JERSILD v. DENMARK

Posted on by justitia in Denmark, Ethnic Hatred, Hate speech cases ECtHR

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 […]

SMAJIC v BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

Posted on by justitia in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ethnic Hatred, Hate speech cases ECtHR

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 […]

KARATAS v. TURKEY

Posted on by justitia in Hate speech cases ECtHR, Turkey, Violence

Application no: 23168/94 The applicant wrote an anthology of poems on the Kurdish rebellion. He was charged for disseminating propaganda against the individisibilty of the State and sentenced to prison and also received a fine. The ECtHR contextualized the poems in the sensitivity of the security situation in South-East Turkey but held that regardless of […]