At its Human Rights meeting from 4 to 6 March, the Committee ended its supervision of the execution of Khan c. France, concerning the failure of the authorities to care for and protect a 12-year-old unaccompanied foreign minor (UM) in transit to the United Kingdom, due to his particularly harsh living conditions in the camp in Calais from September 2015 to March 2016 and the failure to enforce a court order of February 2016 aimed at protecting him (violation of Article 3).
Despite ongoing difficulties, the numerous measures adopted (in particular, a 2022 law providing for mandatory respite period for UMs before being assessed and an increase in the material, human and financial resources necessary to protect UMs) have enabled progress since the facts of the case, particularly in terms of identifying and sheltering UMs, leading to the conclusion that the particularly serious circumstances of the Khan case should not be repeated. The Committee also took note of the authorities' clear commitment to continue their efforts to facilitate the sheltering and protection of all UMs in the Pas-de-Calais and North areas, where many UMs in transit are located.
Final resolution CM/ResDH(2025)30
