The European Court of Human
Rights (ECHR) said Monday it has received a request from the
migrant search-and-rescue vessel Sea Watch 3 for the ECHR to
implement interim measures asking Italy to allow the vessel to
disembark migrants.
The ECHR sent a series of questions to both the Sea Watch 3
and the Italian government, the latter of which must respond by
Monday afternoon.
ECHR regulations allow it to ask Italy to adopt what are
defined as urgent measures that "serve to prevent serious and
irremediable violations of human rights".
The Sea Watch 3 has been stuck in international waters south
of Lampedusa since June 12 when it performed a rescue operation
off the coast of Libya, and it currently has 43 migrants aboard.
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