A.M. and Others v. Russia, ECtHR, 47220/19, 6/7/2021
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2021

Article 8 (Family Life) Article 14 (+ Article 8) - Restriction of applicant’s parental rights and deprivation of contact with her children on gender identity grounds and domestic courts’ failure to conduct in-depth examination of entire family situation and of relevant factors - Discrimination on gender identity grounds and lack of convincing and sufficient reasons for difference in treatment vis-a-vis parents whose gender identity matched sex assignment at birth

Dissenting / Concurring: Georges Ravarani, María Elósegui

Abdi Ibrahim v. Norway, ECtHR, 15379/16, 10/12/2021 [GC]
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2021

Article 8 read in light of Article 9 - Shortcomings in decision-making process resulting in severance of mother-child ties, in a context of different cultural and religious backgrounds of mother and adoptive parents

Association ACCEPT and Others v. Romania, ECtHR, 19237/16, 01/06/2021
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2021

Article 14, Article 8 and Article 11- Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation - State’s failure to ensure LGBT event proceeded peacefully, without verbal abuse, and carry out an effective investigation into homophobic motives of counter-demonstrators

Dissenting / Concurring: Grozev, Harutyunyan

Athletics South Africa v. Switzerland, ECtHR, 17670/21, 5/10/2021
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2021

Athletics South Africa challenging the Swiss Federal Supreme Court's decision upholding World Athletics' regulations on testosterone levels for female athletes with Differences in Sexual Development (DSD) – Article 14 and Article 8 – Association not considered as direct and personal victim for the purposes of Article 34

J.L. v. Italy, ECtHR, 5671/16, 27/05/2021
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2021

Condemnation of national courts for upholding presumptions and stereotypes of female sexuality - Positive obligations - 'Secondary victimisation' of a survivor of sexual violence due to the blaming, moralising and stereotyped gendered motivations of the domestic decision

Dissenting / Concurring: Wojtyczek

Lee v. the United Kindgom, ECtHR, 18860/19, 7/12/2021
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2021

The applicant complains under Articles 8, 9 and 10, both alone and in conjunction with Article 14 of the Convention, that his rights were interfered with by a public authority (namely, the Supreme Court) by its decision to dismiss his claim for breach of statutory duty; and that the interference was not proportionate - Inadmissible

Oganezova v. Armenia, ECtHR, 71367/12, 72961/12, 17/05/2022
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2021

Article 3 (+ Article 14) (Inhuman or degrading treatment, Positive obligations, and Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation) - State’s failure to protect LGBT bar owner and activist from homophobic arson, physical and verbal attacks and to carry out effective investigation - Absence of effective domestic criminal-law mechanism for investigating discrimination complaints

Romanov and Others v. Russia, ECtHR, 58358/14, 7146/15, 25887/15, 42395/15, 56617/19, 56637/19, 12/09/2023
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2021

Article 3 (substantive and procedural) read in the light of Article 14 (Positive obligations/Degrading treatment/Discrimination) - Failure to take effective preventive measures aimed at protecting members of LGBTI community from violent verbal and physical hate-motivated attacks by private individuals during demonstrations and to conduct an effective investigation into homophobic motives of counter-demonstrators

S.-H. v. Poland, ECtHR, 56846/15, 56849/15, 16/11/2021
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2021

Inability to obtain Polish nationality by descent by children born through surrogacy in USA to same-sex couple and residing in Israel, where legal parent-child link is recognised - inadmissible

S.N. and M.B.N. v. Switzerland, ECtHR, 12937/20, 23/11/2021
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2021

Article 8 (Family life) - Return of a child to Thailand ordered by the Swiss courts in the context of international child abduction proceedings - Appropriate steps by the competent authorities to guarantee the safety of the child

Valdís Fjölnisdóttir and Others v. Iceland, ECtHR, 71552/17, 18/05/2021
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2021

Article 8 - Non-recognition of parental link with non-biological child born abroad via surrogacy, while preserving bond through foster care: “family life” applicable

Women’s Initiatives Supporting Group and Others v. Georgia, ECtHR, 73204/13, 74959/13, 16/12/2021
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2021

Article 3 and Article 11 (+ Article 14) - State’s failure to take operational preventive measures to protect applicants from homophobic and/or transphobic violence, conduct an effective investigation and ensure LGBT rally proceeded peacefully - Indications of official acquiescence, connivance and active participation in individual acts motivated by prejudice

X. v. Poland, ECtHR, 20741/10, 16/09/2021
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2021

Article 14 (+ Article 8) Discrimination/Family life - Refusal to grant applicant full parental rights and custody over her youngest child based solely or decisively on considerations regarding her sexual orientation - Decisive and discriminatory reliance on importance of male role model

Dissenting / Concurring: Wojtyczek

Aghdgomelashvili and Japaridze v. Georgia, ECtHR, 7224/11, 8/10/2020
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2020

Article 14 (+ Article3) (Discrimination and Degrading treatment) - Abusive police conduct during search of premises of an LGBT NGO motivated by homophobic and/or transphobic hatred - Wilful humiliation and debasement with the use of hate speech and insults