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EU rights court says Italy not responsible for Libyan coast guard actions over migrant boat sinking
- In 2017, a migrant boat sank near Tripoli resulting in 20 deaths, but the European human rights tribunal dismissed claims that Italy was accountable, citing Italy’s lack of control over the area where the incident occurred.
- The ruling rejected claims by 14 survivors who argued Italy controlled the Libyan Coast Guard, but the court found Italy lacked effective control over Libyan waters.
- The ship carried about 150 migrants; the Libyan Coast Guard responded independently to a distress call and survivors were detained and reportedly abused in Tajura Detention Center.
- Italy’s support to Libya’s coast guard aims to reduce migration, yet the ECHR clarified its lack of jurisdiction over Libya, whose actions remain outside the Council of Europe’s mandate.
- This decision upholds existing EU agreements with Libya and other countries that seek to limit migrant arrivals and avoid undermining international migration control efforts.
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EU rights court says Italy not responsible for Libyan coast guard actions over migrant boat sinking
Judges at the European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Italy could not be held liable for the actions of the Libyan Coast Guard, rejecting a case brought by a group of migrants rescued from the Mediterranean Sea in…
EU court says Italy not responsible for Libyan coast guard actions over boat sinking
Judges at the European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Italy could not be held liable for the actions of the Libyan Coast Guard, rejecting a case brought by a group of migrants rescued from the Mediterranean Sea in a fatal boat sinking in 2017
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My Mother LodeEuropean court rules Italy not liable for Libyan Coast Guard actions in fatal 2017 boat sinking
Judges at the European Court of Human Rights have ruled that Italy can't be held liable for the actions of the Libyan Coast Guard.
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