{"id":9898,"date":"2022-09-01T11:28:05","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T11:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/?p=9898"},"modified":"2024-02-16T10:14:44","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T09:14:44","slug":"european-court-of-human-rights-undermines-free-speech-protections-in-down-syndrome-ruling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/free-speech-protections-undermined-by-echr","title":{"rendered":"European Court of Human Rights undermines free speech protections in Down syndrome ruling"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9898\" class=\"elementor elementor-9898\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-01f3c94 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"01f3c94\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1cab19\" data-id=\"d1cab19\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dc0b37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7dc0b37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><b>French authorities ruled that a Down syndrome video was \u201cdisturbing\u201d to some women\u2019s conscience and not \u201ca message of general interest,\u201d resulting in subsequent refusal to broadcast. <\/b><\/li><li><b>Fondation J\u00e9r\u00f4me Lejeune, represented by ADF International, was not granted justice for Down syndrome voices by the European Court of Human Rights.<\/b><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab3a5b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab3a5b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Strasbourg, France (1 September 2022)<\/b> \u2013 The European Court of Human Rights has found <a href=\"https:\/\/hudoc.echr.coe.int\/eng#%7B%22itemid%22:%5B%22001-219149%22%5D%7D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">inadmissible<\/a> an application by Fondation J\u00e9r\u00f4me Lejeune claiming that the French Broadcasting Council\u2019s designation of a Down syndrome video as not \u201ca message of general interest\u201d constituted unjust censorship. The Court\u2019s failure to condemn the French authority\u2019s treatment of Down syndrome voices stands in stark contrast to recent national decisions in Europe upholding freedom of expression.<\/p><p>\u201cFreedom of expression is the foundation of every free and democratic society, enshrined in international human rights law. We believe that every voice deserves a chance to be heard, which is why we represented Fondation J\u00e9r\u00f4me Lejeune at the European Court of Human Rights. This is a failure of justice not just for people with Down syndrome and disability rights advocates, but for all concerned with free expression in Europe,\u201d said Jean-Paul Van De Walle, serving as legal counsel, Europe, for ADF International.<\/p><p>The case concerns \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ju-q4OnBtNU\">Dear Future Mom<\/a>,\u201d a short video produced by Down syndrome advocates in conjunction with Fondation J\u00e9r\u00f4me Lejeune, the leading organisation in France for research and care for people with Down syndrome. The video begins by quoting an email from a pregnant mother, seeking advice: \u201cI\u2019m expecting a baby. I\u2019ve discovered he has Down syndrome. I\u2019m scared: what kind of life will my child have?\u201d It follows with messages from 15 adults and children with Down syndrome in which they reassure the worried mother that life with Down syndrome can be fulfilling and enriching.<\/p><p>The video was shared across various French media platforms. In 2014, the French broadcasting authority issued a warning claiming the video was \u201cdisturbing to the conscience of women who, in accordance with the law, had made different personal life choices\u201d. A letter was sent to the three television channels that had aired the video instructing them to stop broadcasting the video in slots reserved for \u201cmessages of general interest,\u201d resulting in its effective censorship.<\/p><p>The Foundation approached the channels to air the video again, with no positive response. Despite this, the video garnered multiple awards from the Cannes International Festival of Creativity and the Art Directors Club of Europe and was widely shared around the world. It has been viewed over 8.4 million times on YouTube alone.<\/p><p><b>Challenge to French censorship of persons with disabilities<\/b><\/p><p>Fondation J\u00e9r\u00f4me Lejeune has, for years, set the standard in research and care for people with Down syndrome. It challenged the French authority\u2019s letter and subsequent effective censorship of the video. A French tribunal found no error of law in the authority\u2019s opinion, and the video remained off air. The Foundation then brought the challenge to the European Court of Human Rights, represented by ADF International.<\/p><p><b>ECHR denies Fondation J\u00e9r\u00f4me Lejeune victim status under the Convention<\/b><\/p><p>In deeming it inadmissible, the Court did not find a violation of the Foundation\u2019s right to freedom of expression. This ruling came in spite of the fact that the French government itself had recognized, both in the domestic proceedings as well as before the Court, that the broadcasting authority\u2019s letter had \u201csignificantly influenced the behavior of the television channels, inviting them to avoid future broadcasting of the concerned message\u201d.<\/p><p>More specifically, the Court ruled that Fondation J\u00e9r\u00f4me Lejeune cannot claim to be a \u201cvictim,\u201d under the terms of the European Convention of Human Rights, because the Down syndrome video had been broadcast several times prior to the French authority&#8217;s intervention. It also found no sufficient evidence of a direct link between on the one hand the letter sent by the broadcasting authority, and on the other, the television channel\u2019s subsequent refusal to broadcast the film.<\/p><p>\u201cThe Court\u2019s decision to declare this case inadmissible is regrettable as it sends the signal that governments can exert pressure to silence the voices of persons with Down syndrome in the public sphere. This contributes to a culture of discrimination, which we must stand against if we truly are to uphold the dignity of persons with disabilities. Children and adults with Down syndrome deserve to be heard and seen in society,\u201d said Van De Walle.<\/p><p><b>Recent victories for free expression in Europe<\/b><\/p><p>The inadmissibility ruling stands in contrast to several national decisions across Europe that strongly reaffirm the right to freedom of expression. In June this year, a Slovenian court found a <a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/zavod-zivim-slovenia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">state-owned bus company<\/a> could not censor pro-life ads. In the UK, a <a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/prayer-matters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">grandmother<\/a> successfully challenged a penalty given to her while out walking and praying silently near an abortion facility. On 25 August, a German court ruled that a municipality could not ban peaceful and silent <a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/pavica\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prayer gatherings<\/a> in the vicinity of an abortion counseling facility.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1c4475 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a1c4475\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0702bff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0702bff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tImages for free use in print or online in relation to this story only\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61696c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"61696c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;1:1&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;grid&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:4,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:2,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jean-Paul_Van_de_Walle_img_215_400x400.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"61696c5\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Jean-Paul_Van_de_Walle\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzYwLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvYWRmaW50ZXJuYXRpb25hbC5vcmdcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjFcLzA1XC9KZWFuLVBhdWxfVmFuX2RlX1dhbGxlX2ltZ18yMTVfNDAweDQwMC5wbmciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI2MTY5NmM1In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jean-Paul_Van_de_Walle_img_215_400x400-300x300.png\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"Jean-Paul Van De Walle\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DFM-Loss-JP-quote-3.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"61696c5\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"DFM Loss JP Quote 3\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTkwNSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2FkZmludGVybmF0aW9uYWwub3JnXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8wOVwvREZNLUxvc3MtSlAtcXVvdGUtMy5wbmciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI2MTY5NmM1In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DFM-Loss-JP-quote-3-300x300.png\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"Jean-Paul loss quote\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European Court of Human Rights has found inadmissible an application by Fondation J\u00e9r\u00f4me Lejeune claiming that the French Broadcasting Council\u2019s designation of a Down syndrome video as not \u201ca message of general interest\u201d constituted unjust censorship. The Court\u2019s failure to condemn the French authority\u2019s treatment of Down syndrome voices stands in stark contrast to recent national decisions in Europe upholding freedom of expression.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":9899,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[130,448,64],"class_list":["post-9898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-europe","tag-france","tag-freedom-of-speech"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Free speech protections undermined in France - ADF International<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"French authorities ruled that a Down syndrome video was 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