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