by HRWF | Jan 7, 2023 | 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...
by HRWF | Dec 22, 2022 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Two women fined for religious work with children Forum 18 (13.12.2022) – https://bit.ly/3PJV4h6 – A Baku court fined Shola Jafarova two months’ average wage for holding mourning meetings in the Muslim holy month of Muharram and organising children to...
by HRWF | Oct 11, 2022 | Human Rights in the World
Armenian military authorities put conscript’s life in danger: he died Registrar of the European Court (11.10.2022) – In today’s Chamber judgment in the case of Ashot Malkhasyan v. Armenia (application no. 35814/14) the European Court of Human Rights held,...
by HRWF | Jun 27, 2022 | 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...
by HRWF | Jun 10, 2022 | 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,...
