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Italian Yearbook of Human Rights

ISSN 3035-5435
UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESR)
housing

Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (CESCR): views on Italian Social Housing Eviction Case concerning communication No. 222/2021

UN torture prevention body calls for vaccination programmes for people deprived of liberty
torture

The United Nations Committee Against Torture (CAT) adopts its Concluding Observations on Italy’s report

Migrants arriving on the Island of Lampedusa by boat
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migration

European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA): the Italian Hotspot Approach and fundamental rights challenges, lessons for the EU Migration Pact

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civic space

European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA): report on the state of civic space in Europe and Italy

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

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 2025: “Building Trust Through Justice”, Publication of the recommendations of the First Thematic Evaluation Report addressed 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

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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

A view of the voting at the General Assembly plenary meeting
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General Assembly

United Nations General Assembly: Italy’s Voting Behaviour on Human Rights Resolutions during the 79th Session

Giustizia
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justice

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