Date of the decision: 9 April 2026
Jurisdiction: European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR)
Country: Belgium
Legal basis: Articles 3, 6 § 1, and 34 of the European Convention on Human Rights
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M.V. and Others v. Belgium. (Application no. 52836/22). [09.04.2026]
Sahiti v. Belgium (Application no. 24421/20). [9.11.2025]
Date: 9 October 2025
Jurisdiction: European Court of Human Rights (First Section, Chamber)
Articles: Article 3 (Prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment), article 8 – Right to respect for private life and article 13 (Right to an effective remedy) of the European Convention on Human Rights.
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C-97/24 S.A. and R.J. v Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Date: 1 August 2025
Jurisdiction: Court of Justice of the European Union. Request for a preliminary ruling from the High Court of Ireland
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O.R. v. Greece, application no. 24650/19 [23.01.2024]
Date: 23 January 2024
Jurisdiction: European Court of Human Rights
Legal basis: Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment) of the European Convention on Human Rights
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A.D. v. Greece (Complaint No. 55363/19) [4.04. 2023]
Date of the decision: 4 April 2023
Country: Greece
Jurisdiction: European Court of Human Rights (Third Section)
Legal basis: violation of Articles 3 and 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights
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M.K. and Others v. France Applications no 34349/18, 34638/18 and 35047/18 [8 December 2022]
Date of the decision: 8 December 2022
Country: France
Article: Article 6-1, Access to court
Jurisdiction: European Court of Human Rights
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Msallem v. Belgium (application no. 48987/22 and 147 others). [15 November 2022]
Date of the decision: 15 November 2022
Country: Belgium
Article: Rule 39 of the rules of the Court. Interim Measures.
Jurisdiction: European Court of Human Rights
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Camara v. Belgium (Application no. 49255/22) [31.10.2022]
Date of the decision: 31 October 2022
Country: Belgium
Article: Rule 39 of the rules of the Court. Interim Measures
Jurisdiction: European Court of Human Rights
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New UK policing bill could have detrimental impact on the rights of people that are rough sleeping and of nomadic communities
The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill 2021 is a piece of legislation which proposes an overhaul of current policing, criminal justice and sentencing laws in England and Wales. Several human rights actors have raised concerns regarding the bill's compatibility with international human rights obligations.
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UK law criminalizing rough sleeping and begging, the Vagrancy act, is finally being scrapped
The Vagrancy Act 1824[1] has been in place in the United Kingdom for almost 200 years, making it a criminal offence to rough sleep and beg. In February 2022, UK Ministers finally confirmed that the Vagrancy Act will be repealed as part of a government amendment to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill 2021[2].
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