Application Number 1813/07 European Court of Human Rights The applicants gave out leaflets at a secondary school with homophobic statements, including linking HIV and AIDS and pedophilia with homosexuals. They were fined in Sweden. The ECtHR found no violation of Article 10 since their speech amounted to an attack against homosexuals, regardless of the lack […]
Application Number 41288/15 European Court of Human Rights Two men posted a public photograph of themselves kissing on Facebook. The post went viral. It attracted around 800 comments, most of which were hateful. The national authorities did not proceed with charging the users making hateful comments, on the grounds that the couple’s ‘eccentric behaviour’ was […]
Application Number 29297/18 European Court of Human Rights A municipal council in Iceland approved a proposal to strengthen education and counselling in schools concerning those who identify themselves as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. The decision was reported in the news and led to substantial public discussion, inter alia, on the radio station Ú.S. The applicant wrote comments […]