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- European Union· 2026· CJEU
C-21/26
CJEU case. Subject matter: Borders, asylum and immigration; asylum policy.
bordersasylum-and-immigrationasylum-policy - European Court of Human Rights· 2026· European Court of Human Rightsfavorable
J.B. v. Greece
Whether the applicant's expulsion from Greece would expose him to a real risk of treatment contrary to the prohibition of torture.
human-rightstortureeffective-remedy - European Union· 2026· Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
C-230/26
CJEU case. Subject matter: Borders, asylum and immigration.
bordersasylumimmigration - European Court of Human Rights· 2026· European Court of Human Rightsadverse
K.A. v. Austria
Whether the applicant's detention as a person of unsound mind and the availability of judicial review of that detention satisfied the right to liberty and security.
human-rightsliberty-and-security - European Union (CJEU)· 2025· Court of Justice of the European Union
C-747/25
CJEU case. Subject matter: Borders, asylum and immigration; asylum policy.
asylum-policybordersimmigration - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2025
CASE OF H.Q. AND OTHERS v. HUNGARY (no. 46084/21)
Whether the applicants' removal to Serbia by Hungary would constitute a prohibited collective expulsion and expose them to a real risk of treatment contrary to the absolute prohibition of torture.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3article 4 prot 4 - European Union· 2025· Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
C-675/25
CJEU case. Subject matter: Borders, asylum and immigration; asylum policy.
asylum-policybordersimmigration - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2024favorable
CASE OF M.A. AND Z.R. v. CYPRUS (no. 39090/20)
Whether Cyprus's expulsion of the applicants violated their rights under the prohibition of torture, the prohibition of collective expulsion of aliens and the right to an effective remedy.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3article 4 prot 4 - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2024
CASE OF SHEROV AND OTHERS v. POLAND (no. 54029/17)
Whether Poland complied with the Court's judgment by providing adequate information on measures to prevent new violations and by paying the compensation awarded.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3article 4 prot 4 - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2024favorable
CASE OF M.D. AND OTHERS v. HUNGARY (no. 60778/19)
Whether the applicants' removal by Hungarian authorities constituted a collective expulsion of aliens in breach of the prohibition under Article 4 of Protocol No. 4
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 4 prot 4 - Queensland, Australia· 2023· QLD Human Rights Commissionpending
Children on Remand in QLD Watch Houses (2023)
Children held in adult police watch houses
human-rightsqueenslandremandwatch-houses - Northern Territory, Australia· 2023· NT Supreme CourtfavorableHigh precedent
Dylan Voller Settlement with NT Government (2023)
Compensation for mistreatment in Don Dale
compensationdon-dalentsettlement - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2023favorable
CASE OF S.S. AND OTHERS v. HUNGARY (no. 56417/19)
Whether the applicants' removal to Serbia would constitute a collective expulsion of aliens and expose them to a real risk of treatment contrary to the prohibition of torture.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3article 4 prot 4 - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2022· European Court of Human Rightsfavorable
CASE OF A.B. AND OTHERS v. POLAND (no. 42907/17)
Whether the applicants' removal to Belarus would expose them to treatment contrary to the prohibition of torture, and whether the removal constituted a collective expulsion of aliens in breach of the Protocol.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3article 4 prot 4 - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2022· European Court of Human Rightsadverse
CASE OF A.A. AND OTHERS v. NORTH MACEDONIA (no. 55798/16)
Whether the applicants' removal from North Macedonia constituted a collective expulsion prohibited by the Convention and whether they had an effective remedy to challenge that measure.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3article 4 prot 4 - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2022· European Court of Human Rightsfavorable
CASE OF A.I. AND OTHERS v. POLAND (no. 39028/17)
Whether Poland fulfilled its obligation to comply with final judgments by taking measures to avoid further violations and by paying the amounts awarded in the judgment.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3article 4 prot 4 - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2022· European Court of Human Rightsfavorable
CASE OF T.Z. AND OTHERS v. POLAND (no. 41764/17)
Whether Poland has taken effective measures to prevent further violations of the applicants' rights following the Court's earlier finding of a violation.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3article 4 prot 4 - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2022· European Court of Human RightsfavorableHigh precedent
CASE OF H.F. AND OTHERS v. FRANCE (no. 24384/19)
Whether the French authorities’ refusal to allow the applicants, who are French nationals, to return to France violated their right not to be expelled from their own country under Article 3 of Protocol No. 4.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3article 4 prot 4 - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2021· European Court of Human Rightsfavorable
CASE OF D.A. AND OTHERS v. POLAND (no. 51246/17)
Whether Poland has taken sufficient individual and general measures to prevent further violations and has paid the compensation ordered, thereby complying with its duty to abide by the Court’s judgment (Article 46).
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3article 4 prot 4 - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2021· European Court of Human Rightsfavorable
CASE OF SHAHZAD v. HUNGARY (no. 12625/17)
Whether the applicant’s removal by Hungary violated the prohibition of collective expulsion of aliens and denied him an effective remedy.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 4 prot 4