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Italian Yearbook of Human Rights

ISSN 3035-5435
A Palestinian searches through the rubble of his home destroyed by Israeli strikes in Khuza'a, southern Gaza Strip.
© UN Photo/Shareef Sarhan
death penalty

Italy expresses deep concern over the bill on the death penalty approved by the Israeli parliament

Lieutenant General Aroldo Lázaro Sáenz (facing camera in centre), Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) visits peacekeepers from Indonesia serving with UNIFIL near El Odaisseh Village close to the Blue Line in south Lebanon.
© UN Photo/Pasqual Gorriz
Lebanon

Italy expresses profound apprehension about the escalation of the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah

prison picture
prison conditions

Prisons and the Right to Life: The National Ombudsman for the Rights of Persons Deprived of Liberty Releases the 2025 Data on Deaths in Prison

Syrian and Iraqi refugees arrive from Turkey to Skala Sykamias, Lesbos island, Greece. Volunteers (life rescue team - with yellow-red clothes) from the Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms help the refugees.
© CC Ggia
Italy

Cutro shipwreck trial: an opportunity for Italy to secure truth and justice

Save the Children - sedicesima edizione dell'Atlante dell'Infanzia
© Save the Children
Children

Save the Children: Atlas of Childhood’s 16th edition describes adolescence between loneliness, inequalities and AI in Italy

House of Representatives
© Parlamento Italiano
disarmament

Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chamber of Deputies: stop to the resolution on nuclear disarmament

Civicus Monitor 2025
civic space

Civicus Monitor Report 2025: civic space is obstructed in Italy

© Garante per la tutela dei minori e delle fragilità regione Lombardia
Children

Authority for the protection of minors and vulnerable individuals in the Lombardia region: presentation of the “Handbook for addressing and managing signs of difficulty, distress, and prejudice in schools”

CIDU logo
Women Peace and Security (WPS)

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

Children holding hands
© Creative Commons / Pick pik
Children

Commission for International Adoptions: the data for 2024

Syrian and Iraqi refugees arrive from Turkey to Skala Sykamias, Lesbos island, Greece. Volunteers (life rescue team - with yellow-red clothes) from the Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms help the refugees.
© CC Ggia
asylum

Open Arms case: Matteo Salvini cleared of all charges

prison conditions

National Guarantor for the Rights of Persons Deprived of Personal Liberty: published Analytical Report on Adult Penitentiary System

Associazione Antigone, per i diritti e le garanzie nel sistema penale
prison conditions

Italian Prison System: Antigone Association’s Report Paints an Alarming Picture

The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) destroyed weapons and ammunition recovered from civilians seeking refuge in the UNMISS base in Malakal, Upper Nile State. Some 134 weapons and 10,500 rounds of ammunition were disposed of in the exercise. A majority (108) of the confiscated weapons were AK 47/56 rifles. A view from the exercise of destruction of weapons.
© UN Photo/JC McIlwaine
Military Expenditure

Italy’s Quiet Role in Arming Israel Amid Conflict

Human Rights Council

Italy Announces Candidacy for UN Human Rights Council 2026–2028