Communicated on 24 November 2017

FIRST SECTION

Application no. 18787/17 W.A. and Others against Italy lodged on 13 February 2017

SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE

The application concerns five Sudanese nationals arrested in Ventimiglia, transferred in Turin and then forcibly repatriated to Sudan.

QUESTIONS tO THE PARTIES

1. Before deciding on their expulsion, did the authorities consider the applicants ’ claim that they would be exposed to a risk of being subjected to inhuman treatment if returned to Sudan, in breach of Article 3 of the Convention?

2. Were the applicants, aliens in the respondent State, expelled collectively, in breach of Article 4 of Protocol No. 4?

3. Did the applicants have at their disposal an effective domestic remedy for their Convention complaints under Articles 3 and 4 of Protocol No. 4, as required by Article 13 of the Convention?

4. Have the applicants suffered discrimination in the enjoyment of their Convention rights on the ground of their natio nal origin, contrary to Article 14 of the Convention, read in conjunction with Article 4 Protocol 4 to the Convention?