H.M. and Others v. Hungary: Confinement and treatment of pregnant woman and her family in Tompa transit zone violated their rights under Article 3 and Article 5

Ali Reza v. Bulgaria: Detention of Iraqi national pending expulsion found unlawful

CJEU: Article 20 TFEU precludes a rejection of residence permits on the sole ground of insufficient resources where there is a relationship of dependency between a third-country national and a Union citizen

Khasanov and Rakhmanov v. Russia: Extradition to Kyrgyzstan would not expose ethnic Uzbeks to a risk of ill-treatment

Italy: Court of Bari grants a humanitarian residence permit due to Nigerian applicant’s PTSD diagnosis

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.