Italian Yearbook of Human Rights
ISSN 3035-5435
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migration
Assisted voluntary returns should not be a means of ‘remigration’. A commentary on the decree-law 55/2026
1. Decree-Law No. 55/2026 of 24 April 2026, the ratification of which is the subject of this note, was submitted by the Government with the aim of amending the provision...
Occupied Palestinian Territories
A global coalition of researchers and social movements denounces extractivist energy corporations abuses: the case of ENI and Italy
IntroductionThe toolkit “Disrupting energy corporations for the liberation of Palestine” was published in June 2025. It was written by a global coalition of researchers and civil society movements, Disrupt Power,...
Council of Europe
Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe: oversight of the implementation of judgments against Italy on environmental issues, migration, and fundamental rights
Introduction From 9 to 11 March 2026, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (the Committee) convened in Strasbourg for its quarterly meeting within the framework of its...
rule of law
Liberties Report 2026: the State of the Rule of Law in Italy
IntroductionThe 2026 Rule of Law report released by Liberties aims at providing the European Commission with an independent and accurate analysis of the state of rule of law in 22...
migration
Towards the New Return Regulation: More Obligations, Less, Rights, and Pressures on Third States to Support EU Return Policies. An Analysis of the Return Regulation as Adopted by the European Parliament on March 26, 2026.
IntroductionOn 26 March 2026, the European Parliament approved, with some significant amendments, the proposed regulation on the return of third-country nationals residing irregularly on the territory of the Union (COM(2025)101...
asylum
Ruling Against the Police Headquarters in Vicenza and Venice: An Analysis of Judgments No. 616 and 617 of the Regional Administrative Court of Veneto
IntroductionThrough judgments nos. 616 and 617 of 2026 of the Veneto Regional Administrative Tribunal, the tribunal ruled that administrative inefficiency is not an inevitability due to a lack of resources,...
