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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...
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rule of law

Institutional Backsliding in Italy: Media, Civic Space, and Human Rights in the 2025 report of Liberties

Introduction In recent years, the world has observed democracy’s decline and the increasing political legitimacy of some policies and parties. The changing systems that form the framework of democratic accountability,...
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migration

The collapsing migrants reception and the involution of the Italian system: the ActionAid Report 2024

IntroductionIn recent years, the Italian reception system has undergone a radical transformation, moving from a model aimed at integration to one increasingly focused on emergency management of the migration crisis...
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European Court of Human Rights

Article 2 and 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights: right to life and prohibition of torture in 2024 ECtHR case law - Part I

Articles 2 and 3 ECHR and the mental and physical health of detaineesA.Z. v. ItalyIn the A.Z. case (no. 29926/20, judgment of 4 July 2024), the applicant, who was born...
Peacekeeper Laura Rozzoni serving with United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) prepares for a daily patrol along the Blue Line in south Lebanon.
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international cooperation

Italian Government’s Decision on Participation in International Missions in 2024

On 26 February 2024, the Italian Council of Ministers deliberated on the analytical report on ongoing international missions and the state of development cooperation interventions in support of peace and...
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European Court of Human Rights

Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights: Balancing privacy, public interest, and legal oversight in 2024 ECtHR case law

In 2024, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) case law on Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) concerning Italy highlighted ongoing challenges in protecting privacy...

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