CEDH · CASELAW;COMMUNICATEDCASES;ENG — 28 janvier 2020

.s800EAC49 { font-size:12pt } .s379BC09C { margin-top:36pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:right } .sBB9EE52A { font-family:Arial } .s9793A85B { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:14.2pt } .s5E1364CA { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-align:center; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid; font-size:14pt } .s339D85E6 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:14pt; text-align:center; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid } .s665E407E { margin-top:66pt; margin-bottom:14pt; text-align:center; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid } .s29100277 { font-family:Arial; font-weight:bold } .s25D5DE94 { margin-top:66pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid; font-size:7pt } .sCB9E0544 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:left } .s76CF415B { page-break-before:always; clear:both } .s2A52A4CC { margin-top:14pt; margin-left:17pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center } .s75A32C27 { border-collapse:collapse } .s3695F815 { border:0.75pt solid #949494; padding:1.02pt 5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#dfdfdf } .s85016119 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt } .sEECE831 { font-family:Arial; font-weight:bold; color:#474747 } .sE8934522 { border:0.75pt solid #949494; padding:1.02pt 5.03pt; vertical-align:top } .s2E932ED2 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt } Communicated on 28 January 2020 Published on 17 February 2020   FOURTH SECTION Application no. 29907/16 Branko NEGOVANOVIĆ against Serbia and 3 other applications (see list appended) SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE The applicants are blind chess players who have won medals for Serbia internationally, including medals in competitions such as the Blind Chess Olympiad. They complain that they were discriminated against by the Serbian authorities, based on the relevant legislation, by being denied certain financial awards, monthly payments and a formal recognition of their achievements, unlike all other athletes and chess players, including sighted chess players and other blind or otherwise disabled athletes or players, with the same or similar international accolades.   The applicants brought their discrimination claims before the civil courts, including the Supreme Court of Cassation, and, ultimately, the Constitutional Court, but did not obtain the redress sought.   QUESTION TO THE PARTIES Have the applicants, as blind chess players, suffered discrimination in terms of their reputation or pecuniary situation or in the enjoyment of a “right set forth by law” compared to other athletes and chess players, including sighted chess players and other blind or otherwise disabled athletes or players, with the same or similar international achievements, contrary to Article 14 of the Convention, read in conjunction with Article 8 thereof or Article 1 of Protocol No. 1, or in breach of Article 1 of Protocol   No. 12? APPENDIX   No. Application nos. Case name Lodged on Applicant Date of Birth Residence Nationality Represented by 1 29907/16 Negovanović v. Serbia 19/05/2016 Branko NEGOVANOVIĆ 25/04/1937 Novi Sad Serbian Milina DORIĆ 2 30022/16 Avram v. Serbia 19/05/2016 Sretko AVRAM 01/01/1947 Novi Sad Serbian Milina DORIĆ 3 30322/16 Markov v. Serbia 19/05/2016 Živa MARKOV 12/10/1955 Novi Sad Serbian Milina DORIĆ 4 31142/16 Baretić v. Serbia 19/05/2016 Dragoljub BARETIĆ 04/04/1936 Novi Sad Serbian Milina DORIĆ