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Buddhist inmate denied religious diet had rights breached by Romanian state, court rules
Added on December 18, 2013 01:10 pm
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled in favor of a Buddhist inmate who sued the Romanian authorities because they refused to provide him a vegetarian diet in line with his religion.
Moldovan prisoner Gennady Vartic converted to Buddhism after he was sentenced to 25 years in jail in 1999.
The ECHR found Vartic’s right to religious freedom had been breached by the Romanian authorities refusal to provide him vegetarian meal in line with his beliefs.
The problem arose in 2007, when, because of a change in the law, Vartic was no longer able to receive food parcels from his family.
http://www.romania-insider.com/buddhist-inmate-denied-religious-diet-had-rights-breached-by-romanian-state-court-rules/111832/