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(e)
ensure that the management at the CIE is informed in a timely manner
of the expulsion date;
(f)
ensure that expulsion procedures are interrupted where they would
endanger the safety and dignity of the migrant;
(g)
ensure that all actors involved in expulsion operations in Italy do not
resort to unlawful or disproportionate use of force. Any forms of physical restraint
used must be demonstrated to be strictly necessary and proportionate to the resistance
of each individual and respect their dignity;
(h)
ensure that officers carrying out an expulsion comprise an adequate
number of persons of the same sex as the migrants;
(i)
ensure that no migrant is removed unless they are medically fit to travel;
(j)
ensure that the use of tranquillizers, sedatives or other medication to
facilitate deportation is prohibited.
IV. Repercussions of the visit and final remarks
115. In accordance with OPCAT, Article 15, the Subcommittee calls upon Italy to
ensure that there are no reprisals following the Subcommittee’s visit. To this end, the
Subcommittee requests the State Party to provide detailed information in its reply on
what it has done to prevent potential reprisals against anyone who provided
information to the Subcommittee.
116. The Subcommittee recommends that, given the preventive effect of such a
measure, the State make this report public, as already mentioned in paragraph 5. In
addition, the Subcommittee recommends that the State distribute this report among
the relevant institutions in all branches of government.
117. The SPT recalls that this report represents only the first stage of a constructive
dialogue with the Italian authorities on the above-mentioned issues. The SPT requests
that the State party replies in writing, within six months of the date of the
transmission of this report, giving a full account of the actions taken and proposed to
be taken, to implement its recommendations.
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