Application Number 15271/16 and 6 others European Court of Human Rights [Judgment delivered in French] The applicants are eleven members of the “Palestine 68 Collective,” a French organization supporting the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement which calls for, amongst others, the boycott of Israeli products. The applicants were punished for incitement to discrimination and received […]
Application Number 64569/09 European Court of Human Rights The case concerned the liability of an Internet news portal for offensive comments that were posted by readers below one of its online news articles. The portal complained that being held liable for the comments of its readers breached its right to freedom of expression. The Court […]
Application Number 15890/89 European Court of Human Rights Jersild interviewed members of the racist group ‘Greenjackets.’ During the interview, the members made derogatory and racist comments about ethnic minorities and foreigners living in Denmark. Jersild was fined for publishing racist statements. The ECtHR found a violation of Article 10. Link:https://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng#{%22fulltext%22:[%22jersild%22],%22documentcollectionid2%22:[%22GRANDCHAMBER%22,%22CHAMBER%22],%22itemid%22:[%22001-57891%22]} Theme(s): Ethnic Hatred Date: 23 September […]
Application no. 48657/16 European Court of Human Rights The applicant had made statements on several online forums, describing military action to be taken against Serb villages and neighbourhoods. The European Court of Human Rights agreed with the national courts which imposed a one-year prison sentence, suspended for three years, finding that these statements were damaging to […]