Masaev v. Moldova

May 23, 2009 | No Comments

The applicant complained of having been fined for practising Muslim rituals, of not having had an effective remedy to challenge this, and of not having been invited to appear at the court hearing of his appeal. The Court held that the limitations imposed on the right to freedom of religion of the applicant had been in violation of ECHR, art 9 as found that while the State had been free to require the registration of religious denominations, it should not have punished individual members of an unregistered religious denomination for praying or otherwise manifesting their religious beliefs.

European Court of Human Rights, App No. 6303/05

Report here: Masaev v Moldova (148)

Art. 09 Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion, Ecclesiastical Law and Freedom of Religion, Strasbourg Case Law

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