01 Oct CPT’s Report on Bosnia and Herzegovina
In a Report published on 14 September 2021 the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) calls on the authorities...
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27 Sep The use of private email correspondence as evidence in divorce proceedings did not lead to a violation of Article 8
Posted at 27 Sep 2021
in Internet, Familiy, Article 8 (right to respect for private and family life)
In the case of M.P. v. Portugal (application no. 27516/14, 07.09.2021) the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been: no violation of Article 8 (right to...
17 Sep No violation of the right not to be tried twice in the case of domestic violence
Posted at 17 Sep 2021
in Croatia, Article 4 of Protocol No. 7 (right not to be tried or punished twice), Familiy, Article 6 (right to a fair trial)
The case Galović v. Croatia (application no. 45512/11, 31.08.2021) concerned the applicant’s convictions for domestic violence in several sets of minor-offence proceedings and in criminal proceedings on indictment. The European Court...
14 Sep Criminal liability for failure to delete hateful comments from a public Facebook account
In the case of Sanchez v. France (application no. 45581/15, 02.09.2021) the European Court of Human Rights held that there had been: no violation of Article 10 (freedom of expression)...
10 Sep The first same-sex marriage in Montenegro
The first same-sex marriage in Montenegro was registered on 25.07.2021 in the coastal resort of Budva, a year after Montenegro became the first non-EU country in the Balkans to legalize...
07 Sep Commercial brands that have a socio-political message cannot be treated exclusively in a commercial context
In the case Gachechiladze v. Georgia (application no. 2591/19, 22.07.2021) the European Court of Human Rights found a violation of the Article 10 (freedom of expression). The case concerns administrative-offence proceedings...
03 Sep Violation of the Convention by de facto deprivation of the possibility of reviewing the sentence of life imprisonment
In the case Sandor Varga and Others v. Hungary (applications nos. 39734/15, 35530/16, and 26804/18) the European Court of Human Rights found a violation of Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman...
31 Aug Violation of the right to a fair trial for not allowing an applicant who does not dispute his guilt to examine a witness
In the case of Dodoja v. Croatia (application no. 53587/17, 24.06.2021) the European Court of Human Rights held that there has been violation of Article 6 §§ 1 and 3...
26 Aug Comment by the Council of Europe Commissioner on the situation of LGBT people in Europe
Dunja Mijatović, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights published a Human Rights Comment on political manipulation of homophobia and transphobia with examples from all over Europe. The Commissioner affirmed...
23 Aug Police search without a sufficient number of witnesses in accordance with the Article 8 of the Convention
Posted at 23 Aug 2021
in North Macedonia, ▶ Prisoners, ▶ Judiciary, Article 8 (right to respect for private and family life)
In the case Simovski v. North Macedonia (application no. 46176/14, 24.06.2021) the European Court of Human Rights declared the application inadmissible. The case concerned a search of the applicant’s home, without...