Decisions 41 found

Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Criminal proceedings; Article 6-1 - Tribunal established by law); Violation of Article 10 - Freedom of expression - {general} (Article 10-1 - Freedom of expression); Non-pecuniary damage - award (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage; Just satisfaction)

Violation of Article 10 - Freedom of expression - {general} (Article 10-1 - Freedom of expression); Violation of Article 13+10-1 - Right to an effective remedy (Article 13 - Effective remedy) (Article 10 - Freedom of expression - {general}; Article 10-1 - Freedom of expression)

No violation of Article 10 - Freedom of expression - {general} (Article 10-1 - Freedom to impart information) read in the light of Article 3 of Protocol No. 1 - (P1-3) Right to free elections - {general} (Article 3 of Protocol No. 1 - Choice of the legislature)

Violation of Article 10 - Freedom of expression - {general} (Article 10-1 - Freedom of expression); Pecuniary damage - claim dismissed (Article 41 - Pecuniary damage; Just satisfaction); Non-pecuniary damage - award (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage; Just satisfaction) Separate opinion(s) attached.

Violation of Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life (Article 8-1 - Respect for correspondence; Respect for home; Respect for private life); Violation of Article 10 - Freedom of expression - {general} (Article 10-1 - Freedom of expression); Violation of Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 - Protection of property (Article 1 para. 1 of Protocol No. 1 - Peaceful enjoyment of possessions; Article 1 para. 2 of P…

The application concerns administrative conviction of the applicant, who describes himself as a political activist, for “minor hooliganism” under Article 510 and “failure to comply with a lawful order of a police officer” under Article 535.1 of the Code of Administrative Offences.

The application concerns administrative-offence proceedings instituted against the applicant - a political activist - which resulted in his conviction under Article 206 of the Code on Administrative Offences for illegal drug possession.

Struck out of the list

Inadmissible

The application concerns the imposition on the applicant, who was detained in a prison at the relevant time, of a disciplinary sanction of eleven-day solitary confinement. The sanction was imposed on charges of disseminating propaganda of a terrorist organization by two letters sent to the Ministry of Justice of Türkiye and the prison authorities. The letters concerned a hunger strike that the applicant had started i…

The applications concern disciplinary sanctions imposed by the Council of Judges and Prosecutors (the “CJP”) on the applicants – who are judges and a prosecutor – for statements made on various platforms, including social media, on the grounds that their remarks constituted “behaviour undermining the respect and trust inherent in their official status.”

Inadmissible

Inadmissible

Struck out of the list

Inadmissible

Struck out of the list

Struck out of the list

La requête concerne la condamnation pour diffamation du requérant, conducteur d’un programme radiophonique à diffusion locale. Certaines de ses émissions firent l’objet de plaintes déposées par des particuliers, mentionnés par le requérant, qui se plaignaient de propos « offensants, moqueurs et injurieux ». Par arrêt de la cour d’appel de Bari du 12 décembre 2014, le requérant fut condamné à un an et deux mois d’empr…

The application concerns a disciplinary sanction, namely dismissal, imposed on the applicant on account of political statements that he had made against the ruling party, the Justice and Development Party (the AKP), in the context of the 2014 elections.

Inadmissible

Violation of Article 10 - Freedom of expression - {general} (Article 10-1 - Freedom of expression); Pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage - award (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage; Pecuniary damage; Just satisfaction)

The applications concern disciplinary sanctions imposed on the applicants (for details regarding the nature of and reasons given for the sanctions, see the Appendix), civil servants at the material time, on account of their participation in certain public assemblies, such as marches and demonstrations, and/or making press statements and chanting slogans during these assemblies.

Following a preliminary examination of the admissibility of the applications on 3 September 2026, the Court decided, under Rule 54 § 2 (b) of the Rules of Court, that notice of the applications should be given to the Government of Russia.

Following a preliminary examination of the admissibility of the applications on 3 September 2026, the Court decided, under Rule 54 § 2 (b) of the Rules of Court, that notice of the applications should be given to the Government of Russia.

Struck out of the list

Violation of Article 11 - Freedom of assembly and association (Article 11-1 - Freedom of peaceful assembly) read in the light of Article 10 - (Art. 10) Freedom of expression - {general} (Article 10-1 - Freedom of expression)

The application concerns the applicant company’s right to freedom of expression in the context of an injunction barring it from publishing certain personal data.

The applications arise from the conflict between Ukraine and the Russian Federation, following the latter’s assertion of jurisdiction over Crimea as of 27 February 2014 (see Ukraine v. Russia (re Crimea) (dec.) [GC], nos. 20958/14 and 38334/18, § 335, 16 December 2020). They primarily concern entry bans imposed on the applicants by the Russian authorities in relation to Crimea. The applicants, most of whom are of Cri…

The application concerns libel proceedings brought against the applicant – a lawyer specialised in environmental law – by a private company (“the company”) which developed the Amulsar gold mine project. As a member of a working group on responsible State mining policy (including the Amulsar mine project) the applicant participated in a meeting of the working group, during which she insinuated that the company had eng…

The application mainly concerns the allegations of deprivation of liberty in the publicly run Medical and Social Care Centre where the first applicant was placed. It also concerns alleged breach of her right to private life, as she does not have a legal guardian appointed by the authorities despite her severe mental and physical disability.

Preliminary objection dismissed (Art. 35) Admissibility criteria; (Art. 35-1) Exhaustion of domestic remedies; Remainder inadmissible (Art. 35) Admissibility criteria; (Art. 35-1) Exhaustion of domestic remedies; Violation of Article 10 - Freedom of expression - {general} (Article 10-1 - Freedom of expression); Violation of Article 11 - Freedom of assembly and association (Article 11-1 - Freedom of peaceful assembly)…

Preliminary objection dismissed (Art. 35) Admissibility criteria; (Art. 35-1) Exhaustion of domestic remedies; Remainder inadmissible (Art. 35) Admissibility criteria; (Art. 35-1) Exhaustion of domestic remedies; Violation of Article 10 - Freedom of expression - {general} (Article 10-1 - Freedom of expression); Violation of Article 11 - Freedom of assembly and association (Article 11-1 - Freedom of peaceful assembly)…

The application concerns the applicant’s removal from office as Auditor General of the Republic of Cyprus – where he served since 2014 – pursuant to a decision of the Supreme Court’s Council of 18 September 2024.

The Statement of facts and the initial questions to the parties are available in HUDOC.

The application concerns the alleged failure of the domestic courts to protect the applicant’s reputation in defamation proceedings involving a blogger who had accused him of participation in serious criminal conduct connected with his work as an investigative journalist.

The application concerns the non-renewal of the applicant company’s licence to use a radio frequency. On 8 November 2019, before the expiry of its broadcasting licence to use a specific radio frequency, the applicant requested the Media Council of the National Media and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH) to renew its licence for a further seven years, without tendering, which is a special opportunity provided to ser…

Violation of Article 11 - Freedom of assembly and association (Article 11-1 - Freedom of peaceful assembly) read in the light of Article 10 - (Art. 10) Freedom of expression - {general} (Article 10-1 - Freedom of expression); Non-pecuniary damage - award (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage; Just satisfaction)

The application concerns the applicant’s arrest and unrecorded detention in connection with her comment on Facebook. According to the applicant, on 11 October 2021 she was arrested by several police officers while walking with her neighbour and was taken to the Organised Crime Unit of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. She submits that she was detained there for approximately three hours and questioned about a Faceboo…

Inadmissible

The applications concern civil defamation proceedings brought by private companies against the applicants. In both cases, the final domestic decisions resulted in findings of liability against the applicants for disseminating false negative information damaging the companies’ business reputation. The cases raise an issue under Article 10 of the Convention.

The application concerns the applicant’s complaint that a television broadcaster was ordered to retract statements he had made as a journalist (Article 10 of the Convention).