Showing posts with label Switzerland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Switzerland. Show all posts
Thursday, April 28, 2022

European Court Says Switzerland Wrongly Denied Asylum To Pakistani Convert To Christianity

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In M.A.M. v. Suisse ,  (ECHR, April 26, 2022) [decision in French], the European Court of Human Rights ruled in favor of a Pakistani asylee ...
Monday, March 08, 2021

Swiss Voters Approve Burka Ban

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SwissInfo reports that voters in Switzerland yesterday approved, by a narrow majority, a constitutional amendment that would ban wearing of...
Friday, February 21, 2020

Swiss Court Says Company's Logo Is Not Offensive To Christians

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Swiss Info reports that Switzerland's Federal Administrative Court has ruled against the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Propert...
Tuesday, August 21, 2018

Switzerland Denies Citizenship To Muslim Couple For Their Rejection of Gender Equality

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BBC News reported last week that Swiss authorities have denied the citizenship application of a Muslim couple who refused to shake hands wi...
Thursday, January 11, 2018

European Court Vindicates Critic of Anti-Muslim Political Remarks

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In Case of GRA Stiftung gegen Rassismus und Antisemitismus v. Switzerland ,   (ECHR, Jan. 9, 2018), the European Court of Human Rights in a ...
Wednesday, January 11, 2017

European Court Rejects Muslim Parents' Complaints About Mixed Swim Lessons In Schools

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In  Osmanoğlu and Kocabaş v. Switzerland , (ECHR, Jan. 10. 2017) ( full text of opinion in French ), the European Court of Human Rights in a...
Thursday, December 15, 2016

Swiss Court Says Anti-Muslim Referendum Is Invalid

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Daily Sabah reports that yesterday Switzerland's Federal Tribunal held that a referendum supported by the right-wing Swiss People's...
Tuesday, December 22, 2015

European Court Says Switzerland Need Not Recognize Underage Religious Marriage of Afghan Nationals

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In Z .H. and R.H. v. Switzerland ,  (ECHR, Dec. 8, 2015), the European Court of Human Rights in a Chamber Judgment held that Switzerland was...
Friday, October 16, 2015

European Court Says Armenian Genocide Denial Protected By Freedom of Expression

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In Case of Perincek v. Switzerland ,  (ECHR, Oct. 15, 2015), the European Court of Human Rights in a Grand Chamber judgment, by a vote of 10...