Italy was questioned on Tuesday by the EU's executive over its decision to return 180 refugees to Libya, and reminded that it must not deport entire groups without considering each individual's case for asylum. The United Nations and Amnesty International both voiced concern about a lack of proper scrutiny of the refugees, who were removed from a detention centre on the island of Lampedusa and flown to Tripoli last Thursday. European Union Justice, Freedom and Security Commissioner Franco Frattini spoke by telephone with Italian Interior Minister Giuseppe Pisanu to get an explanation. The European Commission said in a statement that Frattini had "encouraged Italy to guarantee to each person that wants it the right to claim asylum and the right not to be deported until a decision on such a claim has been made". The Commission quoted Pisanu as saying that he would provide a detailed report on the incident, making clear the measures Italy has taken to guarantee fundamental rights. He also reassured Frattini that Rome understood the European Convention on Human Rights protocol prohibiting expulsion of individuals without a proper consideration of their situation. Pisanu said those returned included Egyptians who were sent back to Libya, where they had begun their journey, under conditions allowing a swift transfer to their home country.