Italian Yearbook of Human Rights
ISSN 3035-5435
Highlights
News
European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR)
Council of Europe: Italy Violates the Right to Inclusive Education for Students with Disabilities
Topics
gender-based violence
The Italian Parliament approves law introducing the crime of “femicide” (Law No. 181 of 2 December 2025)
IntroductionOn 25 November 2025, on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the bill introducing the offence of “femicide” (A.C. 2528) was definitively approved...
migration
2025 Immigration Statistical Dossier: ‘Out of the Cave: seeing immigration in the light of reality’
Global migration in 2024: a world in motion amid inequalities and crisesIn 2024, according to the United Nations, international migrants accounted for 3.7% of the world’s population, with Europe as...
Children
The third monitoring round Lanzarote Committee Implementation Report (2023-25): A survey of the international legal framework protecting children against sexual abuse in the “circle of trust”, Italy emerges among the best-equipped states
IntroductionOn 3 July 2025, the Lanzarote Committee adopted the report Protecting Children against Sexual Abuse in the Circle of Trust, dedicated to an analysis of the legal frameworks of the...
prison conditions
Analysis of the Analytical Report "Respect for the Dignity of Persons Deprived of Personal Liberty" of the Adult Penitentiary Observatory (GNPL)
IntroductionThe National Guarantor for the Rights of Persons Deprived of Personal Liberty (GNPL), established by the Ministry of Justice in 2013, is the Italian state body responsible for monitoring places...
International Criminal Court
International Criminal Court: decision on Italy’s non-compliance with a request for cooperation on the Elmasry case
IntroductionOn 17 October 2025, Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a public decision regarding the situation in Libya, finding non-compliance by the Italian Republic under article...
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
"Gaza Genocide: a collective crime" - Italy's involvement highlighted by Francesca Albanese's new report and the Italian authorities’ reactions
Francesca Albanese, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, has been a pivotal figure in advocating for justice for Palestinian populations,...
