Cases

Verein gegen Tierfabriken Schweiz (VgT) v Switzerland (No.2)

Facts

The applicant association made a television commercial in reaction to the meat industry, which showed disturbing scenes relating to the rearing of pigs. The voiceover stated that the circumstances resembled concentration camps and that the animals were pumped full of medicaments. It ended "Eat less meat, for the sake of your health, the animals and the environment!" The Commercial Television Company refused to broadcast the commercial in view of its "clear political character". The applicant applied to the ECHR which ruled on 28 June 2001 that the refusal by the Swiss authorities was a breach of the applicant's Article 10 rights. However, despite the judgment, the Swiss authorities still refused to broadcast the advert. The applicant made a further application to the ECHR.

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