Italy found guilty of violating the rights of prisoners
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The European Court of Human Rights has found the Italian authorities guilty of violating prisoners' rights, noting that prisons in the country are overcrowded
The European Court of Human Rights has found the Italian authorities guilty of violating prisoners' rights, noting that prisons in the country are overcrowded.
Thus, the court upheld the complaint of seven prisoners who had complained of insufficient space in cells which they shared with other detainees.
As a result, the court ordered Italian authorities to resolve these problems within a year and to pay compensation to the plaintiffs totalling more than 130,000 dollars.
Italy's Minister of Justice, Paola Severino, called the European Court of Human Rights verdict insulting, though entirely expected.