Communicated on 17 January 2020

Published on 3 February 2020

FIRST SECTION

Application no. 65275/19 W.S. against Greece lodged on 27 December 2019

SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE

The applicant is an unaccompanied minor from Afghanistan. The application concerns the applicant ’ s reception conditions, as well as the procedure concerning the examination of his asylum application.

QUESTIONS TO THE PARTIES

1. Given the applicant ’ s status as an unaccompanied minor, a s well as his state of health, ha s the applicant been subjected to inhuman and degrading treatment, in breach of Article 3 of the Convention?

2. Given that, according to the applicant ’ s allegations, he has not yet received reception conditions compatible with Article 3 of the Convention and the applicant ’ s particular status, as indicated by the Court in its interim measures, has there been a hindrance by the State with the effective exercise of the applicant ’ s right of application, ensured by Article 34 of the Convention (see Mamatkulov and Askarov v. Turkey [GC], nos. 46827/99 and 46951/99, §§ 128-129, ECHR 2005 ‑ I)?

3. Given the applicant ’ s allegations concerning the treatment of his asylum request, has there been an interference with the applicant ’ s right to respect for his private and family life, within the meaning of Article 8 § 1 of the Convention? If so, was that interference in accordance with the law and necessary in terms of Article 8 § 2?