A man has been awarded €25,000 in compensation after the European Court of Human Rights found that the conditions of the Safi detention centre where he was held were inhumane and that his detention pending deportation from Malta was unlawful. In its judgment on Thursday in the case brought by Joseph Feilazoo against Malta, the European Court stressed that in terms of the Human Rights Convention, states have to ensure that people are detained in conditions that respect human dignity and that avoid unnecessary hardship. The court furthermore noted that it had already expressed concern about the suitability of the place and the conditions of detention at Safi Barracks where Feilazoo had been detained.