GRA STIFTUNG GEGEN RASSISMUS UND ANTISEMITISMUS v. SWITZERLAND JUDGMENT 1 In the case of GRA Stiftung gegen Rassismus und Antisemitismus v. Switzerland, The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting as a Chamber composed of: Helena Jäderblom, President, Branko Lubarda, Helen Keller, Pere Pastor Vilanova, Alena Poláčková, Georgios A. Serghides, Jolien Schukking, judges, and Fatoş Aracı, Deputy Section Registrar, Having deliberated in private on 5 December 2017, Delivers the following judgment, which was adopted on that date: PROCEDURE 1. The case originated in an application (no. 18597/13) against the Swiss Confederation lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”) by GRA Stiftung gegen Rassismus und Antisemitismus (“the GRA Foundation against Racism and Anti-Semitism” — “the applicant organisation”), on 13 March 2013. 2. The applicant organisation was represented by Mr A. Joset, a lawyer practising in Liestal. The Swiss Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Mr F. Schürmann. 3. The applicant organisation alleged, in particular, that the civil courts had violated its right to freedom of expression by finding it liable for the infringement of a politician’s personality rights. 4. On 12 October 2015 the application was communicated to the Government. THE FACTS I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE 5. The applicant is a non-governmental organisation which promotes tolerance and condemns all types of racially motivated discrimination. It was established under Swiss law and registered in Zürich.