CASE OF RAINBOW MISSION FOUNDATION AND OTHERS v. HUNGARY

CASE OF RAINBOW MISSION FOUNDATION AND OTHERS v. HUNGARY

Application No: 32272/21, 50723/21, 28707/22, 28709/22, 30238/22

Articles: 11, 11-1, 11-2, 10, 10-1, 41, 2, 2-1, 8, 15, 15-1

Respondent state: HUN

Date: 2026-07-07

Conclusion:

Violation of Article 11 - Freedom of assembly and association (Article 11-1 - Freedom of peaceful assembly); No violation of Article 11 - Freedom of assembly and association (Article 11-1 - Freedom of peaceful assembly) read in the light of Article 10 - (Art.

10) Freedom of expression - {general} (Article 10-1 - Freedom of expression); Non-pecuniary damage - award (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage; Just satisfaction)

Subject classification: Animal Defenders International v. the United Kingdom [GC], no. 48876/08, ECHR 2013 (extracts); Central Unitaria de Traballadores/as v. Spain, no. 49363/20, 17 October 2024; Chkhartishvili v. Georgia, no. 31349/20, §§ 33 and 45-46, 11 May 2023; Christian Democratic People’s Party v. Moldova, no. 28793/02, § 77, ECHR 2006‑II; Communauté genevoise d’action syndicale (CGAS) v. Switzerland [GC] no. 21881/20, 27 November 2023; Frumkin v. Russia, no. 74568/12, § 97, 5 January 2016; Galstyan v. Armenia, no. 26986/03, §§ 95-96, 15 November 2007; Hashman and Harrup v. the United Kingdom [GC], no. 25594/94, § 28, ECHR 1999‑VIII; Kasparov and Others v. Russia (no. 2), no. 51988/07, § 29, 13 December 2016; Kasparov and Others v. Russia, no. 21613/07, §§ 82-83, 3 October 2013; Körtvélyessy v. Hungary, no. 7871/10, § 26, 5 April 2016; Kudrevičius and Others v. Lithuania [GC], no. 37553/05, ECHR 2015; Lacatus v. Switzerland, no. 14065/15, § 101, 19 January 2021; Lashmankin and Others v. Russia, nos. 57818/09 and 14 others, 7 February 2017; M.C. v. the United Kingdom, no. 51220/13, § 52, 30 March 2021; Morice v. France [GC], no. 29369/10, § 124, ECHR 2015; Murat Vural v. Turkey, no. 9540/07, § 44, 21 October 2014; Mushegh Saghatelyan v. Armenia, no. 23086/08, § 238, 20 September 2018; Navalnyy v. Russia [GC], nos. 29580/12 and 4 others, 15 November 2018; Nemytov and Others v. Russia, nos. 1257/21 and 2 others, 27 May 2025; Novikova and Others v. Russia, nos. 25501/07 and 4 others, §§ 169 and 187, 26 April 2016; Oberschlick v. Austria (no. 1), 23 May 1991, § 57, Series A no. 204; Obote v. Russia, no. 58954/09, § 35, 19 November 2019; Peradze and Others v. Georgia, no. 5631/16, § 33, 15 December 2022; Primov and Others v. Russia, no. 17391/06, § 91, 12 June 2014; Radomilja and Others v. Croatia [GC], nos. 37685/10 and 22768/12, §§ 114 and 126, 20 March 2018; Rai and Evans v. the United Kingdom (dec.), no. 26258/07, 17 November 2009; Schwabe and M.G. v. Germany, nos. 8080/08 and 8577/08, § 101, ECHR 2011; Sergey Kuznetsov v. Russia, no. 10877/04, § 36, 23 October 2008; Stoll v. Switzerland [GC], no. 69698/01, § 101, ECHR 2007 V; Terheş v. Romania (dec.), no. 49933/20, § 39, 13 April 2021; Vavřička and Others v. the Czech Republic [GC], nos. 47621/13 and 5 others, §§ 274 and 280, 8 April 2021; Women On Waves and Others v. Portugal, no. 31276/05, § 28, 3 February 2009; Ždanoka v. Latvia [GC], no. 58278/00, §§ 112‑15, ECHR 2006‑IV