Published: February 28 2023
Summary:
The European Court of Human Rights has ordered Hungary to pay €6,500 (about 2.47 million forints) to an Iraqi asylum seeker for unlawfully detaining him for three months in 2015. The 23-year-old man had crossed the Ukrainian-Hungarian border illegally and immediately informed the police that he was seeking asylum in Hungary. The Hungarian court first ordered his detention for two months, which was then extended for another month, with his identity not being established due to lack of valid papers. The case was taken to the European Court of Human Rights by the Hungarian Helsinki Committee and the man was later recognised as a protected person by the Hungarian authorities.
Key Points:
- The Iraqi asylum seeker was unlawfully detained for three months in Hungary in 2015
- The man had crossed the Ukrainian-Hungarian border illegally and immediately informed the police of his asylum request
- The Hungarian court ordered his detention for two months, which was then extended for another month
- The case was taken to the European Court of Human Rights by the Hungarian Helsinki Committee
- The European Court of Human Rights has ordered Hungary to pay €6,500 (about 2.47 million forints) to the Iraqi man in compensation for the violation of his rights.
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