H.A. et autres c. Grece (application no. 19951/16)

Document source:

Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights
Date:
28 February 2019

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Title

H.A. et autres c. Grece (application no. 19951/16)

Document source

Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights

Date

28 February 2019

Document type

Collection

Country

Greece

Iraq

Morocco

Syrian Arab Republic (the)

Keywords

Effective remedy

Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment

Prison or detention conditions

Right to liberty and security

Unaccompanied / Separated children

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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