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Hungarian Civil Liberties Union Wins Freedom of Speech Case at European Court of Human Rights

01 August 2011

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Hungarian Civil Liberties Union Wins Freedom of Speech Case at European Court of Human Rights (link): "On July 19th, after a lengthy legal battle, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg ruled in favour of journalist Peter Uj, represented by the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union. The journalist criticized the state owned Tokaj Kereskedoház (Hungarian winery) and specifically characterized its wine as shit. Criminal charges (defamation and criminal libel) initiated by the Tokaj Kereskedoház were pressed against him.”

Full-text: Court judgment (pdf)

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