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On Wednesday 19th November 2014, at 4.30 p.m. the Italian Yearbook of Human Rights 2014 (edited by the Human Rights Centre of the University of Padova) was presented at the headquarters of the Italian Society for International Organisation (SIOI).
The event was attended by Franco Frattini (President of the SIOI), Gian Ludovico De Martino (President of the Inter-Ministerial Human Rights Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Marco Mascia (Director of the Human Rights Centre of the University of Padova), Giuliano Amato (Constitutional Judge), Umberto Leanza (vice-President of the SIOI) and Barbara Terenzi (Coordinator of the Committee for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights). Other participants were Antonio Papisca (Director of the Yearbook), Paolo De Stefani, Andrea Cofelice, Pietro de Perini and Claudia Pividori (Members of the Yearbook Research and Editing Group).
Giuliano Amato, after having underlined the important role of the Yearbook in spreading information in particular on the Italian human rights infrastructure, shared some considerations on the current status of the protection of human rights in Italy and abroad. During his speech, he critically approached the issue of migrants and asylum seekers detention in the “CIE” (Identification and Expulsion Centres), highlighting that irregular migrants as all human beings are entitled to all fundamental rights.
Marco Mascia said that the Italian Yearbook of Human Rights represents one of the mature outcomes of the thirty years commitment of the Human Rights Centre in research activities. The Director of the Centre further highlighted how challenging it is to draft the Italian Yearbook of Human Rights due to the very sensitive issues it addresses. The Yearbook is a picture of the Italian position in relation with the international human rights system where lights and shadows are disclosed.
Barbara Terenzi underlined the importance of the Yearbook, not only as a reference handbook, but also as a tool that pays attention to civil society. Moreover, she recalled the outcomes of the second cycle of the Universal Periodic Review: Italy received 23 recommendations to set up an independent National Human Rights Institution. Finally, she regretted that the bills on this matter currently debated in Parliament have been prepared without the contribution of civil society.
Professor Antonio Papisca, Director of the Yearbook, defined the work as a truth and transparency service for Italy, developed with the firm belief that, thanks to information and education, the country can increasingly stand out for its accuracy and promptness in complying with international human rights obligations.
Among the numerous participants there were also representatives from the Embassies of Russian Federation, China, Georgia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland and Mexico.
The event has been organised by the Human Rights Centre of the University of Padova, the UNESCO Chair 'Human Rights, Democracy and Peace' of the same university, the SIOI, the Inter-Ministerial Committee for Human Rights of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Special Commission for the protection and promotion of human rights of Italian Senate.
University of Padova
Human Rights Centre
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Via Beato Pellegrino, 28
35137 Padova
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University of Padova
Human Rights Centre
"Antonio Papisca"
Complesso Universitario
Via Beato Pellegrino, 28
35137 Padova
Tel 049 827 1813 / 1817
E-mail
centro.dirittiumani@unipd.it
Certified e-mail (PEC)
centro.dirittiumani@pec.unipd.it
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