ECtHR communicated case: Compatibility of Greece’s detention conditions and the lack of remedy for Albanian national with Articles 3 and 13 ECHR

ECtHR communicated case: Compatibility of Greece’s search and rescue mission with Article 2 ECHR following the death of members of a Syrian/Palestinian family caused by forest fire

ECtHR: Italy violated Article 8 ECHR by failing to diligently assess a minor’s age and unlawfully placing him in an adult centre

ECtHR: Hungary breached Article 5 ECHR by unlawfully detaining Afghan and Algerian asylum applicants without indications that they failed to cooperate with the authorities

Belgium: Council of State suspends State Secretary’s decision to not provide accommodation for single male asylum applicants

The ELENA network extends across most European states and involves some 500 lawyers and legal counsellors. The network is coordinated by the Secretariat of the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) in Brussels in close consultation with the ELENA National Coordinators from 36 European countries. National co-ordinators of the network include legal practitioners, legal academics and legal officers in ECRE member organisations.