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Italian Yearbook of Human Rights

ISSN 3035-5435
Piano Nazionale contro il razzismo, la xenofobia e l’intolleranza
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racism

New National Plan against racism, xenophobia and intolerance was adopted in Italy

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon spoke at the inauguration of the Permanent Premises of the International Criminal Court (ICC), in The Hague, Netherlands. A view of the ICC premises.
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International Criminal Court

The Italian government presents its submissions on the Elmasry case. Brief analysis of the arguments

Manifestazione per i diritti. Rischio di repressione
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housing

The Right to Housing and the "Security Decree": A Difficult Dialogue between the Italian Government and the UN Special Rapporteurs

Ethiopian migrants arrive on the shore of Obock, Djibouti
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migration

UN Experts Raise Concerns Over Italy’s Role in Libya Migrant Return Policy

Climate Justice Peace
human rights defenders (HRDs)

Police Detention of Climate and Human Rights Defenders in Brescia: Allegations and Government Reply

Pisano Foundry, Salerno, Italy
pollution

Private Life and Right to Life at Risk: Environmental Justice and State Obligations. The European Court of Human Rights Judgement in L.F. and Others v. Italy, 6 May 2025

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Human Rights Council

Italy’s role, priorities, interests and challenges during the 58th session of the UN Human Rights Council

Discrimination and violence on women
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gender-based violence

European Court of Human Rights: Italy Condemned for Lately and Ineffectively Addressing a Case of Domestic Violence

"Courtroom of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg"
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European Court of Human Rights

Mansouri v. Italy: The European Court of Human Rights declares the complaints inadmissible

Black and white photo - an adult and child's hands holding a small house made of cardboard
housing

Italy’s response to the SR communication on the right to housing: “The Italian legal system aims to protect the fundamental rights of the individual"

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rule of law

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

The shape of a pensive and worried person behind a bar
European Court of Human Rights

The Protection of Human Dignity in Detention: The Case of Niort v. Italy and the Application of Article 3 ECHR

1 March 1999, Kosovar refugees fleeing their homeland.
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migration

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

Refugees in detention facility
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asylum

The United Sections of the Italian Supreme Court of Cassation state that in the Diciotti case, Italy illegally detained migrants and must compensate them for non-pecuniary damages

UN Special Rapporteur on adequate housing, Mr. Balakrishnan Rajagopal
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housing

UN Special Rapporteurs’ Communication to Italy on Forced Evictions of Vulnerable Groups