Case summaries
ECtHR - Rahimi v. Greece, Application No. 8687/08
Country of applicant:
Afghanistan
Keywords:
Effective access to procedures, Best interest of the child, Detention, Effective remedy (right to), Inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Unaccompanied minor, Child Specific Considerations, Reception conditions, Family member, Vulnerable person
Inadequate care and unlawful detention of an unaccompanied minor seeking asylum: the case concerned the conditions in which a minor from Afghanistan, who had entered Greece illegally, was held in the Pagani adult detention centre on the island of Lesbos.
Date of decision:
05-07-2011
Relevant International and European Legislation:
EN - Reception Conditions Directive, Directive 2003/9/EC of 27 January 2003,1.,EN - Dublin II Regulation, Council Regulation (EC) No 343/2003 of 18 February 2003,Article 3,Article 5,Article 13,Article 41