Minority rights jurisprudence
This section - highlighting the key cases in minority rights - is still being developed. The cases are grouped by theme.
Dudgeon v. UK October 2007
Dudgeon, a homosexual, claimed a violation of his right to private life, as the laws in Northern Ireland had the effect of making certain homosexual acts criminal offences
Timishev v. Russia December 2005
Timishev, an ethnic Chechen, refused registration of his permanent residence in Nalchik on account of him being a former resident of the Chechen Republic
Gorzelik v. Poland February 2004
Applicants refused registration of an association as the Government contested the fact that Silesians were a 'national minority'
Hatton and Others v. UK July 2003
Hatton alleged that the Government’s policy on night flights at Heathrow Airport, which gave her persistent sleeping problems, constituted a violation of her private life
Price v. UK July 2001
Price, who is disabled, alleged that her treatment within prison and the failure to provide appropriate provisions amounted to degrading treatment under Article 3