Church of Scientology Moscow v. Russia

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Church of Scientology Moscow v. Russia
Decided 5 April 2007
Full case name	Church of Scientology Moscow v Russia
Case	18147/02
ECLI	ECLI:CE:ECHR:2007:0405JUD001814702
Chamber	First Section
Court composition
President C.L. Rozakis
Judges L. Loucaides N. Vajić A. Kovler E. Steiner K. Hajiyev D. Spielmann

The Church of Scientology Moscow v Russia [2007] ECHR 258 is a European Court of Human Rights case, concerning Article 11 of the convention. In the case the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg condemned Moscow City Government's refusal to consider the Church of Scientology of Moscow for registration as a religious organisation,^[1] and as a result found that Russia had violated the rights of the Church of Scientology under Articles 11 (the right to freedom of association) when "read in the light of Article 9" (the right to freedom of religion). Specifically, the Court determined that, in denying consideration of registration to the Church of Scientology of Moscow, the Moscow authorities "did not act in good faith and neglected their duty of neutrality and impartiality vis-à-vis the applicant's religious community". The Court also awarded the Church €10,000 in respect of non-pecuniary damage and €15,000 for costs and expenses.^[1]