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challenged in the courts and tribunals. In its examination of applications for
release, the Brussels Court of Appeal (Indictments Division) has developed
case-law that takes into account the risks faced by the persons concerned
were they to be sent back to Greece, as well as the Court’s finding that
Greece was violating its obligations under Article 3 (see S.D. v. Greece,
no. 53541/07, 11 June 2009, and Tabesh v. Greece, no. 8256/07,
26 November 2009).
V. INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTS DESCRIBING THE CONDITIONS OF DETENTION AND RECEPTION OF ASYLUMSEEKERS AND ALSO THE ASYLUM PROCEDURE IN GREECE
A. Reports published since 2006
159. Since 2006 reports have regularly been published by national,
international and non-governmental organisations deploring the reception
conditions of asylum-seekers in Greece.
160. The following is a list of the main reports:
– European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or
Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), following its visit to Greece
from 27 August to 9 September 2005, report published on 20 December
2006;
– Report of the European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties,
Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE Committee) delegation on its visit to
Greece (Samos and Athens), European Parliament, 17 July 2007;
– Pro Asyl, The Truth May Be Bitter But It Must Be Told: The Situation
of Refugees in the Aegean and the Practices of the Greek Coast Guard,
October 2007;
– UNHCR, Asylum in the European Union. A Study of the
Implementation of the Qualification Directive, November 2007;
– CPT, following its visit to Greece from 20 to 27 February 2007, report
published on 8 February 2008;
– Amnesty International, Greece: No Place for an Asylum-Seeker,
27 February 2008;
– European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE), Spotlight on
Greece – EU Asylum Lottery under Fire, 3 April 2008;
– Norwegian Organisation for Asylum Seekers (NOAS), A Gamble with
the Right to Asylum in Europe – Greek Asylum Policy and the Dublin II
Regulation, 9 April 2008;
– UNHCR, Position on the Return of Asylum-Seekers to Greece under
the “Dublin Regulation”, 15 April 2008;