UN Human Rights Committee
Bekmanov and Egemberdiev v. Kyrgyzstan, communication No. 2312/2013, Views of 29 March 2019
“The State party has provided no reasonable and objective grounds for distinguishing the authors’ religious organization from other registered organizations … [the actions of the State] has led to a disproportionately negative impact on the authors’ minority religious group and discriminated against the authors on the basis of their religious belief, in violation of their rights [to freedom from religious discrimination]”
For information on other legal victories, please see below:
- Jehovas Vittnen v. Sweden (dec.), no. 68549/17, 31 January 2023 (ECHR).
- Anderlecht Christian Assembly of Jehovah’s Witnesses and Others v. Belgium, no. 20165/20, 5 April 2022 (ECHR).
- Avilkina and Others v. Russia, no. 1585/09, 6 June 2013 (ECHR).
- Association Les Témoins de Jéhovah v. France, no. 8916/05, 30 June 2011 (ECHR).
- Lang v. Austria, no. 28648/03, 19 March 2009 (ECHR).
- Gütl v. Austria, no. 49686/99, 12 March 2009 (ECHR).
- Löffelmann v. Austria, no. 42967/98, 12 March 2009 (ECHR).
- Lotter and Lotter v. Bulgaria (friendly settlement), no. 39015/97, 19 May 2004 (ECHR).
- Thlimmenos v. Greece [GC], no. 34369/97, ECHR 2000-IV (ECHR).
- Tsirlis and Kouloumpas v. Greece, 29 May 1997, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 1997-III (ECHR).
- Georgiadis v. Greece, 29 May 1997, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 1997-III (ECHR).