M.A. v. ITALY - 70583/17 (Inhuman treatment - Placement of unaccompanied minor asylum-seeker : Remainder inadmissible : First Section)

Art 3 (substantive) -� Inhuman treatment -� Placement of unaccompanied minor asylum-seeker, allegedly a victim of sexual abuse, for almost eight months, in adult reception centre not equipped to provide her with appropriate psychological assistance -� National authorities-� prolonged inaction regarding her situation and needs as a particularly vulnerable minor

This judgment will become final in the circumstances set out in Article 44 § 2 of the Convention. It may be subject to editorial revision.

The European Court of Human Rights (First Section), sitting as a Chamber composed of:

Marko Bošnjak , President , Alena Poláčková, Lətif Hüseynov, Péter Paczolay, Gilberto Felici, Erik Wennerström, Raffaele Sabato , judges , and Renata Degener, Section Registrar,

the application (no. 70583/17 ) against the Italian Republic lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (-�the Convention-�) by a Ghanaian national, Ms M.A. (-�the applicant-�), on 28 September 2017;