Title | Submission by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in the case of N.E. and Others v. Greece (Appl. no. 8716/20) before the European Court of Human Rights |
Publisher | UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) |
Publication Date | 11 November 2020 |
Country | Greece |
Topics | Reception | Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures | Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness |
Cite as | UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Submission by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in the case of N.E. and Others v. Greece (Appl. no. 8716/20) before the European Court of Human Rights , 11 November 2020, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/5fc763394.html [accessed 7 November 2021] |
Comments | 1.2. The question before the Court is, in essence, whether the living conditions of the applicants were compatible with Article 3 and/or Article 8 of the European Convention of Human Rights. While UNHCR will not address nor comment on the facts or merits of the case, it will provide its interpretation of the relevant principles of international and European law governing the reception of asylum-seekers, as well as key procedural guarantees in this regard, in order to assist the Court in its deliberations (Part 2). This submission also addresses the relevant domestic legislative framework and practice applicable in Greece, particularly on the Greek islands (Part 3). |