Plattform "Arzte fur das Leben" v. Austria, 21 June 1988.
The applicant was an association of physicians in Austria opposed to abortion.  Following the disruption of the applicant's demonstrations by counter-demonstrators, it brought this case arguing that there had been breaches of various articles of the European Human Rights Convention, including Article 11 and Article 13, because the police had not prevented the counter-demonstrators' actions.  The European Court of Human Rights ruled that, under Article 11, a positive obligation to protect the right to demonstrate was created.  However, it also held that no arguable complaint had been made that there was a failure by the authorities in this case; thus, there was no breach of Article 13, which guarantees an effective remedy before a national authority to those who make an arguable claim that their rights under the Convention have been violated.
D000028:Abortion, Induced; D001317:Austria; D019049:Developed Countries; D005060:Europe; D005062:European Union; D006806:Human Rights; D007603:Jurisprudence; D009938:Organizations; D011057:Politics; D011639:Public Opinion
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