A case brought by a French woman living in a same-sex partnership was
dismissed by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg, denying her paternity leave.
The ECtHR concluded that a lesbian woman was not discriminated against when her
application for paternity leave was denied. The woman had argued that the
rejection violated Article 14 (prohibition of discrimination) and Article 8 (right to respect for
private and family life) of the European Convention
on Human Rights.
Tech & Rights
Strasbourg: Lesbian Woman Has No Right to Paternity Leave
A case brought by a French woman living in a same-sex partnership was dismissed by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg, denying her paternity leave. The ECtHR concluded that a lesbian woman was...
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