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Case-law of the European Court of Human Rights - Nine-month detention of a mother and child in a guarded centre, without due regard to alternatives or their situations of vulnerability, was not a measure of last resort and breached Article 5 § 1(f); the presence of a child required greater speed and diligence from the authorities; disproportionate interference with family life under Article 8: G. and S.G. v. Poland
- Prosecutors failed to apply a consent-based standard after an adult initiated sexual contact with a girl above the legal age for sexual activities, leading to an investigation that did not protect her physical and psychological integrity; violation of Article 8: Z v. Iceland, press release
- Permanent ban on admission to the School of Magistrates for an offence committed at age 15, despite rehabilitation and without individualised assessment, was disproportionate and breached Article 8: Manjani v. Albania, press release
- Order for the return of the applicant’s daughter to Tunisia by French courts breached Article 8, as the decision-making process did not adequately consider the child’s best interests, right to be heard, and the obligation to take the child’s views into account, with reference to Recommendation CM/Rec(2025)4 on the protection of the rights and best interests of the child in parental separation proceedings and to the CoE Child-friendly Justice Guidelines: A. v. France (in French)
- Despite an adequate legal framework, the authorities failed to conduct an effective investigation into a child’s sexual abuse allegations against her stepfather, leaving the case dormant for years, denying her victim status, and causing unnecessary distress and secondary victimisation; violation of Articles 3 and 8: X v. Georgia, press release
- Unlawful detention of an unaccompanied migrant child without clear legal basis or timely proceedings breached Article 5; placement in a separate area of an adult reception centre in inadequate conditions and without age-appropriate services amounted to inhuman and degrading treatment under Article 3, with no effective remedy in breach of Article 13: D. v. Italy
- Preventive detention for a man convicted of sexual offences against children was justified by thorough risk assessments, with no violation of Article 5 § 1: M. v. Switzerland (in French), press release
- Replacement of foster care with adoption, severing parental ties, was not justified by exceptional reasons or clear evidence of the child’s best interests; interference not necessary in a democratic society, breaching Article 8: L. and P.L. v. Norway
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