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Decision 805/2018
This is a summary in English provided by UNHCR Athens. 17 April 2018 | Judicial Body: Greece: Council of State | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Freedom of movement | Countries: Greece |
Asylum Seekers in Greece Reach Safety After Campaign
7 April 2018 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News |
The Stories of Asylum Seekers Trapped in Greece
19 March 2018 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News |
AFFAIRE A.E.A. c. GRÈCE (Requête no 39034/12)
The possibility of introducing an asylum claim is a conditio sine qua non for the effective protection of persons in need of international protection. If authorities do not guarantee unhindered access to the asylum procedure, asylum-seekers can not make use of the procedural rights foreseen within the asylum procedure and are at risk of being arrested at any time. Hence even if the asylum procedure offers effective safeguards, these are of no use if, as in the present case, the asylum claim is not registered for a long period of time. [85] violation of article 13 (effective remedy) in combination with article 3 ECHR. 15 March 2018 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Legal Instrument: 1950 European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) | Topic(s): Access to procedures - Effective protection - Effective remedy - Registration | Countries: Egypt - Greece - Sudan - Türkiye |
Greece: 13,000 Still Trapped on Islands
6 March 2018 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News |
Amnesty International Report 2017/18 - Greece
22 February 2018 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Annual Reports |
Misery for Women and Girls in Greece's Island Paradise
14 February 2018 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News |
Women and children threatened by sexual violence at refugee reception centres in Greek islands – UN
9 February 2018 | Publisher: UN News Service | Document type: Country News |
J.R. and Others v. Greece (AFFAIRE J.R. ET AUTRES c. GRÈCE)
The Court found in particular that the applicants had been deprived of their liberty for their first month in the centre, until 21 April 2016 when it became a semi-open centre. The Court was nevertheless of the view that the one-month period of detention, whose aim had been to guarantee the possibility of removing the applicants under the EU-Turkey Declaration, was not arbitrary and could not be regarded as “unlawful” within the meaning of Article 5 § 1 (f). However, the applicants had not been appropriately informed about the reasons for their arrest or the remedies available in order to challenge that detention. 25 January 2018 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Legal Instrument: 1950 European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Prison or detention conditions - Right to liberty and security | Countries: Afghanistan - Greece |
Asylum-Seeking Kids Locked Up in Greece
23 January 2018 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News |