Communicated on 3 October 2017

FIRST SECTION

Application no 70583/17 M.A. against Italy lodged on 28 September 2017

STATEMENT OF FACTS

The applicant is a seventeen years old Ghanaian national, alleged victim of sexual violence.

COMPLAINTS

1. Invoking Article 3 of the Convention, the applicant complains about the reception ’ s conditions in the Centre “Osvaldo Cappelletti ” in Como, where she lives together with approximatively one hundred eighty persons and where the conditions are not suitable to her vulnerable situation of unaccompanied minor and victim of sexual violence.

2. She invokes also Article 8 of the Convention, stating that the situation described in the facts seriously affects her right to respect for private life.

3. The applicant finally invokes Article 13 of the Convention stating that she did not have at her disposal an effective domestic remedy for her complaints under Articles 3 and 8 of the Convention. In particular, she alleges that the guardian appointed by the judicial authority did not undertake all the necessary actions provided by law in order to gu arantee her fundamental rights.

QUESTIONS

1. Has there been a violation of Article 3 of the Convention due to the reception ’ s conditions of the applicant in the Centre “Osvaldo Cappelletti ” in Como, in particular considering that the applicant, a minor, has allegedly been victim of sexual and physical abuses?

2. Have the national authorities adopted all the necessary measures imposed by domestic and international law in order to ensure an adequate protection of the applicant ’ s rights under Articles 3 (prohibition of inhuman and degrading treatment) and 8 (respect for private life) of the Convention?

3. Did the applicant have at her disposal an effective domestic remedy for her complaints under Articles 3 and 8 of the Convention, as required by Article 13 of the Convention? In particular, did the guardian appointed by the judicial authority undertake all the necessary actions provided by law in order to guarantee the applicant ’ s best interest?