Freedom of Religion and Belief
LITHUANIA loses another Jehovah’s Witness case of conscientious objection in Strasbourg By Willy Fautré The European Times (20.09.2025) – On 26 August, the European Court of Human Rights ruled in the case Erikas Rutkauskas v. Lithuania that the religious...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Strasbourg rules Russia’s ban on Jehovah’s Witnesses in 2017 is unlawful Russia ordered to pay EUR 59,617,458 ($63,684,978 USD) for pecuniary damage (mainly seized property) and EUR 3,447,250 ($3,682,445 USD) in respect of non-pecuniary damage Link to ECHR press...