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Regional Court of Lublin, decision IV Ko 895/23, 29 April 2024

Apr 4, 2025

The District Court in Lublin ruled that an Iraqi Kurdish woman and her two children were wrongfully detained after crossing the Polish-Belarusian border. The court found that extending their detention beyond the initial 90 days was unjust, as no hearing was held on...

Court of Appeal of Warsawm, decision II AKa 487/21, 1 March 2023

Apr 4, 2025

The Court of Appeal in Warsaw upheld a ruling awarding PLN 72,500 in compensation to a family of three wrongfully detained for 2.5 months in a guarded migrant centre. The courts found that the family should not have been detained, and their stay was unjustified as the...

District Court of Radom, decision V Kz 580/23, 17 November 2023

Apr 4, 2025

A 16-year-old Somali migrant child, applying for international protection in Poland, was wrongfully detained in a guarded centre after the Border Guard based her age solely on a wrist X-ray. Despite her declaration of being a minor and presenting a marriage...

J.B. and Others v. Malta, Application no. 1766/23, Judgement of 22 October 2024 (Merits and Just Satisfaction)

Oct 30, 2024

In J.B. and Others v. Malta, the six applicants were Bangladeshi nationals and 16 and 17 years old at the time of their arrival in Malta, where they were held in detention for two months together with adults and subsequently for another four months with other...

Supreme Administrative Court of the Czech Republic, A.S. and W.S., 6 Azs 91/2021- 44, 25 November 2022

Oct 7, 2024

In this case, two brothers, one of whom was a minor, were subjected to immigration detention in the Czech Republic pending their transfer to Romania under the Dublin Regulation. While the police formally detained the older brother, the younger brother was also placed...