The ICJ and the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) brought a collective complaint before the ECSR against Greece. The complaint emphasized that the poor reception conditions and the homelessness of unaccompanied and accompanied migrant children on the North Eastern Aegean Islands, as well as unaccompanied migrant children on the Greek mainland, constituted violations of the Revised European Social Charter.
In its 2021 merits decision, the ECSR found that Greece had violated several provisions of the Revised ESC including: the right to housing (Article 31); the right of children and young persons to social, legal and economic protection (Article 17); the right of children and young persons to protection (Article 7); and the right to protection of health (Article 11). The Committee confirmed that children had been exposed to homelessness, prolonged periods of detention and substandard reception facilities, and lacked access to necessary services and protections.
Read the full decision here.