Italian Yearbook of Human Rights
ISSN 3035-5435
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European Court of Human Rights
European Court of Human Rights: case Morabito v. Italy, violation of art 3 CEDU
Facts of the CaseThe applicant, Giuseppe Morabito, born in 1934, was a prominent figure in the Calabrian ‘Ndrangheta and convicted of being one of its leaders. He was arrested in...
prison conditions
Antigone Association: Mid-year report presented “The emergency is now” - Italian prisons between overcrowding and denied rights
IntroductionThe Antigone Association, active since 1991, plays a central role in monitoring detention conditions and protecting human rights within the Italian criminal and penitentiary system. With the publication of the...
human rights
Report on the Activities of the Garantor for Human Rights in Veneto for the Year 2024
The "Report on the Activity of the Guarantor of the Rights of the Person in the Year 2024" of the Regional Council of Veneto offers a detailed and critical view...
Italian and EU Norms
The transposition of European human rights standards in Italy in 2025: Law 91/2025
IntroductionOn 13 June 2025, the Italian Parliament approved Law No. 91/2025, entitled Delegation to the Government for the transposition of European directives and the implementation of other European Union acts, ...
asylum
The Court of Justice of the EU puts the breaks on the externalisation (in Albania) of asylum procedures by imposing a judicial control on the "safe state of origin" designation. The C-758/24 and C-759/24 judgment , 1 August 2025
IntroductionA long-awaited decision in Italy was published on the 1st of August 2025 by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on the thorny issue of determining certain...
asylum
The Constitutional Court Rules on Detention in the Repatriation Detention Centres (CPR)
IntroductionIn its judgment No. 96 of 3 July 2025, the Constitutional Court declared inadmissible the constitutional legitimacy challenges concerning Article 14.2 of Legislative Decree No. 286 of 1998 (commonly referred...
