Title J.R. and Others v. Greece (AFFAIRE J.R. ET AUTRES c. GRÈCE)
Publisher Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights
Publication Date 25 January 2018
Country Afghanistan | Greece
Topics Arbitrary arrest and detention | Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment | Prison or detention conditions | Right to liberty and security
Citation / Document Symbol ECLI:CE:ECHR:2018:0125JUD002269616
Other Languages / Attachments Press Release
Related Document(s) Submission by UNHCR in the case of J.R and Others v. Greece (Appl. No 22696/16) before the European Court of Human Rights
Cite as J.R. and Others v. Greece (AFFAIRE J.R. ET AUTRES c. GRÈCE) ,  ECLI:CE:ECHR:2018:0125JUD002269616 , Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights, 25 January 2018, available at: https://www.refworld.org/cases,ECHR,5a69edb89.html [accessed 19 May 2023]
Comments 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.
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