The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) rejected this Thursday, September 6, the request of a firefighter from the city of Rhône, who stopped his duties due to his refusal to be vaccinated against Covid-19, on the grounds that he did not exhaust the roads. appeal in the French courts.
Pierik Thévenon was terminated by the Rhone Departmental Fire and Rescue Service on September 15, 2021 from his duties as a firefighter for not respecting the vaccination obligation imposed on certain professionals and for not submitting a medical certificate of contraindications, which are established by the requirements of this law. The law of August 5, 2021.
Then he haddirectlyseized 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.
The European magistrates unanimously judged the request.”not allowed“, “The fault of the applicant for having exhausted the domestic means of compensation before confiscating it“, in this case in the administrative courts. This decision is final.
Source: Le Figaro
