Freedom of Religion and Belief
European Court of Human Rights: governments should not call minority religions “cults” The Court ruled in favor of three Bulgarian Evangelical churches, and said its case law has “evolved” since it refused to censor two French report on “cults” in 2001. By Massimo...
Human Rights in the World
European Court orders Russia not to carry out ‘death sentence’ against POW defending Ukraine By Halya Coynash KHRPG (21.06.2022) – https://bit.ly/3HXYRUd – The European Court of Human Rights has ordered Russia to ensure that the death penalty imposed on a...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
State and religion in Belgium: the slap of the European Court HRWF (06.27.2022) – For decades, Anderlecht, a commune of Brussels, has been famous for its football club. Since 5 April 2022, it has been becoming famous for a decision of the European Court in...
Human Rights in the World
The ECtHR recognized the law on foreign agents as violating human rights OVD News with HRWF (14.06.2022) – https://bit.ly/3mQ9NJP – The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) recognized the law on foreign agents as a violation of human rights. This...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Conscientious objection: Jehovah’s Witnesses win a case in Strasbourg Registrar of the European Court (07.06.2022) – In today’s Chamber judgment1 in the case of Teliatnikov v. Lithuania (application no. 51914/19) the European Court of Human Rights held,...