Rantsev v. Cyprus and Russia, ECtHR, 25965/04, 07/01/2010
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2010

Article 4 (Trafficking in human beings) and Article 2 (Effective investigation) - Failure by Cyprus to establish suitable framework to combat trafficking in human beings or to take operational measures to protect victims and failure by Russia to conduct effective investigation into recruitment of a young woman on its territory by traffickers - Failure by Cypriot authorities to conduct effective homicide investigation, in particular, as regards securing relevant evidence abroad under international convention for mutual assistance

Santos Couto v. Portugal, ECtHR, 31874/07, 21/09/2010
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2010

Article 8 (right to respect for private and family life) in conjunction with Article 14 (prohibition of discrimination) - The applicant argued that his conviction for homosexual activities with adolescents had been discriminatory as it had been based on his sexual orientation - No violation 

Schalk and Kopf v. Austria, ECtHR, 30141/04, 24/06/2010
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2010

Article 14 (Discrimination) Article 8 (Respect for family life) Article 12 (Marry) - Inability of same-sex couple to marry - Cohabiting same-sex couple living in a stable relationship constitute “family life” - Inability of same-sex couple to marry

Dissenting / Concurring: Rozakis, Spielmann, Jebens / Malinverni, Kovler

Xákmok Kásek Indigenous Community. v. Paraguay, IACtHR, Series C No. 214, 24/08/2010

State's inability to recover ancestral property belonging to the Xákmok Kásek indigenous community - Lack of access to property and possession threatening the survival of the community, resulting in nutritional, medical and health vulnerability of its members, particularly pregnant women, children, and the elderly - Violation of the right to judicial protection, to life, to personal integrity, to non-discrimination, to property as well as children rights

Judge Rapporteur: Discrimination against women, gender-based violence, property

Dissenting / Concurring: Vio Grossi / Fogel Pedrozo

Perozo and Others v. Venezuela, Series C No. 195, 28/01/2009

Harassment, persecution, physical and verbal attacks against people linked to a television station because of their exercise of their freedom of expression, including twelve women targets of gendered attacks –Intimidating statements made by government officials in a context of high social polarization and conflict – Violation of the right to freedom of expression and to effective investigations

Dissenting / Concurring: Paceri Scaramuzza

Ríos et and Others v. Venezuela, IACtHR, Series C No. 194, 28/01/2009

Harassment, persecution, physical and verbal attacks against people linked to a television channel, including women targeted because of their gender – Intimidating statements made by government officials in a context of high social polarization and conflict – Violation of the right to freedom of expression and to effective investigations

Dissenting / Concurring: Paceri Scaramuzza

Schlumpf v. Switzerland, ECtHR, 29002/06, 08/01/2009
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2009

Article 6 (Fair hearing/Public hearing) Article 8 (Respect for family life/Respect for private life) - Refusal to hear expert evidence in case concerning liability for medical costs incurred in connection with sex-change operation and lack of public hearing in case concerning liability for medical costs incurred in connection with sex-change operation - Balancing of competing interests of applicant and her insurers in case concerning liability for medical costs incurred in connection with a sex-change operation

Dissenting / Concurring: Vajić, Jebens

Zaunegger v. Germany, ECtHR, 22028/04, 03/12/2009
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2009

Violation of Article 14 (discrimination) - Inability of father of a child born out of wedlock to obtain joint custody without the mother’s consent - The applicant had been treated differently from mothers or from married or divorced fathers in that he had required his former partner's consent to joint custody

Dissenting / Concurring: Bertram Schmitt