As #Moria shows the tragic consequences of containment policies, @COE_Execution evaluate the @ECHR_CEDH case of M.S.S., which found conditions in Greece to violate the ECHR
Now more than ever supervision of this judgement must continue
@amnesty submission bit.ly/35F1ngU
2/M.S.S paved the way to temporarily stop returns of asylum-seekers from European members states to Greece due to the malfunctioning of its asylum system and the inadequate living conditions facing individuals.
3/The @COE_Execution should now assess if measures taken by Greece addressed the structural issues found by the Court in the areas of:
- asylum procedures
- living conditions in camps and facilities
- treatment of unaccompanied minors
- use and conditions of migration detention
4/@amnesty monitored the case from the beginning and considers that #Greece has not only failed to take adequate action to address the violations identified in 2009, but developments in the past year risk to create even higher risks.
5/In our submission we flag crucial issues affecting the treatment of #Refugeesgr: the ongoing use of protective custody of unaccompanied minors, the loss of substantive and procedural safeguards resulted from legislative reforms in 2019 and 2020, the abysmal conditions in camps.
6/Aside from issues affecting the quality of life of #Refugeesgr, recent reforms of Greek asylum and migration laws reduced guarantees for individuals going through asylum procedures and expanded the use of migration related detention. Our analysis: bit.ly/2FJn3NZ
7/The continued use of protective custody of unaccompanied minors, consistently denounced by international bodies including in the European Court of Human Rights, and the sub-standard levels of protection to migrant #children, are equally inexcusable. See: bit.ly/35E7fan
Issues found by the #ECtHR in M.S.S. are far from being addressed effectively. On the contrary, it is time for the retrograde steps taken by Greece to be acknowledged.
Supervision of the case should remain open until Greece ends its ongoing failures against #Refugeesgr/END
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