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Italian Yearbook of Human Rights

ISSN 3035-5435
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human rights defenders (HRDs)

Human Rights Defenders: the “Italian Protection Hub” Recognized as a European Model for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders

Italian Data Protection Authority Logo
privacy

Italian Data Protection Authority: sanctions ENI for the unlawful disclosure of personal data

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environment

Visit to Italy by Michel Forst, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of environmental defenders

In response to death of Mahsa Amini, London 1 Oct, 2022
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Iran

Iran-U.S. Tensions: The Italian Government Focuses on Security and Fuel Measures (Statements from March 9 to 30)

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

asylum

The Veneto Regional Administrative Court rules that the right to asylum is inaccessible at the police headquarters in Vicenza and Venice

Diritto di voto
justice

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

Children holding hands
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Children

The Venice Juvenile Court asked the Constitutional Court to rule on the discriminatory character of the ban on adoption by same-sex couples in civil partnerships

Four children laying down 4 of the 12 stars of a large representation of the flag of the European Union
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justice

Overview of key rulings by the European Court of Human Rights and the Court of Justice of the European Union concerning Italy

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

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Iran

Iran–U.S. Tensions: the Italian government pushes for diplomacy (statements from February 28 to March 5)

Headquarters of the Council of Europe, Strasbourg (France).
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NHRI

Council of Europe: the Commissioner for Human Rights asks Italy to establish an independent National Human Rights Institution

Children running on the playground
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Children

UN Committee on the Rights of the Child: List of issues prior to submission of the 7th periodic report of Italy

A multitude of colourful flags at the European Parliament in Strasbourg
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terrorism

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on the European Union's list of terrorist groups: Italy's role