Dimitras et autres c. Grèce (6099/08) - Exposé des faits et Questions aux parties
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Title:
Dimitras et autres c. Grèce (6099/08) - Exposé des faits et Questions aux parties
Language:
French
Issuing organization:
Council of Europe (COE)
Issuing body:
European Court of Human Rights
Other parties:
Mr and Mrs Panayotis Dimitras, Mme Nafsika Papanikolatou, Msme Andrea Gilbert
Related countries:
Greece
Topics:
Internal Forum (forum internum), Privacy, Freedom to Manifest Belief, Effective Remedy / Access to Courts
Additional information:
Applicants, three Greek nationals and a U.S. national, are legal representatives of the NGO the International Helsinki Federation. They complain that in court proceedings of which they have been part the use of religious symbols in the courtroom, religious procedures (swearing on Bibles), and the religious bias of Orthodox Christian judges inhibits impartiality and constitutes religious discrimination.