ECHR finds Romania in violation of Human Rights, discriminating against applicants on grounds of their sexual orientation
SOGI Newsroom Strasbourg 1 June 2021 Augmenter la taille du texte Imprimer la page Imprimer en PDF
In todayâs judgment in the case of Accept and others v. Romania, the European Court of Human Rights found a violation of Article 14 regarding prohibition of discrimination in conjunction with the right to respect for private life and freedom of assembly. The case concerned a demonstration that occurred at a public screening of a movie portraying a same-sex family during the applicant associationâs LGBT History Month in February 2013, on the premises of a public museum. The event was interrupted by a group of protesters who entered the venue shouting homophobic remarks, insulting and threatening the participants. The Court found that the authorities had failed to offer applicantsâ