CASE OF CHRISTIAN CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES v. ITALY

CASE OF CHRISTIAN CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES v. ITALY

Application No: 49687/16

Articles: 14, 41, 9, 9-1, P1-1, P1-1-1

Respondent state: ITA

Date: 2026-06-11

Conclusion:

Violation of Article 14 - Prohibition of discrimination (Article 14 - Discrimination); Pecuniary damage - claim dismissed (Article 41 - Pecuniary damage; Just satisfaction); Non-pecuniary damage - award (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage; Just satisfaction)

Subject classification: Ancient Baltic religious association “Romuva” v. Lithuania, no. 48329/19, 8 June 2021; Anderlecht Christian Assembly of Jehovah’s Witnesses and Others v. Belgium, no. 20165/20, 5 April 2022; Association Les Témoins de Jéhovah v. France, no. 8916/05, 30 June 2011; Barberà, Messegué and Jabardo v. Spain (Article 50), 13 June 1994, §§ 16‑20, Series A no. 285-C; Centre for Legal Resources on behalf of Valentin Câmpeanu v. Romania [GC], no. 47848/08, § 156, ECHR 2014; Centro Europa 7 S.r.l. and Di Stefano v. Italy [GC], no. 38433/09, § 219, ECHR 2012; Communauté genevoise d’action syndicale (CGAS) v. Switzerland [GC], no. 21881/20, § 160, 27 November 2023; Cumhuriyetçi Eğitim ve Kültür Merkezi Vakfi v. Turkey, no. 32093/10, §§ 41 and 48, 2 December 2014; D.H. and Others v. the Czech Republic [GC], no. 57325/00, § 177, ECHR 2007‑IV; De Galbert Defforey and Others v. France, nos. 45443/21 and 2 others, § 96, 22 May 2025; H.F. and Others v. France [GC], nos. 24384/19 and 44234/20, § 281, 14 September 2022; İzzettin Doğan and Others v. Turkey [GC], no. 62649/10, 26 April 2016; Jehovah’s Witnesses of Moscow and Others v. Russia, no. 302/02, 10 June 2010; Jehovas Zeugen in Österreich v. Austria, no. 27540/05, §§ 30-31, 25 September 2012; Lupeni Greek Catholic Parish and Others v. Romania [GC], no. 76943/11, § 162, 29 November 2016; Magyar Keresztény Mennonita Egyház and Others v. Hungary (just satisfaction), nos. 70945/11 and 7 others, 28 June 2016; Magyar Keresztény Mennonita Egyház and Others v. Hungary, nos. 70945/11 and 8 others, ECHR 2014 (extracts); Metropolitan Church of Bessarabia and Others v. Moldova, no. 45701/99, §§ 117 and 123, ECHR 2001-XII; Molla Sali v. Greece [GC], no. 20452/14, 19 December 2018; P.C. v. Ireland, no. 26922/19, § 53, 1 September 2022; Religionsgemeinschaft der Zeugen Jehovas and Others v. Austria, no. 40825/98, § 130, 31 July 2008; Savez crkava “Riječ života” and Others v. Croatia, no. 7798/08, § 86, 9 December 2010; Savickis and Others v. Latvia [GC], no. 49270/11, § 122, 9 June 2022; Stec and Others v. the United Kingdom (dec.) [GC], nos. 65731/01 and 65900/01, § 55, ECHR 2005-X; Stummer v. Austria [GC], no. 37452/02, § 88, ECHR 2011; Taganrog LRO and Others v. Russia nos. 32401/10 and 19 others, 7 June 2022; Thlimmenos v. Greece [GC], no. 34369/97, § 40, ECHR 2000‑IV