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25 Feb Discrimination due to a legal reform related to obtaining a family pension

Posted at 25 Feb 2023 in Article 1 Protocol No. 1 (protection of property), Familiy, Article 14 (prohibition of discrimination)

In the case of Valverde Digon v. Spain (no. 22386/19, 26.01.2023) the European Court of Human Rights found a violation of Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 (protection of property)...

20 Feb Labelling of a children’s book as harmful solely on the basis of its LGBTI content is a violation of the Convention

Posted at 20 Feb 2023 in ▶ Children’s rights, LGBT rights, Article 10 (right to freedom of expression)

In the case of Macatė v. Lithuania (application no. 61435/19, 23.01.2023) the European Court held, unanimously, that there had been a violation of Article 10 (freedom of expression) of the...

13 Feb Wiretapping in the context of criminal proceedings was not in accordance with the Convention

Posted at 13 Feb 2023 in ▶ Data protection, Article 8 (right to respect for private and family life), Article 13 (right to an effective remedy)

In the case Potoczká and Adamčo v. Slovakia (no. 7286/16, 12.01.2023) the Court of European Court of Human Rights found a violation Violation of Article 8 and Article 6 §...

06 Feb Human Rights Watch 2023 Report

Posted at 06 Feb 2023 in Serbia, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Access to justice

Human Rights Watch publish ist HRW’s World Report 2023 on 12 January. The Report shows that 2022 was a worrying year in Central and Southeast Europe with a high record...

25 Jan Discrimination based on sex on account of different statutory retirement age

Posted at 25 Jan 2023 in Article 1 Protocol No. 1 (protection of property), Discrimination, Women’s rights

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...

20 Jan OSCE’s Handbook on media reporting on gender-based violence against women

Posted at 20 Jan 2023 in Montenegro, Women’s rights

On 8 December, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro published a document Handbook on media reporting on gender-based violence against women, a guide for media professionals on how to report about gender-based...

30 Dec The legally enshrined right to gender reassignment not enforceable in practice

Posted at 30 Dec 2022 in LGBT rights, Article 8 (right to respect for private and family life)

In the case of A.D. and Others v. Georgia (application no. 57864/17, 01.12.2022) the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been a violation of Article 8...

26 Dec “STOP! Hate Speech” campaign in BiH

Posted at 26 Dec 2022 in Internet, Bosnia and Herzegovina, OSCE, Freedom of speech

The Press and Online Media Council in BiH, with the support of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), published the analysis of the “STOP! Hate Speech” campaign. From...

20 Dec The child’s right to private life violated by the lack of provision for alternative ways of recognizing children born to same-sex couples through surrogacy

Posted at 20 Dec 2022 in LGBT rights, Familiy, Article 8 (right to respect for private and family life)

In the case of D.B. and Others v. Switzerland (applications nos. 58817/15 and 58252/15, 22.11.2022) the European Court of Human Rights held, by a majority of six votes to one,...

09 Dec HELP model course “Judicial reasoning and human rights” launched in Serbian

Posted at 09 Dec 2022 in Serbia, ▶ Judiciary, Article 6 (right to a fair trial)

Trainees of the Judicial Academy of the Republic of Serbia have started the Council of Europe HELP course “Judicial Reasoning and Human Rights”. In the upcoming period participants of the course...