20.05.2025, ECCHR

Challenge to Law Penalizing Sea Rescue

On 21 May 2025, the Italian Constitutional Court will hear for the first time a controversial law that imposes sanctions on civilian sea rescuers in the Mediterranean - among other things for allegedly not following instructions from the Libyan coastguard. Human Rights Watch and ECCHR have submitted statements in which they emphasise that the law violates international law, in particular the Non-Refoulment-Principle to countries such as Libya. Refugees there are at risk of serious human rights violations. The decision could have far-reaching consequences for the protection of human rights at Europe's external borders. read more

Language(s): Deutsch / German
Region(s): Italien / Malta, Europäische Union