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Italian Yearbook of Human Rights

ISSN 3035-5435
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freedom

Freedom House: assessment of Italy in the “Freedom in the World 2026” report

Giustizia
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European Court of Justice

Court of Justice of the European Union: Meta (Facebook) v. the Communications Regulatory Authority regarding copyright (Case C‑797/23)

European Court of Justice

The Court of Justice of the European Union Condemns Italy’s Recruitment System for ATA Staff for Abuse of Fixed-Term Contracts (Case C-155/25)

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discrimination

Constitutional Court: extending survivor's pension to same-sex couples married abroad before 2016

The International Criminal Court in The Hague (ICC/CPI), Netherlands.
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International Criminal Court

International Criminal Court (ICC): hearings to confirm the charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity against El Hishri

prison conditions

Florence Supervisory Court: inhuman detention conditions and deferral of sentence referred to the Constitutional Court

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European Court of Justice

Court of Justice of the European Union: access to the universal basic income for beneficiaries of international protection – Ten-year residency requirement ruled unlawful (Case C‑747/22)

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Children

Judgment of the Court of Cassation No. 16457: child abduction and international human rights standards in Italian criminal law

RSF, world press freedom index 2026
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freedom of the press

Reporters Without Borders: Italy regresses in the World Press Freedom Index 2026

Panoramic photo of the building headquarters of the European Court of Human Rights, Strasbourg, France.
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torture

The Elmasri case at the European Court of Human Rights

The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe in a meeting
Council of Europe

Council of Europe: The Chișinău Declaration Between State Sovereignty and the protection of human rights

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Iran

Iran-U.S. Tensions: The Italian Government Between Diplomacy and Regional Security (Statements from April 1 to May 13, 2026)

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work

International Labour Organization (ILO): Italy ratifies the Protocol to Convention No. 29 concerning forced and compulsory labor

I PIANO D’AZIONE NAZIONALE SU GIOVANI, PACE E SICUREZZA (2026 – 2029)
Youth Peace and Security (YPS)

Interministerial Committee for Human Rights (CIDU): adopted the first National Action Plan on Youth, Peace and Security (2026-2029)

migration

A fresh decree-law amends the security decree-law on rewarding lawyers for favouring migrants' voluntary return. But the measure is still flawed