final interview, had possession of a valid These examples show that the use of asylum applicants card and had recently Electric Discharge Weapons was perfor- secured a job in construction. med in situations where there was no risk to life or injury to justify such use. While he was travelling in a bus, on April Indeed, EDWs are used against peop- 27th, the police stopped the bus and he le-on-the-move alongside physical as- and a dozen other passengers were for- sault, water immersion or forced und- ced off. After some time, the respondent, ressing and are therefore showing an who wanted to get information to take a abusive and violent tactic. As a consequ- new bus, stopped a passing car in which ence, BVMN denonces that the use of were travelling three men who claimed EDWs is an act of degrading treatment to be police officers. They ordered him or torture mentionned in Article 3, ECHR. to present his documents. He was then Forced Undressing ordered to get on the floor and when he didn’t immediately comply, he was assa- BVMN highlights that in 2020, 44% of ulted, pushed, beaten with a metal pite the testimonies they recorded contained and kicked by the three men who began to insult him. descriptions of people-on-the-move be- The respondent’s phone and asylum se- ce, BVMN is worried of the psychological ing forcibly undressed. As a consequenand physical repercussions of these ta- ekers card were destroyed. They then ctics that are becoming an increasingly reached the police station where he was normalised facet of detention and push- forcibly undressed and left in his underc- back events in Greece. lothes. While discussing among themselves, one of the officers explained that A 28-year old man was travelling away the respondent was registered as living from the Greek North Macedonian bor- in Athens but the “commander”yelled he would as well be taken to the river. der with his four friends. They were Later, the respondent was brought to a asked about their nationalities, then as- stopped by 6 Greek police officers who saulted them with batons and repeatedly room where the “commander” was wa- kicked them. Their hands were zip-tied iting with three other masked men. He and they were then brought to the Pol- was beaten again with metal sticks and ykastro Police department where they shot multiple times with an Electric Dis- were left locked outside in a police car charge Weapon so that he could hand for 1.5 hours. Afterwards, they were ta- over his remaining documents and his ken to a caravan where they were sear- money to the officers. Then, he was dri- ched and forced to undress and to stay ven to the Evros River. With other detai- only in T-shirts and shorts. When they nees, he was forced to inflate a 3 meter tried to contest, they were beaten. The raft and to board it. next evening, they were put into a van 6