BELKACEM v BELGIUM

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Application Number 34367/14 European Court of Human Rights [Judgment delivered in French] The applicant was the leader and spokesperson of the organization “Sharia4Belgium,” which was dissolved in 2012, for incitement to discrimination, hatred and violence for remarks he made in YouTube videos concerning non-Muslim groups and Sharia. The ECtHR found that his statements promoted hatred […]

FERET v BELGIUM

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Application Number: 15615/07 European Court of Human Rights [Judgment delivered in French] The Chairman of Belgium’s National Front, claimed a violation of his rights under Article 10 in relation to his conviction of incitement to racism. This case dealt with anti-immigrant statements and recommendations made by Féret in leaflets distributed during an electoral campaign. Statements […]