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European Court of Human Rights : Narbutas v. Lithuania

Dirk Voorhoof (UGent)
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In one of its last judgments in 2023 the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) found a violation of an applicant’s rights both under Article 8 (right to privacy) and Article 10 (right to freedom of expression) of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The ECtHR found in particular that by disclosing the identity of the applicant on the day of his arrest, by exposing him to media coverage and by publishing several (online) press releases during the pre-trial investigation, the authorities had breached the applicant’s right to reputation under Article 8 ECHR. A ban imposed on the applicant from discussing his case in the media and on this Facebook page, which had put him at a disadvantage in comparison to the authorities who had remained free to make public comments on the case, amounted to a violation of the applicant’s right to freedom of expression as guaranteed under Article 10 ECHR.
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freedom of expression, press releases, privacy, media coverage

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Voorhoof, Dirk. “European Court of Human Rights : Narbutas v. Lithuania.” IRIS (ENGLISH ED. ONLINE), no. 2024–2, 2024.
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Voorhoof, D. (2024). European Court of Human Rights : Narbutas v. Lithuania.
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Voorhoof, Dirk. 2024. “European Court of Human Rights : Narbutas v. Lithuania.” IRIS (ENGLISH ED. ONLINE).
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Voorhoof, Dirk. 2024. “European Court of Human Rights : Narbutas v. Lithuania.” IRIS (ENGLISH ED. ONLINE).
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Voorhoof D. European Court of Human Rights : Narbutas v. Lithuania. IRIS (ENGLISH ED. ONLINE). 2024.
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D. Voorhoof, “European Court of Human Rights : Narbutas v. Lithuania,” IRIS (ENGLISH ED. ONLINE), no. 2024–2. 2024.
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  articleno    = {{2024-2:1/29}},
  author       = {{Voorhoof, Dirk}},
  issn         = {{2078-6158}},
  keywords     = {{freedom of expression,press releases,privacy,media coverage}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{2024-2}},
  pages        = {{2}},
  series       = {{IRIS (ENGLISH ED. ONLINE)}},
  title        = {{European Court of Human Rights : Narbutas v. Lithuania}},
  url          = {{https://merlin.obs.coe.int/article/9944}},
  year         = {{2024}},
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