Howard M. Friedman (LexBlog Switzerland)
4 results for Howard M. Friedman (LexBlog Switzerland)
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European Court Says Switzerland Wrongly Denied Asylum To Pakistani Convert To Christianity
In M.A.M. v. Suisse, (ECHR, April 26, 2022) [decision in French], the European Court of Human Rights ruled in favor of a Pakistani asylee in Switzerland. The Court’s English language press release summarizes the case and its holding: M.A.M. is a Pakistani national who had converted from Islam to Christianity while in Switzerland, where he had...
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Swiss Court Says Company’s Logo Is Not Offensive To Christians
Swiss Info reports that Switzerland’s Federal Administrative Court has ruled against the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property’s attempt to prevent the company Jägermeister from expanding the use of its logo (a stag with a glowing cross between it antlers) beyond liquor and clothing items. The Institute argued that the logo was offensive to the religious views...
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Switzerland’s Rejection of Asylum Claim By Christian Convert Violates Human Rights Convention
In A.A. v. Switzerland, (ECHR, Nov. 5, 2019) (full text of decision in French), the European Court of Human Rights held that Switzerland had violated Art. 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights (prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment) in its rejection of a claim for asylum by an Afghan national of Hazara ethnicity who...
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Switzerland’s Rejection of Asylum Claim By Christian Convert Violates Human Rights Convention
In A.A. v. Switzerland, (ECHR, Nov. 5, 2019) (full text of decision in French), the European Court of Human Rights held that Switzerland had violated Art. 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights (prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment) in its rejection of a claim for asylum by an Afghan national of Hazara ethnicity who...