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Strasbourg asks Sea Watch assistance, not landing

Captain had asked ECHR to order Rome to allow disembarkation

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(ANSA) - Strasbourg, January 29 - The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg on Tuesday asked Italy to take all necessary measures as soon as possible to assure adequate medical care, food and water for the Sea Watch migrants, but not to allow them to land.
    For unaccompanied minors, the Italian government was asked to guarantee adequate legal safeguards.
    On Friday the ship's captain, the head of the rescue mission and one of the migrants asked the court to order Italy to allow the 47 asylum seekers on board to disembark. After this, the court sent a series of questions to the Italian authorities and to Sea-Watch.
   

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