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Filippo Grandi
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United Nations: Filippo Grandi of Italy is the new High Commissioner for Refugees

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, following consultations with the Chairs of Member States regional groups, informed the General Assembly of his intention to appoint Filippo Grandi ...

Last update 4 Dec 2015
[Publications]

Italian Yearbook of Human Rights 2015

AA.VV. (2015)

Annuario italiano / Italian Yearbook

Last update 2 Mar 2021
pencil drawning of children with posters about their rights
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Italian Parliament approved new law giving more relevance to the bond between minors and foster families

With law n. 173 of October 19th 2015 on the right to preserve the emotional bond between minors and foster families, the Italian Parliament amended the current legislation on the right to family of ...

Last update 4 Nov 2015
Poster della Campagna "No alla discriminazione" del Consiglio d'Europa, 2010
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Italian Government approves National Action Plan against Racism, Xenophobia and Intolerance

With the National Plan of Action against Racism, Xenophobia and Intolerance, the Minister of Labor and Social Policies, with a mandate in integration issues, is planning to enforce a ...

Last update 21 Oct 2015
Frame excerpt from the video “Nel segno dei diritti”, created by Class IV D2 of the Institute of Higher Education “L. Da Vinci” of Arzignano (VI), A.s. 2008/2009. Video winner for the 10 year-old Contest, of Regional Law of the Veneto n. 55/1999.
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Italy ratifies the UN Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness

On September 29th 2015, with law n. 125/2015, Italy has ratified and implemented the UN Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, approved in New York on August 30th 1961.  The ...

Last update 21 Oct 2015
Picture of volumes of Review Pace diritti umani - Peace human rights, issued by the Human Rights Centre
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The Paduan excellence: the Italian Yearbook of Human Rights by the Human Rights Centre of the University of Padua awarded in Rome

The fifth edition of the Italian Yearbook of Human Rights (Marsilio Editori; Peter Lang for the English version) has been awarded with the prize “Scuola Strumento di Pace Italia 2015, un libro ...

Last update 28 Mar 2019
National banners of the Member States of the UNO (United Nations Organization) outside the UN Headquarters.
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United Nations: the Committee for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights adopted the concluding observations on the fifth report of Italy

On 9 October 2015, at the end of the 56th session held in Geneva from 21st September to 9th October, the UN Committee for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) adopted the concluding ...

Last update 17 Oct 2015
Logo of the Office of the UN High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR)
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United Nations: the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture presents confidential preliminary findings to Italian Government

The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) presented its confidential preliminary observations to the Government of Italy, ending a seven-day visit which aimed at assessing the ...

Last update 8 Oct 2015
The official logo for UN constituted by the polar stereographic projection of the globe surrounded by two laurel branches
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United Nations: Italy will be reviewed at the 56th session of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Geneva, 21st September – 9th October

The 56th session of the UN Committee for economic, social and cultural rights will be held in Geneva from 21st September to 9th October. This body is composed by 18 independent experts, in charge of ...

Last update 24 Sep 2015
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European Court of Human Rights: the Italian Law preventing from donating embryo to scientific research does not violate Article 8 of the ECHR

On 27 August 2015 the European Court of Human Rights delivered the Grand Chamber judgment in the case of Parrillo v. Italy and held that there had been no violation of Article 8 (right to respect ...

Last update 15 Sep 2015
[Publications]

Annuario italiano dei diritti umani 2015

AA.VV. (2015)

Annuario italiano / Italian Yearbook

Last update 2 Mar 2021
children with poster "Child rights in child-friendlu version", drawing
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Italy: Ratification and implementation of the 1996 Hague Convention on Parental Responsibility and Protection of Children

With law 18 June 2015, No. 101, entered into force on July 9, Italy ratified and implemented the Hague Convention on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Cooperation in respect ...

Last update 28 Jul 2015
Panoramic photo of the building headquarters of the European Court of Human Rights, Strasbourg, France.
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European Court of Human Rights: Italy should introduce possibility of legal recognition for same-sex couples

With its judgment issued on July 21, 2015 in the case of Oliari and Others, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) found that Italy had violated Article 8 (right to respect for private and ...

Last update 28 Jul 2015
The official logo for UN constituted by the polar stereographic projection of the globe surrounded by two laurel branches
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United Nations: visit in Italy of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture, 16-22 September 2015

The Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT), a treaty body in the United Nations human rights system with the mandate focused on prevention of torture and ill treatment, established a date for ...

Last update 16 Jul 2015
PRISMA Human Rights Photo Contes,
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PRISMA -- Human Rights Photo Contest

The Global Campus of Master’s Programmes and Diplomas in Human Rights and Democratisation is pleased to announce the first edition of PRISMA Human Rights Photo Contest. It was launched ...

Last update 19 May 2015