109 Cyprus, LGC News (2020), 175 Syrian Refugees Rescued as Boat Sinks, 20 March 2020.
110 Hungary, Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister (2020), Coronavirus – Hungary to suspend admission of illegal
migrants to transit zone indefinitely, 3 March 2020.
111 Greece, Official Gazette (Εφημερι∆Α Τησ Κυβερνησεωσ Τησ Ελληνικησ ∆Ημοκρατιασ), Πραξη Νομοθετικου
Περιεχομενου, 2 March 2020.
112 Austria, Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection (Bundesministerium für Soziales,
Gesundheit, Pflege und Konsumentenschutz) (2020), Verordnung des Bundesministers für Soziales, Gesundheit,
Pflege und Konsumentenschutz über die Einreise auf dem Luftweg nach Österreich, 18 March 2020.
113 European Parliament and Council of the European Union (2008), Return Directive, Article 15 (4); CJEU (2009),
C-357/09, Kadzoev (Huchbarov), 30 November 2009, paras. 65-66; ECtHR (2019), Al Husin v. Bosnia and
Herzegovina (No. 2), No. 10112/16, 25 June 2019. See also ECtHR (2009), Mikolenko v. Estonia, No. 10664/05,
8 October 2009.
114 Italy, National Guarantor for the Rights of Persons Detained or Deprived of Liberty (Garante nazionale dei diritti
delle persone detenute o private della libertà personale) (2020), Statement, 12 March 2020. See also: Council of
Europe, Commissioner for Human Rights (2020), Commissioner calls for release of immigration detainees while
Covid-19 crisis continues, 26 March 2020.
115 OHCHR, IOM, UNHCR and WHO (2020), joint press release, The rights and health of refugees, migrants and
stateless must be protected in COVID-19 response, 31 March 2020. See also: Council of Europe, Commissioner for
Human Rights (2020), statement, Commissioner calls for release of immigration detainees while Covid-19 crisis
continues, 26 March 2020.
116 https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/331508/WHO-2019-nCoV-IPC_long_term_care-2020.1-eng.pdf
117 For example in Austria, Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany (in some Laender), Ireland, Italy,
Lithuania, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.
118 Badcock, J. (2020), Spanish army finds abandoned dead bodies in old people’s homes, The Telegraph,
23 March 2020.
119 Quesada, J. D & Peinado, F. (2020), La situación en las residencias: ‘No querían que viera los cadáveres en las bolsas
de color crema’, El País, 19 March 2020.
120 Germany, General-Anzeiger (2020), Maßnahmen für Pfleger in der Corona-Krise reichen nicht, 21 March 2020.
121 UN OHCHR (2020), COVID-19: Who is protecting the people with disabilities? – UN rights expert, 17 March 2020.
122 Belgium, Unia (2020), COVID-19 : des mesures de protection dans le respect des droits fondamentaux,
20 March 2020.
123 The Netherlands, Custodial Institutions Agency (Dienst Justitiele Inrichtingen) (2020), DJI treft preventieve
corona-maatregelen, 13 March 2020.
124 The Netherlands, Custodial Institutions Agency (Dienst Justitiele Inrichtingen) (2020), DJI treft preventieve
corona-maatregelen, 13 March 2020.
125 Italy, State Gazzette (Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana) (2020), Misure straordinarie ed urgenti per
contrastare l’emergenza epidemiologica da COVID-19 e contenere gli effetti negative sullo svolgimento
dell’attività giudiziaria, 8 March 2020.
126 Prisoners’ Union, national organisation (Gefangenen-Gewerkschaft – Bundesweite Organisation) (2020), Mehrere
Stationen in JVA Untermaßfeld abgeriegelt – GG/BO fordert Transparenz und Haftentlassung statt Einschluss und
Besuchsverbot, 18 March 2020.
127 Belgium, Ligue des Droits Humains (2020), La santé, un droit fondamental dont personne ne peut être exclu,
18 March 2020.
128 Italy, RaiNews, Rivolta carceri: tre detenuti morti a Rieti, nove a Modena, 10 March 2020.
129 Austria, Federal Ministry of Justice (Bundesministerium für Justiz) (2020), Maßnahmen zu Covid-19 im Bereich des
Strafvollzugs, statement, 13 March 2020.
130 France, 20minutes.fr (2020), Coronavirus : «Nous allons distribuer 100.000 masques en prison», annonce Nicole
Belloubet, 17 March 2020.
131 Italy, Giustizia News Online (2020), Dap: nuove misure per la prevenzione del contagio da coronavirus,
20 March 2020.
132 Belgium, bx1.be, Le personnel des prisons s’inquiète du manque de matériel et de la gestion des détenus,
18 March 2020.
133 For example in Austria, Croatia, Cyprus, Germany, Greece, Latvia and Romania.
134 For example in Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Ireland, Latvia and Romania.
135 Austria, ORF (2020), Quarantäne für Asylheim mit 162 Bewohnern, 18 March 2020.
136 Telephone consultation with member of the Parliamentary Committee on Internal Affairs, 20 March 2020.
137 Fletcher L. (2020), Plans for self-isolation facility for asylum seekers, RTÉ News, 23 March 2020.
138 Croatia, Ministry of Interior (2020), Tražitelji međunarodne zaštite nisu zaraženi koronavirusom, 18 March 2020.
139 Malta, UNHCR Malta (2020), COVID-19 Guidance for Asylum-Seekers & Refugees in Malta, 12 March 2020.
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