of his birth certificate after a gender reassignment. The refusal of the authorities did not violate the ECHR

Article 14
17/02/2022 16:49

JUDGMENT Y v. Poland 17.02.2022 (app. no. 74131/14) see here SUMMARY Gender reassignment from woman to man and birth certificates. Refusal of the authorities to completely modify his birth certificate or issue an existing new one, after the gender reassignment. Although a court decision had been issued allowing him to modify his birth certificate to […]

Discrimination against blind chess players in relation to chess players with eyesight! Conviction for violating the prohibition of discrimination!

ECHR Decisions
26/01/2022 18:22

JUDGMENT Negovanovic and others v. Serbia 25.01.22 (app. no. 29907/16 amd 3 others) see here SUMMARY The case concerned alleged discrimination by the Serbian authorities against blind chess players, its own nationals, who had won medals at major international events, notably in the Blind Chess Olympiad. Unlike other Serbian athletes with disabilities and sighted chess […]

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