CASE OF J.B. v. GREECE

CASE OF J.B. v. GREECE

Application No: 54796/16

Articles: 13, 13+3, 3, 41, 37, 37-1, 37-1-c, 34

Respondent state: GRC

Date: 2026-05-26

Conclusion:

No violation of Article 13+3 - Right to an effective remedy (Article 13 - Effective remedy) (Article 3 - Prohibition of torture; Expulsion); Violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Degrading treatment) (Substantive aspect); Non-pecuniary damage - award (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage; Just satisfaction)

Subject classification: A.R.E. v. Greece, no. 15783/21, § 202, 7 January 2025; Adamantidis v. Greece, no. 10587/10, 17 April 2014; Aslanis v. Greece, no. 36401/10, 17 October 2013; Batı and Others v. Turkey, nos. 33097/96 and 57834/00, § 136, ECHR 2004-IV; Çakıcı v. Turkey [GC], no. 23657/94, § 112, ECHR 1999-IV; Communauté genevoise d’action syndicale (CGAS) v. Switzerland [GC], no. 21881/20, §§ 138-44, 27 November 2023; Čonka v. Belgium, no. 51564/99, §§ 81-83, ECHR 2002-I; D v. Bulgaria, no. 29447/17, § 129, 20 July 2021; D.A. and Others v. Poland, no. 51246/17, §§ 58-70, 8 July 2021; De Souza Ribeiro v. France [GC], no. 22689/07, §§ 84-100, 13 December 2012; De Souza Ribeiro v. France, no. 22689/07, §§ 22-26, 30 June 2011; Efremidi v. Greece, no. 33225/08, 21 June 2011; Gebremedhin [Gaberamadhien] v. France, no. 25389/05, §§ 53 and 66, ECHR 2007-II; Grosam v. the Czech Republic [GC], no. 19750/13, § 90, 1 June 2023; H.T. v. Germany and Greece, no. 13337/19, 15 October 2024; I.M. v. France, no. 9152/09, §§ 94-95, 2 February 2012; Ilias and Ahmed v. Hungary [GC], no. 47287/15, 21 November 2019; J.A. and Others v. the Netherlands (dec.), no. 21459/14, §§ 30-31, 3 November 2015; Jabari v. Turkey, no. 40035/98, § 48, ECHR 2000-VIII; Kavouris and Others v. Greece, no. 73237/12, 17 April 2014; Kudła v. Poland [GC], no. 30210/96, § 157, ECHR 2000-XI; M.A. v. Cyprus, no. 41872/10, ECHR 2013 (extracts); M.D. and Others v. Russia, nos. 71321/17 and 8 others, §§ 56 and 100, 14 September 2021; M.K. and Others v. Poland, nos. 40503/17, 42902/17 and 43643/14, §§ 171-86, 23 July 2020; M.S.S. v. Belgium and Greece [GC], no. 30696/09, ECHR 2011; Molla Sali v. Greece [GC], no. 20452/14, § 90, 19 December 2018; O.M. and D.S. v. Ukraine, no. 18603/12, §§ 80-98, 15 September 2022; Othman (Abu Qatada) v. the United Kingdom, no. 8139/09, §§ 186-89, ECHR 2012 (extracts); Radomilja and Others v. Croatia [GC], nos. 37685/10 and 22768/12, §§ 110-26, 20 March 2018; S.Z. v. Greece, no. 66702/13, 21 June 2018; Saadi v. Italy [GC], no. 37201/06, ECHR 2008; Shamayev and Others v. Georgia and Russia, no. 36378/02, § 448, ECHR 2005-III; Sharifi and Others v. Italy and Greece, no. 16643/09, § 170, 21 October 2014; Sherov and Others v. Poland, nos. 54029/17 and 3 others, §§ 47-48, 4 April 2024; Shuvaev v. Greece, no. 8249/07, 29 October 2009; Siasios and Others v. Greece, no. 30303/07, 4 June 2009; T.I. v. the United Kingdom (dec.), no. 43844/98, ECHR 2000-III; Tarakhel v. Switzerland [GC], no. 29217/12, § 105, ECHR 2014 (extracts); Tsaava and Others v. Georgia [GC], nos. 13186/20 and 4 others, § 499, 11 December 2025; Tsiolis v. Greece, no. 51774/17, § 37, 19 November 2024; Vafiadis v. Greece, no. 24981/07, 2 July 2009; Vučković and Others v. Serbia (preliminary objection) [GC], nos. 17153/11 and 29 others, §§ 69-77, 25 March 2014