On 25 June 2019 the European Court of Human Rights decided not to indicate to the Italian Government the interim measure requested by the applicants – the captain of the ship Sea-Watch 3 and about forty individuals who are nationals of Niger, Guinea, Cameron, Mali, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Burkina Faso and Guinea Conakry - in the case of Rackete and Others v. Italy (application no. 32969/19), which would have required that they be allowed to disembark in Italy from the ship Sea-Watch 3. The Court also indicated to the Italian Government that it was relying on the Italian authorities to continue to provide all necessary assistance to those persons on board Sea-Watch 3 who were in a vulnerable situation on account of their age or state of health.
On 13 June 2019 the Court handed down a Chamber judgment in the case of Sh.D. and Others v. Greece, Austria, Croatia, Hungary, North Macedonia, Serbia and Slovenia (application no. 14165/16) concerning the living conditions in Greece of five unaccompanied migrant minors from Afghanistan. The Court declared the applications admissible solely in respect of Greece and found a number of violations of the Convention.