Article 11 - Freedom of assembly and association
Case-Law Guide
Article Updates
Sagir and Others v. Greece, no. 34724/18
The domestic courts’ refusal to register the “Cultural Association of Turkish Women of the Prefecture of Xanthi”, explained with the need to distinguish between the Muslim minority with Greek citizenship, as recognised by the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne, and a Turkish minority not acknowledged by the courts.
Judgment
Selishcheva and Others v. Russia, nos. 39056/22 and 9 others
Collection and storage of the applicants’ political data shared with electoral authorities and refusal to register them as candidates in municipal elections based on police information alleging their “involvement” with organisations designated as “extremist” by the domestic courts.
Judgment
Matchavariani v. Georgia, no. 46852/21
Applicant’s administrative detention and subsequent conviction in administrative-offence proceedings for attempting to take firewood to a demonstration.
Judgment
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Related Key Theme(s) from other Article / Transversal Theme pages
- Mass protests and the right to a fair trial (Mass protests)
Useful Materials
- Freedom of assembly and association (no. CDH(74)39
- Freedom of assembly and association (no. DH(56)16)