{"id":6723,"date":"2023-05-09T15:05:37","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T12:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jwforum.net\/portal\/?p=6723"},"modified":"2023-05-12T15:18:55","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T12:18:55","slug":"judgment-jehovahs-witnesses-v-finland-obtaining-consent-for-jehovahs-witnesses-collecting-of-personal-data-necessary-to-protect-rights-of-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jwforum.net\/portal\/judgment-jehovahs-witnesses-v-finland-obtaining-consent-for-jehovahs-witnesses-collecting-of-personal-data-necessary-to-protect-rights-of-others\/","title":{"rendered":"Judgment Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses v. Finland &#8211; Obtaining consent for Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In today\u2019s Chamber judgment in the case of Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses v. Finland (application no. 31172\/19) the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been: no violation of Article 6 (right to a fair trial) of the European Convention on Human Rights, and no violation of Article 9 (freedom of thought, conscience and religion).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6726\" src=\"https:\/\/jwforum.net\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Clip.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1005\" height=\"527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jwforum.net\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Clip.jpg 1005w, https:\/\/jwforum.net\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Clip-750x393.jpg 750w, https:\/\/jwforum.net\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Clip-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jwforum.net\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Clip-768x403.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1005px) 100vw, 1005px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The case concerns the obligation for individual Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses to obtain consent when collecting personal data during their door-to-door preaching.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Court found in particular that the domestic authorities had correctly balanced the interests of the applicant community with the rights of individuals as regards their personal information, holding that obtaining consent had been necessary.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><div class=\"ead-preview\"><div class=\"ead-document\" style=\"position: relative;padding-top: 90%;\"><div class=\"ead-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe src=\"\/\/docs.google.com\/viewer?url=https%3A%2F%2Fjwforum.net%2Fportal%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F05%2FJudgment-Jehovahs-Witnesses-v.-Finland-Obtaining-consent-for-Jehovahs-Witnesses-collecting-of-personal-data-necessary-to-protect-rights-of-others.pdf&amp;embedded=true&amp;hl=en\" title=\"Embedded Document\" class=\"ead-iframe\" style=\"width: 100%;height: 100%;border: none;position: absolute;left: 0;top: 0;visibility: hidden;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-document-loading\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute;left:0;top:0;z-index:10;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jwforum.net\/portal\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-any-document\/images\/loading.svg\" width=\"55\" height=\"55\" alt=\"Loader\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Loading...<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-foot\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-foot-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jwforum.net\/portal\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-any-document\/images\/EAD-logo.svg\" alt=\"EAD Logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"23\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Taking too long?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-document-btn ead-reload-btn\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jwforum.net\/portal\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-any-document\/images\/reload.svg\" alt=\"Reload\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\"\/> Reload document\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>|<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/jwforum.net\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Judgment-Jehovahs-Witnesses-v.-Finland-Obtaining-consent-for-Jehovahs-Witnesses-collecting-of-personal-data-necessary-to-protect-rights-of-others.pdf\" class=\"ead-document-btn\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jwforum.net\/portal\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-any-document\/images\/open.svg\" alt=\"Open\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\"\/> Open in new tab\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In today\u2019s Chamber judgment in the case of Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses v. 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