In today’s Chamber judgment in the case of A.A. v. Switzerland (application no. 32218/17) the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there would be a violation of Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights in the event of the applicant’s return to Afghanistan. The case concerned the removal from Switzerland to Afghanistan of an Afghan national of Hazara ethnicity who was a Muslim convert to Christianity. Den Rest des Beitrags lesen »
EGMR: Switzerland would breach the Convention by returning to Afghanistan an Afghan convert to Christianity
5. November 2019 — Dr. Georg NeureitherEGMR: Greek system for exempting schoolchildren from religious education classes breaches the European Convention
31. Oktober 2019 — Dr. Georg NeureitherThe case Papageorgiou and Others v. Greece (application nos. 4762/18 and 6140/18) concerned compulsory religious education in Greek schools. In today’s Chamber judgment the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been: a violation of Article 2 of Protocol No. 1 (right to education) to the European Convention on Human Rights, interpreted in the light of Article 9 (freedom of thought, conscience, and religion). Den Rest des Beitrags lesen »
EGMR: Forthcoming judgment on Tuesday 5 November 2019 – A.A. v. Switzerland (no. 32218/17)
30. Oktober 2019 — Dr. Georg NeureitherThe case concerns the removal from Switzerland of A.A., an Afghan national of Hazara ethnicity, said to be born in 1996. In March 2014 A.A. arrived in Switzerland. He applied for asylum and stated that he had left Afghanistan because of the unsafe situation in that country and his conversion from Islam to Christianity. Den Rest des Beitrags lesen »
EGMR: Fortcoming judgment on Thursday 31 October 2019 – Papageorgiou and Others v. Greece (nos. 4762/18 and 6140/18)
25. Oktober 2019 — Dr. Georg NeureitherThe case concerns compulsory religious education in Greek schools. Den Rest des Beitrags lesen »
EGMR: Lack of civilian service as an alternative to military service precluded recognition of conscientious objection, in breach of the Convention
17. Oktober 2019 — Dr. Georg NeureitherIn today’s Chamber judgment in the case of Mushfig Mammadov and Others v. Azerbaijan (application no. 14604/08) the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been a violation of Article 9 (right to freedom of conscience, thought and religion) of the European Convention on Human Rights. The case concerned the applicants’ refusal on religious grounds to serve in the army. Den Rest des Beitrags lesen »
EGMR: A ban on access to a place of worship constructed in a public space in breach of urban planning regulations was justified
10. Oktober 2019 — Dr. Georg NeureitherIn its decision in the case of Pantelidou v. Greece (application no. 36267/19) the European Court of Human Rights has unanimously declared the application inadmissible, noting that it was manifestly ill-founded. The case concerned Ms Pantelidou’s not being able to have access to a church that had been opened in a public green space by the congregation of the “True Orthodox Christians” in breach of the urban planning code. The site was earmarked for the construction of the Athens Mosque under that code. The applicant alleged a violation of her right to freedom of religion (Article 9). Den Rest des Beitrags lesen »
EGMR: Forthcoming judgement on Thursday 17 October 2019 – Mushfig Mammadov and Others v. Azerbaijan (nos. 14604/08, 45823/11, 76127/13, and 41792/15)
10. Oktober 2019 — Dr. Georg NeureitherThe applicants, Mushfig Faig oglu Mammadov, Samir Asif oglu Huseynov, Farid Hasan oglu Mammadov, Fakhraddin Jeyhun oglu Mirzayev and Kamran Ziyafaddin oglu Mirzayev, are five Azerbaijani nationals who were born in 1983, 1984, 1987, 1993 and 1994 respectively and live in Baku and Ganja (in the case of Mr Fakhraddin Jeyhun oglu Mirzayev) (Azerbaijan). All five state that they are Jehovah’s Witnesses. Den Rest des Beitrags lesen »
EGMR: Forthcoming judgment on Thursday 10 October 2019 – Pantelidou v. Greece (no. 36267/19)
3. Oktober 2019 — Dr. Georg NeureitherThe applicant, Aikaterini-Veatriki Pantelidou, is a Greek national who was born in 1951 and lives in Athens. The case concerns the refusal by the police to permit Ms Pantelidou to enter a place of worship, established by the “followers of the Julian calendar for religious festivals” in a “green area” which belonged to the State and was earmarked, by legislation, for construction of the Athens mosque. Den Rest des Beitrags lesen »
EGMR: Bosnia and Herzegovina must enforce decisions ordering removal of church built on Srebrenica genocide survivors’ land
1. Oktober 2019 — Dr. Georg NeureitherIn today’s Chamber judgment in the case of Orlović and Others v. Bosnia and Herzegovina (application no. 16332/18) the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been a violation of Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 (protection of property) to the European Convention on Human Rights. The case concerned a church built by the Serbian Orthodox Parish on the applicants’ land after they had had to flee their property during the 1992– 95 war. The Court found in particular that the authorities’ failure to comply with final and binding decisions of 1999 and 2001 ordering full repossession of the land by the applicants, without any justification on the part of the Government for such inaction, had seriously frustrated their property rights. It also held, by six votes to one, under Article 46 (binding force and implementation) that the respondent State had to ensure enforcement of the two decisions in the applicants’ favour, including in particular the removal of the church from the applicants’ land, at the latest within three months of this judgment becoming final. Den Rest des Beitrags lesen »
EGMR: Forthcoming judgment on Tuesday 1 October 2019 – Orlović and Others v. Bosnia and Herzegovina (application no. 16332/18)
26. September 2019 — Dr. Georg NeureitherThe applicants are a family of 14 citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina, born between 1942 and 1982. They live in Konjević Polje and Srebrenik, in Bosnia and Herzegovina. They survive the first applicant’s husband and more than 20 other relatives who were killed in the Srebrenica genocide in 1995. The case concerns a church built by the Serbian Orthodox Parish on the applicants’ land after they had to flee their property in Konjević Polje during the 1992–95 war. The property belonged to the first applicant’s husband and his brother and consisted of several individual and agricultural buildings, fields and meadows. Den Rest des Beitrags lesen »
EGMR: Grand Chamber hearing on inter-State case Ukraine v. Russia (re Crimea)
11. September 2019 — Dr. Georg NeureitherThe European Court of Human Rights is holding a Grand Chamber hearing on Wednesday 11 September 2019 at 9.15 a.m. in the case of Ukraine v. Russia (re Crimea) (application no. 20958/14). The case concerns Ukraine’s allegations of violations of the European Convention on Human Rights by the Russian Federation in Crimea. A recording of the hearing will be available from 2.30 p.m. on the Court’s Internet site (www.echr.coe.int). After the hearing the Court will begin its deliberations, which will be held in private. Its ruling in the case will, however, be made at a later stage. Den Rest des Beitrags lesen »
EGMR: Legislation preventing marriage between “ex-”brothers- and sisters-in-law: violation of the right to marry
5. September 2019 — Dr. Georg NeureitherIn today’s Chamber judgment in the case of Theodorou and Tsotsorou v. Greece (application no. 57854/15) the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been a violation of Article 12 (right to marry) of the European Convention on Human Rights. The case concerned a judicial decision annulling the marriage of Ms Tsotsorou and Mr Theodorou on the grounds that Ms Tsotsorou was Mr Theodorou’s former sister-in-law. On the basis of Article 1357 of the Civil Code – which prohibits, in particular, marriage between persons of collateral affinity up to the third degree –, the Greek courts annulled the applicants’ marriage, 10 years after it had been entered into, and held that the individuals in question were related in collateral affinity to the second degree. The Court found that the annulment of the applicants’ marriage had disproportionately restricted their right to marry to such an extent that the very essence of that right had been impaired. Den Rest des Beitrags lesen »
EGMR: Religious Community of Jehovah’s Witnesses of Kryvyi Rih’s Ternivsky District v. Ukraine (no. 21477/10)
3. September 2019 — Dr. Georg NeureitherThe applicant community is the Religious Community of Jehovah’s Witnesses of Kryvyi Rih, Ternivsky District, Dnipropetrovsk Region. The case concerned the community’s complaint that it had not been able to construct a building for worship on land it had purchased owing to the domestic authorities’ inactivity. Den Rest des Beitrags lesen »
EGMR: Forthcoming judgment on Thursday 5 September 2019 – Theodorou and Tsotsorou v. Greece (no. 57854/15)
29. August 2019 — Dr. Georg NeureitherThe applicants, Georgios Theodorou and Sophia Tsotsorou, are Greek nationals who were born in 1951 and 1957 respectively. They live in Koropi (Greece). The case concerns a judicial decision annulling the applicants’ – religious – marriage. Den Rest des Beitrags lesen »
EGMR: Forthcoming judgment on Tuesday 3 September 2019 – Religious Community of Jehovah’s Witnesses of Kryvyi Rih’s Ternivsky District v. Ukraine (no. 21477/10)
29. August 2019 — Dr. Georg NeureitherThe applicant community is the Religious Community of Jehovah’s Witnesses of Kryvyi Rih, Ternivsky District, Dnipropetrovsk Region. The case concerns the community’s complaint that it was not able to construct a building for worship on land it had purchased owing to the domestic authorities’ inactivity. Den Rest des Beitrags lesen »
EGMR: Aktaş and Aslaniskender v. Turkey (nos. 18684/07 and 21101/07)
25. Juni 2019 — Dr. Georg NeureitherThe first applicant, Nuri Aktaş, has Turkish and Swiss dual nationality, was born in 1969 and lives in St Gallen (Switzerland). The second applicant, Padmapani Aslaniskender, is a Turkish national who was born in 1953 and lives in İzmir. The case concerned a name change in the civil status register. Den Rest des Beitrags lesen »
EGMR: Forthcoming judgment on Tuesday 25 June 2019 – Aktaş and Aslaniskender v. Turkey (nos. 18684/07 and 21101/07)
20. Juni 2019 — Dr. Georg NeureitherThe first applicant, Nuri Aktaş, has Turkish and Swiss dual nationality, was born in 1969 and lives in St Gallen (Switzerland). The second applicant, Padmapani Aslaniskender, is a Turkish national who was born in 1953 and lives in İzmir. The case concerns a name change in the civil status register. Den Rest des Beitrags lesen »
EGMR: Cumhuriyetçi Eğitim Ve Kültür Merkezi Vakfı v. Turkey (no. 32093/10)
19. Februar 2019 — Dr. Georg NeureitherThe applicant association, Cumhuriyetçi Eǧitim ve Kültür Merkezi Vakfı, or CEM Vakfi (the Foundation for Republican Education and Culture), is a foundation set up under Turkish law in 1995. The case concerned the possibility under Turkish law for places of worship to be granted an exemption from paying electricity bills and the refusal to grant this privilege to the applicant foundation. Den Rest des Beitrags lesen »
EGMR: Forthcoming judgment on Tuesday 19 February 2019 – Cumhuriyetçi Eğitim Ve Kültür Merkezi Vakfı v. Turkey (no. 32093/10)
14. Februar 2019 — Dr. Georg NeureitherThe applicant association, Cumhuriyetçi Eǧitim ve Kültür Merkezi Vakfı, or CEM Vakfi (the Foundation for Republican Education and Culture), is a foundation set up under Turkish law in 1995. The case concerned the possibility under Turkish law for places of worship to be granted an exemption from paying electricity bills and the refusal to grant this privilege to the applicant foundation. Den Rest des Beitrags lesen »
EGMR: Forthcoming judgment on Tuesday 19 February 2019 – Tothpal and Szabo v. Romania (nos. 28617/13 and 50919/13)
14. Februar 2019 — Dr. Georg NeureitherThe applicants, Mr Bela Tothpal and Mr Csongor Szabo, are Romanian nationals who were born end 1966 and 1971 and live in Arad Gherla, respectively. The case concerns their conviction for unlawfully exercising the duties of a priest. Den Rest des Beitrags lesen »
EGMR: Forthcoming hearing in February 2019
31. Januar 2019 — Dr. Georg NeureitherThe European Court of Human Rights will be holding a hearing in February 2019: Ukraine v. Russia (re Crimea) (application no. 20958/14), concerning Ukraine’s allegations of violations of the European Convention on Human Rights by Russia in Crimea. After the hearing the Court will begin its deliberations, which will be held in private. Its ruling in the case will, however, be made at a later stage. Den Rest des Beitrags lesen »
EGMR: Complaint about conviction by German courts for denying the Holocaust on Swedish TV inadmissible – Williamson
31. Januar 2019 — Dr. Georg NeureitherIn its decision in the case of Williamson v. Germany (application no. 64496/17) the ECHR has unanimously declared the application inadmissible. The decision is final. The case concerned the applicant’s complaint about his criminal conviction of incitement to hatred. Den Rest des Beitrags lesen »
EGMR: Forthcoming judgment on Thursday 31 January 2019 – Williamson v. Germany (no. 64496/17)
23. Januar 2019 — Dr. Georg NeureitherThe applicant, Richard Williamson, is a British national who was born in 1940 and lives in Kent (the United Kingdom). He is a bishop and a former member of the Society of Saint Pius X. The case concerns the applicant’s complaint about his criminal conviction for incitement to hatred. Den Rest des Beitrags lesen »
EGMR: Altınkaynak and Others v. Turkey (no. 12541/06)
15. Januar 2019 — Dr. Georg NeureitherThe six applicants, Erkin Altınkaynak (born in 1963, died in 2016), Meral Altınkaynak (born in 1965), Sibel Sahlimov (born in 1978), Hüsnü Bostan (born in 1978), Volkan Ataalp (born in 1969) and Sahire Melek Jones (born in 1958), are Turkish nationals who in September 2004 set up a foundation – Türkiye Yedincigün Adventistleri Vakfı (the Foundation of Turkish Seventh-day Adventists) – for the purpose of meeting the religious needs of Turkish and foreign Seventh-day Adventists living permanently or temporarily in Turkey. The case concerned the Turkish courts’ refusal to include the foundation in question in the official register on the grounds that domestic law did not allow foundations to serve the sole interests of members of a specific community. Den Rest des Beitrags lesen »
EGMR: Forthcomimg judgment on Tuesday 15 January 2019 – Altınkaynak and Others v. Turkey (no. 12541/06)
11. Januar 2019 — Dr. Georg NeureitherThe six applicants, Erkin Altınkaynak (born in 1963, died in 2016), Meral Altınkaynak (born in 1965), Sibel Sahlimov (born in 1978), Hüsnü Bostan (born in 1978), Volkan Ataalp (born in 1969) and Sahire Melek Jones (born in 1958), are Turkish nationals who in September 2004 set up a foundation – Türkiye Yedincigün Adventistleri Vakfı (the Foundation of Turkish Seventh-day Adventists) – for the purpose of meeting the religious needs of Turkish and foreign Seventh-day Adventists living permanently or temporarily in Turkey. The case concerns the Turkish courts’ refusal to include the foundation in question in the official register on the grounds that domestic law does not allow foundations to serve the sole interests of members of a specific community. Den Rest des Beitrags lesen »
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