Showing posts with label European Convention on Human Rights. Show all posts
Showing posts with label European Convention on Human Rights. Show all posts
Friday, May 03, 2024

Northern Ireland Appeals Court Rejects Challenge To Religious Education In Schools

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In re an Application by JR87 , (NI CA, April 30, 2024), is an appeal in a challenge to the legality of religious education and collective wo...
Thursday, April 18, 2024

British Court Upholds School's Ban on Student Prayer

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In The King (On the application of TTT) v. Michaela Community Schools Trust , (High Ct., Kings Bench, April 16, 2024), a British trial court...
Monday, April 15, 2024

European Court: Failure To Consider Antisemitic Nature of Threats Violated Woman's Rights Under European Convention

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In Allouche v. France, (ECHR, April 11, 2024) ( full text in French ), the European Court of Human Rights in a Chamber Judgment awarded dama...
Tuesday, March 19, 2024

European Court: Turkey Violated Rights of Conscientious Objector

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In Kanatli v. Turkey, (ECHR, March 12, 2024) ( full text of opinion in French ), the European Court of Human Rights in a Chamber Judgment he...
Tuesday, February 13, 2024

European Court Says Ban on Halal and Kosher Slaughter Does Not Violate Human Rights Convention

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 In  Affaire Executife van de Moslims van Belgie et Autres c. Belgique , (ECHR, Feb. 13, 2024) [full opinion available only in French], the ...
Friday, February 02, 2024

European Court: Azerbaijan's Ban on Foreign Educated Imams Violates European Convention

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In Babayev v. Azerbaijan , (ECHR, Feb. 1, 2024), the European Court of Human Rights held that Article 9 of the European Convention on Human ...
Friday, December 15, 2023

European Court Advisory Opinion: Security Clearance May Be Withdrawn for Supporter of Religion That Is Threat to the State

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In a Grand Chamber advisory opinion, the European Court of Human Rights has concluded that Belgium many deny a person the right to work as a...
Tuesday, October 31, 2023

British Court Rejects Muslim Mother's Objections to Child's Routine Vaccinations

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 In  WSP (A Child), Re (Vaccination: Religious Objection ,  (EWHC (Family), Oct. 23, 2023), a British trial court rejected a claim by a Musl...
Wednesday, September 20, 2023

European Court Says Homophobic Posting Was Not Protected by Human Rights Convention

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 In Lenis v. Greece , (ECHR, Aug. 31, 2023), the European Court of Human Rights declared inadmissible an application filed by a former Metro...
Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Bulgaria Violates European Convention by Failing to Recognize Same-Sex Married Couple

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In  Koilova and Babulkova v. Bulgaria, (ECHR, Sept 5, 2023) ( full text of decision in French ) ( Court's English Summary of decision ),...
Wednesday, June 07, 2023

European Court: Ukraine Violates Human Rights Convention by Denying Legal Recognition to Same-Sex Couples

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In Maymulakhin & Markiv v. Ukraine , (ECHR, June 1, 2023), the European Court of Human Rights in a Chamber Judgment held that Ukraine vi...
Wednesday, May 31, 2023

British Court: Humanist Eligible to Sit on Advisory Council for Religious Education

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In  R (on the Application of Bowen) v. Kent County Council ,  (EWHC (Admin), May 26, 2023), a British High Court justice rejected a ruling o...
Friday, May 19, 2023

European Court Upholds Politician's Conviction for Failing to Remove Third Party Hate Speech from His Facebook Page

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In Sanchez v. France ,  (ECHR, May 15, 2023), the European Court of Human Rights by a vote of 13-4 in a Grand Chamber judgment upheld France...
Wednesday, May 10, 2023

European Court: Finland May Require Jehovah's Witnesses to Obtain Consent Before Taking Notes on Those They Visit

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In Jehovah's Witnesses v. Finland ,  (ECHR, May 9, 2023), the European Court of Human Rights held that Finland's data collection reg...
Thursday, March 09, 2023

European Court Says Russian Regulation of Proselytizing Violated Human Rights Convention

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In  Ossewaarde v. Russia , (ECHR, March 7, 2023), the European Court of Human Rights held that legal restrictions imposed by Russia in 2016 ...
Tuesday, January 31, 2023

European Court Says Russia Violated Rights of Same Sex Couples Who Were Denied Marriage Registration

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In Fedotova and Others v. Russia , (ECHR, Jan. 17, 2023), the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights held that Russia violated ...
Monday, January 02, 2023

European Court Again Holds That Flying Spaghetti Monster Church Is Not a Protected "Religion"

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In two recent Chamber Judgments, the European Court of Human Rights reaffirmed its prior holding in a 2021 case that the Church of the Flyi...
Wednesday, December 21, 2022

European Court Upholds France's Conviction of Journalist for Inciting Anti-Muslim Hatred

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In Zemmour v. France,  (EDHR, Dec. 20, 2022) ( full text of decision in French ), the European Court of Human Rights upheld France's con...
Tuesday, December 20, 2022

European Court: Bulgaria Violated Rights of Evangelical Churches by Warnings Circulated to Schools

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In  Tonchev v. Bulgaria, (ECHR, Dec. 13, 2022) ( full text of decision in French ), the European Court of Human Rights in a Chamber Judgment...
Thursday, December 08, 2022

UK Supreme Court Upholds Northern Ireland Abortion Clinic Buffer Zone Law

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In Reference by the Attorney General for Northern Ireland - Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Northern Ireland) Bill , (UK SC, Dec. 7, ...