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  • Laurens Lavrysen

Zhdanov and others v. Russia: on missed opportunities and an offensive applicant

August 29, 2019

On 16 July, the Court delivered its judgment in the case of Zhdanov and others v. Russia. The case concerns the refusal by the Russian authorities to register two LGBT rights organisations because they were considered extremist organisations on account of the allegedly immoral character of their activities. In this judgment, the Court found a […]