European Court of Human Rights – Minority database on Latvia

ECtHR decision in Gubenko v. Latvia (excerpts), 2015

A. The circumstances of the case (..) 4. The applicant was serving a prison sentence in Daugavpils prison. He was a follower of the Hare Krishna movement. On 2 October 2006 he asked the director of the prison to be allowed to keep in his cell an audio cassette player with headphones and cassettes with … Continue reading

ECtHR judgment in Petropavlovskis v. Latvia (excerpts), 2015

PROCEDURE 1. The case originated in an application (no. 44230/06) against the Republic of Latvia lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”) by a “permanently resident non-citizen” of the Republic of Latvia, Mr Jurijs Petropavlovskis (“the applicant”), on 10 October 2006. … Continue reading

ECtHR decision in Kovalkovs v. Latvia (excerpts), 2012

THE FACTS (..) A. The circumstances of the case (..) The applicant’s religion 9. The applicant alleges that his cellmates and also the chaplain at Pārlielupe prison ridiculed him because of his religious beliefs. He furthermore alleges that he was prevented from adequately performing the fundamental rituals of Vaishnavism (the Hare Krishna movement). 10. On … Continue reading

ECtHR judgment in Mirolubovs v. Latvia (summary), 2009

Miroļubovs and Others v. Latvia – 798/05 Judgment 15.9.2009 [Section III] Article 9 Article 9-1 Manifest religion or belief State intervention in a conflict between members of a religious community: violation (..) Facts – At the material time the three applicants were active members of the religious community to which they belonged. The first applicant … Continue reading

ECtHR judgment in Andrejeva v. Latvia (excerpts), 2009

PROCEDURE 1. The case originated in an application (no. 55707/00) against the Republic of Latvia lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”) by a “permanently resident non-citizen” (nepilsone) of Latvia who was previously a national of the former Union of Soviet … Continue reading