Strasbourg court finds no Convention breach in child placement case
The November 5 judgment addressed complaints about family life and discrimination.
The European Court of Human Rights ruled on November 5 that authorities had not breached the Convention in a case brought by a mother whose three children were placed in care. The domestic proceedings concerned findings of neglect.
The applicant argued that the separation violated her right to respect for family life under Article 8. She also brought a complaint under the prohibition of discrimination in Article 14, read together with Article 8.
The court found no violation on either ground. The ruling addresses the circumstances of this case, where Strasbourg reviewed the domestic decisions against the protections in the European Convention on Human Rights.
