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Italian Yearbook of Human Rights

ISSN 3035-5435

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Ethiopian migrants arrive on the shore of Obock, Djibouti
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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.

A young migrant from Darfur waits to reach England from Calais, France.
© UNICEF/Laurence Geai
migration

The European Parliament approves at first reading the regulation on the return/deportation of third-country nationals irregularly present in EU member states. Stricter rules and fewer guarantees

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migration

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

Senato italiano
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migration

The provision of the security decree that "rewards" lawyers for facilitating the voluntary return of their clients undermines legal professional ethics and the rule of law

Diritto di voto
justice

The results of the confirmatory Constitutional Referendum on Justice, of March 22 and 23, 2026

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International Criminal Court (ICC), in The Hague, Netherlands.
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genocide, crimes against humanity

The International Criminal Court confirms that Italy should respond to the Assembly of States Parties for failing to arrest Almasri

On 2 April 2026, the Preliminary Section I of the International Criminal Court (ICC), formed by Judges Iulia Motoc, President, Sophie Alapini-Gansou and Maria Flores Llera, made public the decision,...
gender-based violence

The Italian Parliament approves law introducing the crime of “femicide” (Law No. 181 of 2 December 2025)

IntroductionOn November 25, 2025, on the occasion of the 'International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women,' the bill introducing the offence of “femicide” (A.C. 2528) was definitively approved...
Peacekeeper Laura Rozzoni serving with United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) prepares for a daily patrol along the Blue Line in south Lebanon.
© UN Photo/Pasqual Gorriz
peacekeeping

Italy’s Contribution to Peacekeeping and Other Military Missions in 2025

Law No. 168 of 31 October 2024 updated the previous legislation (Law No. 145/2016) governing Italy's participation in international missions, introducing changes to the authorisation and financing of such missions...
International Criminal Court

International Criminal Court: decision on Italy’s non-compliance with a request for cooperation on the Elmasry case

IntroductionOn 17 October 2025, Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a public decision regarding the situation in Libya, finding non-compliance by the Italian Republic under article...
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Women Peace and Security (WPS)

Interministerial Committee for Human Rights (CIDU): the Fifth National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security (2025-2029)

IntroductionThe Fifth National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security (2025-2029) marks the continuation of Italy’s commitment to UNSCR 1325 (2000), coordinated by the Inter-Ministerial Committee for Human Rights (CIDU)...
online child sexual exploitation
Children

“National Plan for the Prevention and Combating of Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation 2025-2027” approved

Introduction to the PlanThe joint collaboration of public institutions, experts and third-sector organizations produced the “National Plan for the Prevention and Combating of Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation 2025–2027”, a...
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