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Ban on paid political advertising not a violation of the right to freedom of expression
22 April 2013
Animal Defenders International v The United Kingdom, [2013] ECHR (Application no. 48876/08) (22 April 2013) Summary The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights held, by a majority...
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European court rejects extradition request on basis of acute mental illness
16 April 2013
Aswat v The United Kingdom, ECHR 2013 (Application no. 17299/12) (16 April 2013) Summary The European Court of Human Rights has unanimously held that the extradition of the applicant from...
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Lack of access to adequate medical treatment for prisoners can be considered cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or torture
14 March 2013
Summary The European Court of Human Rights has reaffirmed the principle of international human rights law that prisoners should not be subjected to hardship or constraint other than that which...
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European court rejects double standard for freedom of expression in France
13 March 2013
Summary The European Court of Human Rights has upheld a French activist’s appeal against a fine for offending the French President when he held a placard with the French equivalent...
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Examining discrimination in second-parent adoption
19 February 2013
Summary The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights has found that where second-parent adoption is available for unmarried different-sex couples, the impossibility of second-parent adoption by same...
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Discriminatory inheritance laws violate rights of illegitimate children
7 February 2013
Summary The European Court of Human Rights recently handed down a decision which identified a violation of article 14 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental...
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Overrepresentation of ethnic minority children in remedial schools reveals racially discriminatory practices
29 January 2013
Summary The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has found that Hungary’s procedures for placing children in schools for children with mental disabilities resulted in discrimination against the Roma, curtailing...
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