02 Aug Responsibility for comments on a public Facebook profile
In the case of Sanchez v. France (application no. 45581/15, 15.05.2023) the European Court of Human Rights held, by a majority, that there had been no violation of Article 10...
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26 Jul The general requirement for individuals to be represented by a lawyer in simple cases before civil courts of first instance may undermine the right of access to justice
In the case Kitanovska and Barbulovski v. North Macedonia (nos. 53030/19 and 31378/20, 09.05.2023) the European Court found a violation of Article 6 § 1 (right to a fair hearing)...
19 Jul OSCE Analysis of Anti-Discrimination Case Law in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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...
28 Jun The absolute ban on the use of non-official languages during election campaigns is not in line with the Convention
Posted at 28 Jun 2023
in Freedom of speech, Article 10 (right to freedom of expression), Access to justice
In the case of Mestan v. Bulgaria (application no. 24108/15, 02.05.2023) the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been a violation of Article 10 (freedom of...
20 Jun Annual Report 2022 of the CoE Commissioner for Human Rights
“The protection of human rights in Europe has suffered serious setbacks in 2022,” said the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatović, presenting her Annual Report. “ The report...
08 Jun Politician’s right to privacy
Posted at 08 Jun 2023
in Serbia, Article 8 (right to respect for private and family life), Freedom of speech
In the case of Bojan Pantić against Serbia (Application no. 33776/20, 28.03.2023) the Court of European Court of Human Rights declared the application inadmissible. The applicant is a Serbian politician who...
02 Jun Increased number of not implemented judgments of the European Court of Human Rights
The annual report for 2022 on the implementation of European Court of Human Rights’ judgements published by Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers shows that the number of ECHR judgements...
29 May New recommendation of the Committee of Ministers on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings for the purpose of labour exploitation
Posted at 29 May 2023
in Human trafficking
Human trafficking for the purpose of labour exploitation is on the rise in Europe, affecting an increasing number of women, men and children. The Committee of Ministers Recommendation on preventing...
23 May ECtHR Advisory opinion concerning adoption of an adult
Posted at 23 May 2023
in Familiy, Article 6 (right to a fair trial), Article 8 (right to respect for private and family life), Protocol 16
The European Court of Human Rights delivered, unanimously, its response to a request (no. P16-2022-001) made by the Supreme Court of Finland for an advisory opinion, under Protocol no. 16...
15 May GRETA Third evaluation report on North Macedonia
In its third-round evaluation report published on 24.03.2023, the Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) welcomes North Macedonia’s progress in developing the legislative anti-human trafficking...