ROLF, Author at Rule of Law Platform

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,...

15 Dec Restriction of voting rights of national minorities

Posted at 15 Dec 2022 in Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment), Article 14 (prohibition of discrimination)

In the case of Bakirdzi and E.C. v. Hungary (application nos. 49636/14 and 65678/14, 10.11.2022) concerning the voting rights of the applicants, registered as national-minority voters for the 2014 parliamentary...

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...

05 Dec The new BiH action plan for improving the rights and freedoms of LGBT people

Posted at 05 Dec 2022 in LGBT rights, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina unveiled its first ever strategy to improve the rights and freedoms of LGBT people in October, a step towards bringing human rights protections in the country into...

28 Nov The recognition of the judgment according to the Hague Evidence Convention led to a violation of the right to a fair trial

Posted at 28 Nov 2022 in Article 6 (right to a fair trial), Access to justice

In the case of Dolenc v. Slovenia (application no. 20256/20, 22.10.2022) the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been a violation of Article 6 § 1...

22 Nov Abuse of the right of individual application

Posted at 22 Nov 2022 in Access to justice

In the case of Camelia Bogdan v. Romania (application no. 32916/20) the European Court of Human Rights has unanimously declared the application inadmissible. The case concerned disciplinary proceedings against a...

18 Nov Violation of Article 10 of the Convention due to the suspended prison sentence imposed on a feminist

Posted at 18 Nov 2022 in Freedom of speech, Article 10 (right to freedom of expression), Women’s rights

In the case of Bouton v. France (application no. 22636/19, 13.10.2022) the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been a violation of Article 10 (freedom of...