Dellaoui v. Italy

FIRST SECTION

Application no. 38743/23 Yassin DELLAOUI against Italy

The European Court of Human Rights (First Section), sitting on 4 June 2026 as a Committee composed of:

Artūrs Kučs , President , Raffaele Sabato, Anna Adamska-Gallant , judges ,

and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application 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”) on 20 October 2023,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

The applicant, Mr Yassin Dellaoui, was born in 2007. He was represented by Ms F. Liparoti, a lawyer practising in Milan.

The applicant’s complaints under Articles 3 and 8 of the Convention concerning his conditions of detention as a minor in an adult prison, as well as under Article 13 concerning the alleged lack of an effective domestic remedy in that regard were communicated to the Italian Government (“the Government”), who submitted observations on the admissibility and merits.

By letter dated 4 March 2026, sent via the Court’s Electronic Communication Service (eComms), the applicant was notified that the period allowed for submission of his observations had expired on 26 February 2026 and that no extension of time had been requested. The applicant’s attention was drawn to Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention, which provides that the Court may strike an application out of its list of cases where the circumstances lead to the conclusion that the applicant does not intend to pursue the application. The applicant’s representative had access to eComms as confirmed by the fact that she downloaded the Government’s observations. However, no response followed.

In the light of the foregoing, and in the absence of any special circumstances regarding respect for the rights guaranteed by the Convention and the Protocols thereto, the Court, in accordance with Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention, considers that it is no longer justified to continue the examination of the application.

Accordingly, the case should be struck out of the list.

For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,

Decides to strike the application out of its list of cases.

Done in English and notified in writing on 25 June 2026.

Viktoriya Maradudina Artūrs Kučs Acting Deputy Registrar President