Hacienda Brasil Verde Workers v. Brazil, IACtHR, Series C No. 318, 20/10/2016

Recruitment of hundreds of female and male workers from low-income communities to work in a privately-owned cattle ranch with the promise of good salaries followed by forced labor and servitude, inhumane working and deplorable living conditions, including withholding of wages, threats and violence under the constant vigilance by armed guards - Violation of the right to freedom from slavery and trafficking, to judicial protection, and to effective remedy 

Dissenting / Concurring: Ferrer Mac-Gregor Poisot / Vio Grossi / Sierra Porto

I.V. v. Bolivia, IACtHR, Series C No. 329, 30/11/2016
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2016

Forced sterilization of an immigrant woman from Peru during a caesarean section without her prior and informed consent - Court's recognition of the impact of gendered power relations on dignity, suffering, health and the enjoyment of women's sexual and reproductive rights - Discrimination in access to health affects women’s freedom to decide freely on their bodies and their reproductive health - Violation of the right to non-discrimination, to personal freedom and integrity, dignity, private and family life, access to information and founding a family

Dissenting / Concurring: Ferrer Mac-Gregor Poisot

Afet Süreyya Eren v. Turkey, ECtHR, 36617/07, 20/10/2015
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2015

Article 10 (freedom of expression) and Article 11 (freedom of assembly and association) – Unlawful dismissal of the applicant from her public sector job due to her political affiliations – Insufficiently justified dismissal disproportionately interfering with her rights

Dissenting / Concurring: Kjølbro

C‑137/15, CJEU, 17/12/2015

Equal treatment of male and female workers, part-time workers, primarily female — National legislation providing for a maximum amount of unemployment benefit — Legislation referring, for the purposes of the calculation of that amount, to the relationship between the working hours of the part-time employees concerned and the working hours of full-time employees

Judge Rapporteur: A. Prechal

Dilek Aslan v. Turkey, ECtHR, 34364/08, 20/10/2015
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2015

Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment) and Article 11 (freedom of assembly) - The applicant complained of excessive police force during her arrest at a protest - The obligation of authorities to ensure the protection of individuals’ rights during peaceful demonstrations

Dissenting / Concurring: Kjølbro / Sajo, Keller, Kuris.

I.P. v. the Republic of Moldova, ECtHR, 33708/12, 28/04/2015
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2015

The applicant alleged that she had been a victim of a breach of Articles 3 and 8 of the Convention on account of the State’s failure to conduct a proper investigation into her allegation of rape committed against her - The applicant also complained that there had not been any effective remedies available to her as required by Article 13 of the Convention in respect of the above breaches.

Velásquez Paiz y otros v. Guatemala, IACtHR, Series C No. 307, 19/11/2015

Feminicide of a young woman including sexual violence - Unjustified wait to report the disappearance to the police and for the police to take formal notice – Violation of state obligation to prevent, punish and eradicate violence against women under the Belém do Pará Convention – Violation of the rights to life, to humane treatment, to a fair trial, to privacy and to judicial protection

Dissenting / Concurring: Ferrer Mac-Gregor Poisot / Vio Grossi / Caldas

Y. v. Slovenia, ECtHR, 41107/10, 28/05/2015
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2015

Article 3 - The applicant alleged that the criminal proceedings concerning the sexual assaults against her had been unreasonably delayed, lacked impartiality, and exposed her to several traumatic experiences violating her personal integrity

Dissenting / Concurring: Yudkivska