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Covid: the ECHR rejects the request of a French firefighter suspended because not vaccinated

2022-10-06T09:51:47.683Z


The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) rejected this Thursday, September 6 the request of a Rhone firefighter, suspended from duty after...


The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) rejected this Thursday, September 6 the request of a Rhone firefighter, suspended from his duties after having refused to be vaccinated against Covid-19, on the grounds that he did not has not exhausted the avenues of appeal before the French courts.

Pierrick Thevenon had been suspended from his duties as a firefighter by the Rhône departmental fire and rescue service on September 15, 2021 for not having respected the vaccination obligation imposed on certain professionals, nor having presented a medical certificate from contraindication, requirements set out in the law of August 5, 2021.

He then “

directly

” seized the ECHR, citing violations of the European Convention on Human Rights, in particular the right to respect for private life and the prohibition of discrimination.

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Unanimously, the European magistrates ruled the request “

inadmissible

”, “

fault for the applicant to have exhausted the internal means of appeal before seizing it

”, in this case before the administrative courts.

This decision is final.

Source: lefigaro

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