September 30, 2025
Eweida and others v United Kingdom (Applications nos. 48420/10, 59842/10, 51671/10 and 36516/10)
Four UK Christians claimed their rights to manifest religion were violated by employers. The ECHR found a violation for an airline employee prevented from wearing a cross, but not for a nurse, a registrar, or a counsellor whose beliefs conflicted with employer duties. Facts The case concerned four separate applications brought by British nationals who were devout Christians. They alleged that domestic law failed to protect their right to manifest their religion, in breach of Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), taken alone or in conjunction with Article 14. First Applicant (Ms Eweida) Ms Eweida was
