In a historic decision, the Turkish Constitutional Court recently overturned Article 187 of the civil code, putting an end to the requirement for women to adopt their husband's surname upon...
In the recent case of Kovačević v. Bosnia and Herzegovina (application no. 43651/22, 29.8.2023), the European Court of Human Rights ruled, with six votes to one, that there were violations...
In September 2023 the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) of the Council of Europe published General Policy Recommendation No. 17 on preventing and combating intolerance and discrimination against LGBTI...
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina has published a report analysing 433 domestic court decisions in anti-discrimination cases rendered between mid-2018 and mid-2021. The Mission report shows an increase...
In the case of Moraru and Marin v. Romania (applications nos. 53282/18 and 31428/20, 20.12.2022) the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been a violation of...
In the case of Beeler v. Switzerland (application no. 78630/12, 11.10.2022) the European Court of Human Rights held, by a majority (12 votes to 5), that there had been a...
The report “Building trust in equality: Enhancing access to justice for Roma in Hungary and Serbia”, published in September 2022, was produced in the framework of the ‘Roma Equality through...
In the case Pinkas and Others v. Bosnia and Herzegovina (application no. 8701/21, 04.10.2022) the European Court found a violation of Article 1 of Protocol No. 12 (general prohibition of...
The Advisory Committee on the Council of Europe’s Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (FCNM) published a new opinion on 21.09.2022. According to the Advisory Commitee North Macedonia...
At the closing session of the International Human Rights Conference held in Belgrade for Europride 2022, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatović, gave the speech where...