According to a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), Italy must compensate three Tunisian migrants 9,000 euros each for their unjustified detention on the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa. The measures taken by the Italian authorities violate Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights, the ECtHR ruled on Thursday.
The Court concluded that the three plaintiffs were ‘arbitrarily deprived of their liberty’. There was “no order” that justified the detention of the men. Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights stipulates that every detainee has the right to be informed of the reasons for his or her detention and to object to it.
The three migrants came to Italy illegally in 2017 and 2019
The three plaintiffs reached the Italian coast illegally between 2017 and 2019. They were then housed in a reception center on the island of Lampedusa, 145 kilometers from Tunisia. According to the ECtHR, the men were subjected to “inhuman and degrading treatment” for several weeks during their stay in the reception center.
In mid-September, 8,500 migrants reached Lampedusa by sea within a few days. Their arrival reignited the debate on migration policy within the EU.
Source: Krone
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