The ruling clarified a grey area in the law. Article 14 states that ‘The enjoyment of the rights and freedoms set forth in this Convention shall be secured without discrimination on any such ground as sex, race, colour, language, political or other opinions, national or social origin, association with a national minority, property, birth or other status.’ The Commission argued that mental illness was a disability and constitutes “other status”.
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