In the case of Stanev v. Bulgaria, the European Court of Human Rights delivered a judgment finding that Bulgaria violated Article 5(1) of the ECHR. The Court found that the applicant's involuntary placement in a social care institution by his guardian constituted deprivation of liberty, the first time that the Court had made such a finding. As Mr Stanev was legally unable to challenge or seek compensation for his detention, Articles 5(4) and 5(5) of the ECHR were violated. The Court also held unanimously that Mr Stanev had been subjected to degrading treatment in violation of Article 3 of the ECHR by being forced to live for more than seven years in unsanitary and unlivable conditions, and that domestic law did not provide him any remedy for such violations. This was the first case in which the Court found a violation of Article 3 in a social care setting. The Court also found a violation of Mr Stanev's right to a fair trial under Article 6 because he had no direct access to bring proceedings to challenge his placement under guardianship. I am seeking information on how Bulgaria implemented the general measures ordered in this judgement.

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