http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/463259bdb9a10011 https://verfassungsblog.de/vegan-judgment-ecthr-article-9/ Recognition Without a Meal - What Strasbourg Decided and Declined to Decide About Vegan Diets in State Custody Levy, Mélanie eng 2026-08-05 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Article 9 ECHR Belief Diet Veganism Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 On 16 July 2026, the European Court of Human Rights held, for the first time, that veganism falls within the ambit of Article 9 of the Convention, which protects freedom of thought, conscience and religion. In G.K. and A.S. v. Switzerland, two applicants – one held in pre-trial detention, the other confined to a psychiatric unit – had requested a vegan diet consistent with their ethical convictions and had received no reasoned response. The Court found Switzerland in breach of Article 9 and of Article 13, which guarantees an effective remedy.