In its decision in the case of Lenis v. Greece (application no. 47833/20) the European Court of Human Rights has, by a majority, declared the application inadmissible. The decision is final. The case concerned Mr Lenis’s posting of a homophobic article on his personal blog in December 2015, when the Greek Parliament had been about to debate proposed legislation introducing civil unions for same-sex couples, and his subsequent prosecution and sentencing for incitement to hatred and discrimination. At the time, Mr Lenis was the Metropolitan (equivalent of a bishop) of the Greek Orthodox Church for Kalavryta and Aigialeia. Den Rest des Beitrags lesen »
ECHR: Homophobic article by senior official of Greek Orthodox Church was incompatible with the Convention
31. August 2023 — Dr. Georg NeureitherECHR: Arnavutkoy Greek Orthodox Taksiarhis Church Foundation v. Türkiye (no. 27269/09)
15. November 2022 — Dr. Georg NeureitherThe applicant association, the Arnavutkoy Greek Orthodox Taksiarhis Church Foundation (Arnavutköy Taksiarhis Rum Kilisesi Vakfı), is one of the foundations under Turkish law of the Greek Orthodox Community of Istanbul. The case concerns judicial proceedings leading to a refusal to register property which, according to the applicant foundation, had been in its continuous possession for a long period and had been mentioned in a declaration of 1936, its founding document. Den Rest des Beitrags lesen »
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