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CASE OF J.B. v. GREECE (no. 54796/16)

Council of Europe (ECtHR)2026
FavorableLow precedent
Strategic issue

What was at stake

Whether the applicant's expulsion from Greece would expose him to a real risk of treatment contrary to the prohibition of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment under Article 3.

Key holding

What the court decided

The Court held that the applicant's removal would expose him to a real risk of torture or degrading treatment, violating the prohibition of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment, while finding no violation of the right to an effective remedy concerning that risk. It awarded the applicant non‑pecuniary damages.

Issue areas

Categories

refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3
Source

Authoritative link

Source of record
https://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-250202
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