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European Court of Human Rights

Articles 2 and 3 of the ECHR: Ensuring Life and Dignity in ECtHR Case Law in 2023

IOM staff and local authorities discuss the needs of internally displaced persons in front of a damaged school in Zhytomyr centre.
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violence

UN Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine observes systematic and widespread indiscriminate attacks towards civilians

Verità per Giulio Regeni. Paola e Claudio Regeni e Alessandra Ballerini legale della famiglia incontrano studentesse e studenti dell'Università di Padova, Venerdì 3 marzo 2023, ore 17.00
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torture

Regeni Case: the Constitutional Court rules on prosecution in the absence of defendants for the crime of torture

Italy

Council of Europe: the Committee against Torture has published its report on its periodic visit to Italy in 2022

Some European Court of Human Rights judges in session
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gender-based violence

Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights on Femicide and Measures to Prevent Domestic Violence in Italy in 2022

Cover photo: A protester released from prison after three weeks of detention is reunited with her mother in Yangon, Myanmar, March 24, 2021. The three-finger salute, adapted from “The Hunger Games,” is a widely used sign of civil disobedience.
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human rights

World report 2022: Annual Review of global Human Rights

UN torture prevention body calls for vaccination programmes for people deprived of liberty
COVID-19

Vaccination programmes for people deprived of liberty

Appeal for International Solidarity to Protect Freedom of Expression in Iraq
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human rights defenders (HRDs)

Appeal for International Solidarity to Protect Freedom of Expression in Iraq

human rights

Council of Europe: Committee for the Prevention of Torture warns against impact of austerity measures on prison conditions

Guantanamo camp
human rights

Close ‘disgraceful’ Guantánamo camp – UN experts urge incoming US administration

Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, on the occasion of her first opening statement at the Human Rights Council
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human rights

Michelle Bachelet statement on the death penalty and torture for sexual crimes

Article 5 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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torture

Preventive Mechanisms in the Struggle against Torture: monitoring Places of Deprivation of Liberty to prevent Human Rights Violations

Panoramic photo of the building headquarters of the European Court of Human Rights, Strasbourg, France.
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Italy

European Court of Human Rights: Italy condemned three times for inhumane and degrading treatment

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Italy

Council of Europe anti-torture Committee publishes report on Italy

Political world map: states coloured in dark green have already ratified OPCAT, states in light green have signed, but not yet ratified OPCAT.
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United Nations

National Ombudsperson for the Rights of Persons Detained or Deprived of their Liberty: Hearing at the UN in Geneva