The Court will be delivering a Grand Chamber ruling in the cases of A.R. and Others v. Poland, H.M.M. and Others v. Latvia and C.O.C.G. and Others v. Lithuania on 24 November 2026.

The cases all concern summary returns at the Belarusian borders from summer 2021 to summer 2022.

A.R. and Others v. Poland concerns a group of Afghan nationals who allege that they were left stranded in a makeshift camp on the border between Belarus and Poland from 8 August until 23 October 2021. They eventually returned to Afghanistan, where they currently reside.

H.M.M. and Others v. Latvia concerns a group of Iraqi nationals of Kurdish origin, who allege, among other things, that they were “pushed back” in the vicinity of the Latvian-Belarusian border starting from 11 August 2021. They have since returned to Iraq.

C.O.C.G. and Others v. Lithuania concerns four Cuban nationals and their repeated crossing of the Lithuanian-Belarusian border in March and April 2022. When they entered Lithuania on 13 April 2022, they were apprehended. They have since been issued with permanent residence permits.

• Press release
• Webcast of the hearing R.A. and Others v. Poland 
• Webcast of the hearing H.M.M. and Others v. Latvia
• Webcast of the hearing C.O.C.G. and Others v. Lithuania
• Country profile: Latvia
• Country profile: Lithuania
• Country profile: Poland