Baczkowski and Others v Poland, No 1543/06, 2007

Judgment of the European Court of Human Rights finding violations of the applicant's rights and condemning Poland for banning an LGBT Pride march in Warsaw

The European Court of Human Rights ruled unanimously that the banning of an LGBT Pride march in Warsaw was a violation of Articles 11 (freedom of assembly and association), 13 (right to an effective remedy) and 14 (non-discrimination) of the European Convention on Human Rights. The Court specifically acknowledged that the protection of minorities includes people with a minority sexual orientation or gender identity.