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

18 Sep 2023 | News

On the 18th of September 2023, the ECtHR published its communicated case no. 22144/23. The case concerns an Albanian national who was detained for his irregular entry and stay in Greece and was issued a removal decision ordering the continuation of his detention. The...

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

18 Sep 2023 | News

On the 18th of September 2023, the ECtHR published its communicated case no. 22920/16. The case concerns an applicant with Palestinian and Syrian nationality who arrived with his wife and two children in the forest area of Samos. They allegedly informed the Turkish...

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

14 Sep 2023 | News

On the 14th of September 2023, the ECtHR delivered its judgment Diakitè v. Italy, no. 44646/17. The case concerned an Ivorian minor who declared upon his arrival in Italy that he was a minor and submitted a birth certificate. The applicant was however transferred to...

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

14 Sep 2023 | News

On the 14th of September 2023, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled in its judgments M.N. and A.A. v. Hungary, no. 48139/16 and 7077/15. The cases concerned an Afghan and an Algerian national who applied for asylum in Hungary and were detained due the risk...

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

13 Sep 2023 | News

On the 13th of September 2023, the Belgian Council of State published its judgment no. 257.300. The case concerned appeals of different non-governmental organisations under the extreme urgency procedure against the unpublished decision of the State Secretary for...

CJEU: AG Opinion on whether the CJEU decision could be considered a “new element” in a subsequent application

7 Sep 2023 | News

On the 7th September 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) AG Emiliou delivered his Opinion in the case of C-216/22. The case concerned a Syrian national who received subsidiary protection in Germany but whose second asylum claim was rejected on the...