Information Note on the Court’s case-law 227

March 2019

X v. Poland (communicated case) - 20741/10

Article 14

Discrimination

Alleged discrimination in removal of children from mother’s custody on grounds of her sexual orientation: communicated

The applicant alleges that the domestic authorities’ decision to remove her children from her custody was based on grounds of her sexual orientation. She also complains that the judge in her case was not impartial.

Communicated under Articles 6 § 1, 8 and 14 of the Convention.

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