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Italian Yearbook of Human Rights

ISSN 3035-5435
A child holding hands with his grandfather are standing on a car and looking at the horizon. The child waves a Palestinian flag and the grandfather has a keffiyeh on his shoulders
Occupied Palestinian Territories

In a Communication to Italy (AL ITA 9/2025) and ENI S.p.A. (AL OTH 149/2025), the UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine and the Working Group on Business and Human Rights denounce their alleged complicity with Israel’s crimes in Palestine

Court room of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France
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European Court of Human Rights

Italy before the European Court of Human Rights in 2025: litigation and execution of judgments

GREVIO: “Building Trust Through Justice”
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gender-based violence

GREVIO: “Building Trust Through Justice”, assessing Italy’s Response to violence against women in compliance with the Council of Europe Istanbul Convention

Council of the European Union: new research paper “One Roof, Many Realities”
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housing

Council of the European Union: new research paper “One Roof, Many Realities” points to the strategic importance of housing rights in contemporary Europe

Lanzarote Commıttee
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

Logo of UN Human Rights Council
Human Rights Council

Human Rights Council: Italy's diplomatic behaviour in 2025

Image made for UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories by Orbita Creatives (October 2025)
© Image made for UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories by Orbita Creatives (October 2025)
Israeli-Palestinian conflict

"Gaza Genocide: a collective crime" - Italy's involvement highlighted by Francesca Albanese's new report and the Italian authorities’ reactions

HRC 60th session
Human Rights Council

Italy’s role, challenges and interests during the 60th session of the UN Human Rights Council

Giustizia
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justice

UN Special Rapporteurs’ Communication to Italy on Judicial independence and Constitutional reform

FRA report roma survey 2024
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Roma and Sinti

European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA): results of the survey on the rights of Roma and Travellers in Italy in 2024

Climate Justice Peace
climate change

Human Rights and Climate Activism: Italy's response to Communication AL ITA 6/2024 from the special rapporteurs on the case of Valentina Corona

human rights

Italy in the FRA Fundamental Rights Report 2025: Emerging Issues, Progress, and Persistent Challenges

pollution

Italy and Eni SpA’s Responses to Special Rapporteur Communication AL ITA 5/2025 on Pollution in the Niger Delta by Nigerian Subsidiaries

Universal Periodic Review at the Human Rights Council, Geneva
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UPR

Italy and the Fourth Cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR): Commitments, Concerns, and the Path Forward

Human rights approach needed for internally displaced people’s housing, land and property
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housing

Italian government response to Communication 2/2025 from the Special Rapporteurs on the right to housing, extreme poverty, disability, independence of judges and the rights of older persons in relation to forced evictions