Joint concurring opinion of Judges Yudkivska and Villiger in the case of Vejdeland and Others v. Sweden, No. 1813/07, ECtHR (Fifth Section), 9 February 2012

Distribution at a school of leaflets containing hate speech directed against homosexual people. Interference by the state necessary in a democratic society for the protection of the reputation and rights of others.

Art. 10 ECHR

Accusations that homosexuals are deviants and responsible for the spread of HIV and AIDS are not in harmony with the Convention’s values. There is a fine line between verbal abuse and incitement to violence, and such accusations are capable of prompting aggression against them [homosexual people].