Migration Jurisprudence from the South › Japan
Death of a Cameroonian man in immigration detention (Ushiku)
Mito District Court · Japan · 2022-09-16 · National court
Citation: [case number to be added]
Type of case: Administrative
Outcome: Decided for the migrant side
Question
Is the state liable for the death of a detainee whose calls for help were not answered with medical care?
What the court decided
Yes, in part. Staff should have called an ambulance when his condition worsened; damages were awarded, though a link between the failure and the death was not found. [Check.]
In plain language
A man from Cameroon died in 2014 in an immigration detention centre in Ushiku after crying out in pain through the night. The court said staff failed to get him to hospital and awarded damages to his family.
Dalam bahasa sederhana
Seorang pria dari Kamerun meninggal pada 2014 di pusat detensi imigrasi Ushiku setelah semalaman mengerang kesakitan. Pengadilan menyatakan petugas lalai membawanya ke rumah sakit dan memberi ganti rugi kepada keluarganya.
Pertanyaan: Apakah negara bertanggung jawab atas kematian tahanan yang permintaan tolongnya tidak dijawab dengan perawatan medis?
What happened afterwards
- 2014-03: Death in detention.
- 2022-09-16: Damages awarded.
Sources
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Cite as: Institute for Migrant Rights (2026), Migration Jurisprudence from the South, version 0.1, https://theimr.org/court-decisions/d/jp-ushiku-2022/. This page summarizes a court decision for research and advocacy; it is not legal advice.