Case summaries
ECtHR - M.D. v. Belgium, Application no. 56028/10, 14 February 2014
Country of applicant:
Guinea-Bissau
Keywords:
First country of asylum, Inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Refugee Status, Request that charge be taken, Dublin Transfer, Request to take back
The case examines the allegations of a Guinea-Bissau national who sought asylum in Belgium, that the remedies he tried in order to challenge the lawfulness of his detention in Belgium were neither speedy nor effective, in violation of Article 5 para 4. He further complained under Article 3 that his deportation to Greece would place him at risk of ill-treatment and under Article 13 that he did not have an effective remedy.
Date of decision:
14-02-2014