Federal Court once again rules in favor of VgT in dispute with Ubi
Das Bundesgericht hat dem Verein gegen Tierfabriken (VgT) im Streit mit der Unabhängigen Beschwerdeinstanz für Radio und Fernsehen (Ubi) erneut Recht gegeben. Die UBI muss abklären, ob das Schweizer Fernsehen (SF) den VgT bei der Berichterstattung diskriminiert.
According to SDA, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled last year that SF had wrongly refused to broadcast a VgT television advertisement. This ruling was not mentioned in SF's news programs. VgT President Erwin Kessler therefore approached the UBI and demanded that it declare that SF had violated the diversity requirement by not mentioning the Strasbourg ruling. The UBI did not respond to the submission, whereupon the VgT lodged an appeal with the Federal Supreme Court.
According to the decision now handed down in Lausanne, no one has a right to be reported on by SF on the occasion of a particular event. SF had also not violated the diversity requirement by remaining silent. From a journalistic point of view, it may be surprising that the verdict was not mentioned. However, the public had had other opportunities to obtain information. The Federal Court nevertheless upheld the VgT's appeal.
Ubi must examine in depth whether SF systematically discriminates against the VgT in its reporting. In a ruling last December, the Federal Supreme Court had already determined that this could not be ruled out from the outset. Ubi was obliged to clarify this. According to the current ruling by the judges in Lausanne, Ubi will now also have to examine as part of these proceedings whether the failure to mention the ECHR ruling could form part of such constitutionally unlawful discrimination.
According to the decision now handed down in Lausanne, no one has a right to be reported on by SF on the occasion of a particular event. SF had also not violated the diversity requirement by remaining silent. From a journalistic point of view, it may be surprising that the verdict was not mentioned. However, the public had had other opportunities to obtain information. The Federal Court nevertheless upheld the VgT's appeal.
Ubi must examine in depth whether SF systematically discriminates against the VgT in its reporting. In a ruling last December, the Federal Supreme Court had already determined that this could not be ruled out from the outset. Ubi was obliged to clarify this. According to the current ruling by the judges in Lausanne, Ubi will now also have to examine as part of these proceedings whether the failure to mention the ECHR ruling could form part of such constitutionally unlawful discrimination.
