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Zemmour v. France at the ECHRBy Nicolas BauerExcerpts from an article published in Valeurs actuelles on the Zemmour v. France case before the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). The issue is the freedom to criticise immigration and Islam.
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Algeria: Said Djabelkhir caseBy ECLJCommitted to freedom of expression in religious matters, the ECLJ defends Mr. Saïd Djabelkhir, an Algerian scholar sentenced on April 21, 2021 to a three-year prison term and a fine of 50,000 dinars...
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Christian Falsely Accused of BlasphemyBy ECLJBlasphemy laws and their abuse are still a big challenge in Pakistan. Many false accusations continue to surface, mobs threaten to kill the accused, and the justice system is failing to provide due...
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Signatures
Pornography is not a Human RightSign
Pornography is unhealthy and its online distribution is a real scourge. The harmful consequences of pornography for the individual are numerous: it creates a cycle of dependency, it is harmful to the...
Is Pornography a Human Right?By ECLJThis is the question that the European Court of Human Rights has agreed to answer. Seized by a prisoner who complains he was confiscated his pornographic magazines, the Court must decide whether...
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Covid-19: Thought Police in education?By Anouck BarbaThe ECLJ is concerned about the latest communications from the "Éducation national" (Ministry of National Education) regarding the monitoring of certain behaviours in schools. As part of the...
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ECHR Upholds Criticism of IslamBy Grégor PuppinckBy Grégor Puppinck and Nicolas Bauer, ECLJ. Article published in Valeurs Actuelles on 24 December 2019. While last year the ECHR approved Austria’s conviction of a lecturer for describing Mahomet as...
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[Op-Ed] Freedom in Religious MattersBy Grégor PuppinckCollective opinion column published in the French Journal Valeurs Actuelles on March 15, 2019. As authors and researchers dealing with religious issues, we express our deep concern about the case of...
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Es v. Austria: No RefferalBy Grégor PuppinckPhoto: © Council of Europe. The European Court of Human Rights (the Court) has unfortunately refused to refer the E.S. v. Austria case to the Grand Chamber. The criminal conviction of Mrs.
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Signatures
Defend the Right to Criticise Islam!Sign
The search for truth, through discussion based on reason, is a foundational element of our civilization. This foundational element is the basis for the freedom to rationally criticize Islam, just as...
Blasphemy on Muhammad: A New Hearing?By Grégor PuppinckPerhaps you remember the E. S. v. Austria decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) which, on October 25, shocked many people? The Strasbourg Court then, against all odds, validated the...
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The ECHR upholds anti-blasphemy law By Grégor PuppinckInterview published in le FigaroVox on 26 October 2018 FIGAROVOX/ENTRETIEN – For Grégor Puppinck, by its confirmation, this Thursday, of the condemnation of an Austrian for publicly mentioning the...
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Provocation & RespectBy Nicolas BauerAbout the case of Sekmadienis Ltd. v. Lithuania On January 31 st , 2018, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) published a chamber judgment in the case Sekmadienis Ltd. v. Lithuania (n°69317/14)
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ECHR Recourse for Dear Future Mom clipBy ECLJThe Jérôme Lejeune Foundation, assisted by the ECLJ, has just filed an application with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) against the decision of the Council of State (French Conseil d'État)
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Abortion: a liberticidal textBy ECLJUpdate: The Commission in charge of finding an amended version failed to agree on a consensus on Tuesday 24 th January. The text goes back to the Assemblée nationale for another reading on Thursday...
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Abortion - censorshipBy Grégor PuppinckOn the 1 st of December, the Assemblée nationale will vote through the urgent procedure a bill of law aiming at widening once more the ambit of the crime of obstruction to abortion. At the beginning,
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Can we Criticise Islam?By Grégor PuppinckThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) is called upon to decide on the scope of the right to criticise Islam in the case of ES v. Austria, (No. 38450/12) in which a speaker was convicted of...
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Legal Policy Choice of HungaryBy ECLJ Andreea Popescu, 17 December 2014 On 15 December 2014, upon the request of the Hungarian Government, the ECHR referred the case Baka v. Hungary (application no. 20261/12) to the Grand Chamber. The...
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