Written Submissions on behalf of the AIRE Centre, the Dutch Council for Refugees, and the ECRE and in the case of Darboe and Camara v. Italy (Application no. 5797/17) before the European Court of Human Rights

The interveners submit that, under Article 53 ECHR, as regards EU Member States, Articles 3 and 8 ECHR must be interpreted in a manner consistent with EU law obligations binding on States as a matter of national law. EU Member States are obliged to provide suitable reception conditions, adapted asylum procedures and understandable information to children in order for them to have effective access to their rights under the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (‘CFR’), namely Articles 18 and 24.