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European Court Rules in Favour of African Migrants

A European court has ruled that the rights of a group of Somali and Eritrean nationals who were intercepted by Italian Customs boats and returned to Libya in 2009 were violated.

  • Africa:   Court Rules for Boat Migrants' Rights

    AfricaFocus, 7 March 2012

    The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that the rights of a group of Somali and Eritrean nationals who were intercepted by Italian Customs boats and returned to Libya in 2009… Read more »

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A boat carrying sub-Saharan African migrant workers arrives in Lampedusa from Tripoli (file photo).

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