The repatriation of a foreigner who did not substantiate his allegations did not violate the ECHR. Violation due to insufficient research and no granting of an interpreter.
JUDGMENT M.S v. Slovenia and Ukraine 11.06.2020 (no. 17189/11) see here SUMMARY Asylum applicant, rights of legal representation in a language understood by the applicant, procedural obligations of the State. The applicant, passing through Ukraine illegally, was arrested at the Slovak border. Return to Ukraine as the head of the first host country, where he […]
Homophobic comments, hate speech and sentencing into fine payment. Non-violation of the freedom of expression of the commentator
JUDGMENT Carl Jóhann Lilliendahl v. Iceland 11.06.2020 (no. 29297/18) see here SUMMARY The case concerned the applicant’s conviction and fine for homophobic comments he had made in response to an online article. The Court found that the applicant’s comments had amounted to hate speech within the meaning of its case-law. It accepted the Icelandic Supreme […]