In December 2025, the IHRC submitted amicus curiae briefs in two cases pending before the ECHR regarding alleged human rights violations attributed to Switzerland due to activities of international sport governing bodies operating from its territory. In Andre Fernando Dos Santos Martins Cardoso v. Switzerland (application no. 10260/22), IHRC’s intervention focused on whether the applicant, by being subject to arbitration procedures before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and, specifically, the legal aid scheme provided by CAS, had suffered any violations of his rights under Article 6(1) of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) regarding the right to access a court and the right to a fair trial based on the equality of arms in proceedings. We also discuss how the right to an effective remedy under Article 13 of the ECHR has been affected. You can read it here.
In Schwazer v. Switzerland (application no. 24108/22), IHRC’s intervention addressed four specific questions asked by the Court regarding jurisdiction, whether the applicant suffered an interference with the exercise of his right to respect for private and family life within the meaning of Article 8 § 1 of the Convention and whether the applicant had at his disposal an effective remedy within the meaning of Article 13 of the ECHR. You can read it here.