Article 10 - Freedom of expression
Case-Law Guide
Article Updates
Ludes and Others v. France, nos. 40899/22 and 2 others
Conviction of the applicants, environmental activists, for stealing portraits of the President of France from several town halls, with the intention of denouncing the allegedly inadequate implementation of the State’s commitments under the 2015 Paris Agreement.
Judgment | Legal Summary
Străisteanu v. the Republic of Moldova, no. 9989/20
Obligation imposed on the applicant, a lawyer and well-known LGBTQ+ rights activist, to remove videos from her Facebook page that showed another lawyer making insulting and homophobic remarks toward her just before the Pride parade.
Judgment
Leost v. France (dec.), no. 42635/20
Criminal conviction of the editor of a weekly magazine for publishing photographs taken during criminal court hearings related to terrorist attacks.
Decision
Key Themes
Related Key Theme(s) from other Article / Transversal Theme pages
- Protection against hate speech (Articles 8, 13 and 14)
- Surveillance measures (Terrorism)
Useful Materials
- Freedom of expression (no. CDH(75)6)
- Freedom of expression (no. DH(56)15)