Individual Application

Violation of the right to personal liberty and security due to the disproportionate nature of a minor’s detention

 The applicant was the mother of E.N., a 15 year-old minor who was detained on remand for having committed a theft. The challenge against his detention was dismissed. At the end of the criminal proceedings, his continued detention was ordered. Shortly after this decision, he committed suicide at the juvenile wing of the prison. Finding a violation, the Constitutional Court concluded that the detention of the applicant’s son was not used as a measure of last resort, notably given his age and the availability of other measures.