CASE OF BATOU v. SWITZERLAND - [German Translation] summary by the Austrian Institute for Human Rights (ÖIM)

CASE OF BATOU v. SWITZERLAND - [German Translation] summary by the Austrian Institute for Human Rights (ÖIM) Application No: 30781/22

Articles: 11, 11-1, 11-2

Respondent state: CHE

Date: 2026-05-07

Conclusion:

Violation of Article 11 - Freedom of assembly and association (Article 11-1 - Freedom of peaceful assembly)

Subject classification: Berladir and Others v. Russia, no 34202/06, §§ 40-41, 10 July 2012; Berladir and Others v. Russia, no 34202/06, § 34, 10 July 2012; Bodson and Others v. Belgium, nos. 35834/22 and 15 others, §§ 87 and 93, 16 January 2025; Centre for Legal Resources on behalf of Valentin Câmpeanu v. Romania [GC], no. 47848/08, § 156, ECHR 2014; Chkhartishvili v. Georgia, no 31349/20, § 51, 11 May 2023; Communauté genevoise d’action syndicale (CGAS) v. Switzerland [GC], no 21881/20, §§ 106 and 115, 27 November 2023; Eckert v. France, no 56270/21, §§ 31 and 45, 24 October 2024; İmrek v. Turkey, no 45975/12, § 36 and 40, 10 November 2020; Kemal Çetin v. Turkey, no 3704/13, 26 May 2020; Kudrevičius and Others v. Lithuania [GC], no 37553/05, ECHR 2015; Mesut Yıldız and Others v. Turkey, no 8157/10, 18 July 2017; Navalnyy v. Russia [GC], nos. 29580/12 and 4 others, § 100, 15 November 2018; Öğrü v. Turkey, no 19631/12, 17 October 2017; Perinçek v. Switzerland [GC], no 27510/08, § 136, ECHR 2015; Radomilja and Others v. Croatia [GC], nos. 37685/10 and 22768/12, § 126, 20 March 2018; Russ v. Germany, no 44241/20, § 51, 20 May 2025; Şolari v. the Republic of Moldova, no 42878/05, §§ 33 and 37-38, 28 March 2017