Title H.A. et autres c. Grece (application no. 19951/16)
Publisher Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights
Publication Date 28 February 2019
Country Greece | Iraq | Morocco | Syrian Arab Republic
Topics Effective remedy | Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment | Prison or detention conditions | Right to liberty and security | Unaccompanied / Separated children
Other Languages / Attachments Press release
Related Document(s) Submission by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in the case of H.A. and Others v. Greece (Appl. No. 19951/16) before the European Court of Human Rights
Cite as H.A. et autres c. Grece (application no. 19951/16), Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights, 28 February 2019, available at: https://www.refworld.org/cases,ECHR,5c780a0d7.html [accessed 26 October 2019]
Comments 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.
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