| Alekseyev v. Russia | |
|---|---|
| Decided 21 October 2010 | |
| Case | 4916/07, 25924/08 and 14599/09 |
| Chamber | First |
| Language of proceedings | English |
| Nationality of parties | Russia |
| Ruling | |
| Violations of Article 11, Article 13 and Article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights | |
| President Christos Rozakis | |
| Judges | |
| Instruments cited | |
| European Convention on Human Rights | |
| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Rozakis, joined by Vajić, Kovler, Steiner, Hajiyev, Spielmann, Jebens |
Alekseyev v. Russia is a case before the European Court of Human Rights concerning the prohibition of the 2006, 2007 and 2008 Moscow Pride gay rights marches in Russia's capital. The case was brought by Russian LGBT activist Nikolay Alexeyev, organiser of the marches, who claimed the banning of the marches had violated Article 11 (freedom of assembly) of the European Convention on Human Rights. He claimed furthermore that he had not received an effective remedy under Article 13 against the violation of Article 11, and that he had been discriminated against by the authorities in Moscow under Article 14 in their consideration of his applications to hold the marches.
The First Section of the Court, sitting as a Chamber, found unanimously that there had been violations of Articles 11, 13 and 14 of the Convention. Their judgment was issued on 21 October 2010 and a referral by the Russian government to the Grand Chamber of the Court rejected on 11 April 2011,[1] at which point the judgment became final.