THIRD SECTION
DECISION
Applications nos. 6923/21 and 16802/21
S.G. against Greece
and S.R. against Greece
(see appended table)
The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 12 March 2026 as a Committee composed of:
Diana Kovatcheva, President,
Canòlic Mingorance Cairat,
Vasilka Sancin, judges,
and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above applications against the Hellenic Republic lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”) on the various dates indicated in the appended table,
Having regard to the decision not to have the applicants’ names disclosed as specified in the appended table,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
FACTS AND PROCEDUREThe list of the applicants and the relevant details are set out in the appendix.
The applicants’ complaints under Articles 2, 3 and 13 of the Convention concerning allegations of a risk to life and of ill treatment in the context of a removal operation to Türkiye and the absence of an effective remedy to that effect, as well as under Article 5 § 1 of the Convention concerning the right to liberty, were communicated to the Greek Government (“the Government”), who submitted observations on the admissibility and merits. The observations were forwarded to the applicants, who were invited to submit their own observations. No reply was received to the Registry’s letters.
By letters sent through the Court’s Electronic Communication Service (eComms), the applicants were notified that the period allowed for submission of their observations had expired on 27 July 2022 and that no extension of time had been requested. The applicants’ attention was drawn to Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention, which provides that the Court may strike an application out of its list of cases where the circumstances lead to the conclusion that the applicant does not intend to pursue the application. The applicants received those letters on 19 August 2022. However, no response followed.
THE LAWHaving regard to the similar subject matter of the applications, the Court finds it appropriate to examine them jointly in a single decision.
In the light of the foregoing, and in the absence of any special circumstances regarding respect for the rights guaranteed by the Convention and the Protocols thereto, the Court, in accordance with Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention, considers that it is no longer justified to continue the examination of the applications.
Accordingly, the cases should be struck out of the list.
For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,
Decides to join the applications;
Decides to strike the applications out of its list of cases.
Done in English and notified in writing on 2 April 2026.
Viktoriya Maradudina Diana Kovatcheva
Acting Deputy Registrar President
APPENDIX
List of applications raising complaints under Articles 2, 3, 5 and 13 of the Convention
No.
Application no.
Date of introduction
Applicant’s name
Year of birth
Representative’s name and location
Date of the applicant’s last
letter to the Court
Date of the Court’s
warning letter
Date of receipt of the warning letter
Date by which submissions were requested by the Court
1.
6923/21
08/01/2021
S.G.
1985
Ms Merve Karanfil
Edirne
Türkiye
08/01/2021 (application form)
19/08/2022
(the initial letter inviting the applicant to submit observations in reply to those of the Government was sent on 15/06/2022 via eComms)
19/08/2022
(downloaded on 19/08/2022)
27/07/2022
2.
16802/21
18/03/2021
S.R.
1996
Mr Ozben Ipci
Edirne
Türkiye
18/03/2021 (application form)
19/08/2022
(the initial letter inviting the applicant to submit observations in reply to those of the Government was sent on 15/06/2022 via eComms)
19/08/2022
(downloaded on 19/08/2022)
27/07/2022