Climate sit-in on the Promenade de la Treille, Geneva, Switzerland

In March 2019, climate protesters performed a sit-in after the end of an authorized demonstration in Geneva. They were charged with a penal order with a fine for participating in an unauthorized demonstration and refusing to comply with an official order (art. 10 of the local police regulation). After appealing the penal order, the regional court (first instance) cleared the 11 accused based on fundamental rights enshrined in the Swiss Constitution (art. 22, 16, 35, 36) and the European Convention of Human Rights (art. 11). The cantonal and federal courts confirmed this decision on the grounds of article 11 of the European Convention of Human Rights.