Council of Europe, Decision on the application by Italy of the European Court of Human Rights’ judgments on case Hirsi Jamaa and others v. Italy of 2 February 2012, adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 25 September 2014 at the 1208th meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies, CM/Del/OJ/DH(2014)1208/9, 26 September 2014

The decision of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe concerns the application by Italy of the European Court of Human Rights’ judgment on the Hirsi Jamaa case of 2012. The Committee welcomed the efforts by Italy to obtain assurances from foreign competent authorities that the applicants will not be subjected in Lybia to a treatment incompatible with Article 3 of the ECHR neither arbitrarily repatriated to Somalia or Eritrea. It recommended Italy to take initiatives to guarantee the rights enshrined in the Convention, in case of infringement of Article 3. The Committee took note that the clarifications given by the European Court in its judgement have been embedded in Italian legislation and practice to prevent the risk of refoulement. It however invited Italy to provide detailed information on the measures adopted, by 1 December 2014