ILGA-Europe media releases and news on cases
Find ILGA-Europe's media releases and news on cases from the European Court of Human Rights.
Important judgment in hate speech case by the European Court of Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights says that criminal conviction for distributing leaflets offensive to homosexuals was not contrary to freedom of expression
European Court of Human Rights: Russia violates the European Convention on Human Rights by banning Moscow Prides
Today, the European Court of Human Rights delivered its decision in a case of Nikolai Alexeyev v. Russia and said that Russia has breached the European Convention on Human Rights by banning 2006, 2007 and 2008 Moscow Prides.
Same-sex partnerships constitute ‘family life’, says the European Court of Human Rights once again
Today the European Court of Human Rights delivered its judgement in a case of P.B. and J.S. v. Austria. The Court said Austria violated the European Convention on Human Rights by excluding same-sex partners from insurance cover and once again affirmed same-sex partnership constitute ‘family life’ under the Convention.
European Court of Human Rights: “a cohabiting same-sex couple living in a stable de facto partnership, falls within the notion of “family life”, just as the relationship of a different-sex couple in the same situation would.”
Today the European Court of Human Rights delivered its judgement in the case of Schalk and Kopf v. Austria and ruled that Austria did not breach Article 12 (right to marry) by not allowing a same-sex couple to marry.
European Court of Human Rights: Constitutional definition of marriage as a union of a man and a woman cannot justify discrimination against same-sex partners
On 2 March 2010, the European Court of Human Rights unanimously ruled that Poland discriminated against a gay man on the grounds of his homosexual orientation by denying him a right to succeed a tenancy of a flat where he had lived with his deceased partner.
First hearing by the European Court of Human Rights on same-sex marriage
Yesterday, on 25 February 2010, the European Court of Human Rights, has its first hearing on a case regarding same-sex marriage. The Court’s hearing was on the admissibility and merits in the case of Schalk and Kopf v. Austria(application no. 30141/04).
European Court of Human Rights says lesbian, gay and bisexual individuals are eligible to adopt children
Today the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights delivered its judgement in a case of E.B. v France and said that exclusion of individuals from the application process for adoption of children simply because of their sexual orientation is discriminatory and is in breach of the European Convention of Human Rights.
ILGA-Europe welcomes judgement of European Court of Human Rights in case of banned pride march
Today the European Court of Human Rights delivered its decision in the case of Bączkowski and Others v. Poland in which LGBT activists from Poland successfully challenged a ban on LGBT Pride march in Warsaw in 2005. The court unanimously decided that such ban was illegal and discriminatory.
European Court of Human Rights: ban on LGBT pride in Warsaw was illegal and discriminatory
Today the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg delivered its judgement in a case of Baczkowski and Others v. Poland and declared ban on LGBT pride march in Warsaw in 2005 illegal and discriminatory.
