The European Court of Human Rights (Photo: Getty/iStock)Finnish Member of Parliament Päivi Räsänen has officially filed her appeal against a hate speech conviction with the European Court of Human Rights. The Supreme Court of Finland convicted Räsänen, a member of parliament since 1995 and former interior minister, in a narrow 3-2 decision on March 26. “I have filed an application with the European Court of Human Rights challenging the judgment of the Finnish Supreme Court,” Räsänen said. Pohjola, who joined the appeal to the European court, warned against state control over church teachings. Price urged the European Court of Human Rights to accept the case to defend basic democratic principles.