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27 Sep No violation of freedom of expression due to rejection of criminal complaint of journalist who have been targeted in the media

Posted at 27 Sep 2022 in ▶ Journalists, Serbia, Discrimination, Article 10 (right to freedom of expression)

In the case of Gaši and Others v. Serbia (application no. 24738/19, 06.09.2022) the European Court of Human Rights has found no violation of Article 10 (freedom of expression) of...

16 Sep Europride „cancelled“ in Belgrade: Restrictions on right to freedom of assembly

Posted at 16 Sep 2022 in Serbia, LGBT rights, Discrimination

The Serbian government should immediately rescind its ban on EuroPride events scheduled for Belgrade in September 2022, Human Rights Watch said on September, 01, 2022. Instead, the authorities should work...

23 Aug Serbian Bishop cursed the LBGT population

Posted at 23 Aug 2022 in Serbia, LGBT rights, Discrimination

A Serbian Orthodox bishop has been criticised for saying the forthcoming Europe Pride event in Belgrade will “desecrate” Belgrade, and saying he wished he could take up a weapon to...

13 Jul Inadequate legal response to hate crimes against LGBT people

Posted at 13 Jul 2022 in Article 2 of Protocol No. 4 (freedom of movement), LGBT rights, Discrimination, Article 14 (prohibition of discrimination)

In the case of Stoyanova v. Bulgaria (application no. 56070/18, 14.06.2022) the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been a violation of Article 14 (prohibition of...

30 Jun Discrimination based on segregation of Roma and Egyptian children in primary school

Posted at 30 Jun 2022 in ▶ Children’s rights, Discrimination

In the X and Others v. Albania (applications no. 73548/17 and 45521/19, 31,05.2022) the European Court of Human Rights found a violation of Article 1 of Protocol No. 12 of...

14 Jun Religious education of a child by parent who is Jehovah’s Witnesses

Posted at 14 Jun 2022 in Discrimination, Familiy, Article 8 (right to respect for private and family life), Article 14 (prohibition of discrimination)

In the case of T.C. v. Italy (application no. 54032/18, 19.05.2022) the European Court of Human Rights held, by a majority, that there had been: no violation of Article 14...

25 May The right of trade unions to control their membership vis-à-vis the right to freedom of association of would-be members

Posted at 25 May 2022 in Croatia, Discrimination, Article 11 (right to freedom of assembly)

In the case of Vlahov v. Croatia (application no. 31163/13, 05.05.2022) the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been a violation of Article 11 (freedom of...

18 Feb Discrimination against blind chess players in Serbia

Posted at 18 Feb 2022 in Serbia, Article 1 of Protocol No. 7 (expulsion), Discrimination

In the case of Negovanović and Others v. Serbia (application no. 29907/16 and 3 others, 25.01.2022) the European Court of Human Rights held, by a majority of five votes to...

07 Feb Uprising hate speech in Western Balkans

Posted at 07 Feb 2022 in Serbia, Discrimination, Bosnia and Herzegovina, International crimes

The UN human rights office, OHCHR, express concerns over hate speech uprising in Western Balkans. OHCHR published a Press briefing notes on Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia on 14 January...

06 Dec Opinion of the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights on developments in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Posted at 06 Dec 2021 in Discrimination, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Freedom of speech, Access to justice, International crimes

The Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, Dunja Mijatović, had warned in her opinion from 18. November 2021, that warmongering has seriously intensified in Bosnia and Herzegovina...