Age, gender and diversity / Unaccompanied / Separated children

The case concerns the arrest of the applicants, nine unaccompanied minors, and their placement in different police stations in northern Greece and in the Diavata centre. The Court found violations of articles 3 on the prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment (no violation on living conditions), violation of article 13 on the right to an effective remedy and a violation of article 5 (1) and (4) on the right to liberty and security, right to a speedy decision on the lawfulness of a detention measure.

28 February 2019 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Effective remedy - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Prison or detention conditions - Right to liberty and security - Unaccompanied / Separated children | Countries: Greece - Iraq - Morocco - Syrian Arab Republic

14 February 2017 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Regional Reports

February 2017 | Publisher: Refugee Studies Centre | Document type: Country Reports

2 August 2016 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Burden-sharing and international co-operation - Children's rights - Children-at-risk - Family reunification - Persons with disabilities - Regional instruments - Unaccompanied / Separated children | Countries: France - Syrian Arab Republic - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

13 June 2016 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Court Interventions / Amicus Curiae

8 June 2016 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

June 2016 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: UNHCR Country Updates