International Commission of Jurists

Administrative Court of Sofia, Decision No. 4772, 16 July 2021

Apr 17, 2025

Article 44, paragraph 9, clause 3 of the Law on Foreigners explicitly states that compulsory placement shall not be applied to unaccompanied minors and juveniles. The authority issuing the order must instead refer the person to an employee of the competent Social...

Administrative Court of Sofia, Decision No. 772, 28 July 2021

Apr 17, 2025

It was indisputably established during the administrative identification procedure that the applicant was a child. Therefore, the imposition of a compulsory administrative measure – namely, placement in a detention center – was legally impermissible and had to be...

Administrative Court of Sofia, Decision No. 6917, 11 November 2015

Apr 17, 2025

The court declared unlawful and annulled the order for the immigration detention of a child pending removal. According to Bulgarian law, unaccompanied minors cannot be detained. The court recognized the claimant as one and found that the order did not indicate the...

Administrative Court of Sofia, Decision No. 7000, 24 November 2017

Apr 17, 2025

The court declared unlawful and annulled the order for the immigration detention of a child pending removal. According to Bulgarian law, unaccompanied minors cannot be detained. The court recognized the claimant as being one and found that the order did not indicate...

Court of Appeal of Białystok, Decision II AKa 192/23, 10 April 2024

Apr 4, 2025

On 10 April 2024, the Court of Appeal in Białystok increased compensation  for the illegal extended detention of an Afghan family, awarding PLN 20,000 per person, totalling PLN 100,000. The family, consisting of parents and three children who fled Afghanistan in July...
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