CASE OF Y.F.C. AND OTHERS v. THE NETHERLANDS - [German Translation] summary by the Austrian Institute for Human Rights (ÖIM)

CASE OF Y.F.C. AND OTHERS v. THE NETHERLANDS - [German Translation] summary by the Austrian Institute for Human Rights (ÖIM) Application No: 21325/19

Articles: 35, 35-1, 35-3-a, 3, 5, 5-4, 41

Respondent state: NLD

Date: 2026-04-21

Conclusion:

Preliminary objection joined to merits and dismissed (Art.

35) Admissibility criteria; (Art. 35-1) Exhaustion of domestic remedies; Remainder inadmissible (Art.

35) Admissibility criteria; (Art. 35-1) Exhaustion of domestic remedies; (Art. 35-3-a) Ratione personae; Violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Effective investigation) (Procedural aspect); Violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Degrading treatment; Inhuman treatment) (Substantive aspect); No violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Degrading treatment; Inhuman treatment) (Substantive aspect); Violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-4 - Review of lawfulness of detention; Speediness of review); Non-pecuniary damage - award (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage; Just satisfaction)

Subject classification: A. and Others v. the United Kingdom [GC], no. 3455/05, § 203, ECHR 2009; Abdi Ahmed and Others v. Malta (dec.), no. 43985/13, §§ 78, 80-82 and 86-87, 16 September 2014; Alikaj and Others v. Italy, no. 47357/08, § 96, 29 March 2011; Asllani v. the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, no. 24058/13, § 80, 10 December 2015; Bouyid v. Belgium [GC], no. 23380/09, ECHR 2015; Černák v. Slovakia, no. 36997/08, § 78, 17 December 2013; Čonka v. Belgium, no. 51564/99, §§ 46 and 55, ECHR 2002-I; D.H. and Others v. the Czech Republic [GC], no. 57325/00, § 116, ECHR 2007-IV; El-Asmar v. Denmark, no. 27753/19, § 47, 3 October 2023; El-Masri v. the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia [GC], no. 39630/09, §§ 182-85, ECHR 2012; Gäfgen v. Germany [GC], no. 22978/05, § 92, ECHR 2010; Gladović v. Croatia, no. 28847/08, § 48, 10 May 2011; Hentschel and Stark v. Germany, no. 47274/15, § 85, 9 November 2017; Husayn (Abu Zubaydah) v. Poland, no. 7511/13, 24 July 2014; İçyer v. Turkey (dec.), no. 18888/02, § 72, ECHR 2006-I; Ilnseher v. Germany [GC], nos. 10211/12 and 27505/14, § 252, 4 December 2018; J.B. and Others v. Malta, no. 1766/23, § 143, 22 October 2024; Jalloh v. Germany [GC], no. 54810/00, § 67, ECHR 2006 IX; Jeronovičs v. Latvia [GC], no. 44898/10, 5 July 2016; Kılıcı v. Turkey, no. 32738/11, § 34, 27 November 2018; Labita v. Italy [GC], no. 26772/95, § 121, ECHR 2000 IV; Louled Massoud v. Malta, no. 24340/08, 27 July 2010; Mafalani v. Croatia, no. 32325/13, § 126, 9 July 2015; Mansouri v. Italy (dec.) [GC], no. 63386/16, § 84, 29 April 2025; Margaretić v. Croatia, no. 16115/13, § 115, 5 June 2014; Neshkov and Others v. Bulgaria, nos. 36925/10 and 5 others, 27 January 2015; Norbert Sikorski v. Poland, no. 17599/05, 22 October 2009; Oravec v. Croatia, no. 51249/11, § 33, 11 July 2017; Panayotopoulos and Others v. Greece, no. 44758/20, § 102, 21 January 2025; Parrillo v. Italy [GC], no. 46470/11, §§ 87-105, ECHR 2015; Ramirez Sanchez v. France [GC], no. 59450/00, § 117, ECHR 2006 IX; Šabanović and Others v. Serbia, nos. 39819/16 and 4 others, § 81, 7 October 2025; Salman v. Turkey [GC], no. 21986/93, § 100, ECHR 2000-VII; Scordino v. Italy (no. 1) [GC], no. 36813/97, §§ 180 and 193, ECHR 2006 V; Shishkov v. Bulgaria, no. 38822/97, § 85, ECHR 2003-I (extracts); Stephens v. Malta (no. 1), no. 11956/07, § 102, 21 April 2009; Tali v. Estonia, no. 66393/10, § 60, 13 February 2014; Torreggiani and Others v. Italy, nos. 43517/09 and 6 others, § 50, 8 January 2013; Tsaava and Others v. Georgia [GC], nos. 13186/20 and 4 others, 11 December 2025; Vasilescu v. Belgium, no. 64682/12, §§ 70 and 128, 25 November 2014