M.H. AND S.B. v. HUNGARY - 10940/17 (Article 5 - Right to liberty and security : First Section)

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, Krzysztof Wojtyczek, Péter Paczolay, Ivana Jelić, Erik Wennerström, Raffaele Sabato , judges , and Ilse Freiwirth, Section Registrar,

the applications (nos. 10940/17 and 15977/17 ) against Hungary lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms ("the Convention") by an Afghan national, Mr M.H. ("the first applicant"), and a Pakistani national, Mr S.B. ("the second applicant"), on 4 and 23 February 2017 respectively;

the decision to give notice to the Hungarian Government ("the Government") of the complaints concerning Article 5 § 1 of the Convention and to declare the remainder of the applications inadmissible;