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
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
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
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
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The case concerned appeals of different non-governmental organisations under the extreme urgency procedure against the unpublished decision of the State Secretary for...