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Simona Lanzoni, was elected as a member of the Group of experts on violence against women and domestic violence of Istanbul Convention
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Istanbul Convention: the Italian Simona Lanzoni elected as member of Grevio

The Committee of the Parties to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence - as known as Istanbul Convention - which met on May 4 in ...

Last update 18 May 2015
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Italy: presentation of the Extraordinary Action Plan against the gender and sexual violence

On May 7th, the “Extraordinary Action Plan against gender and sexual violence" was presented in Rome at the premises of the Italian Presidency of the Council of Ministers. The Action Plan was ...

Last update 19 Nov 2015
10 December 2014 - From left: Valerie Amos, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, President Kutesa, Ivan Šimonović, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Tegegnework Gettu, Under-Secretary-General of
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UN Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent: visit Italy from 1 to 5 June

The Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent will make a monitoring visit to Italy from 1 to 5 June 2015. The Working Group is the thematic special procedures of the UN Human Rights ...

Last update 25 May 2015
two Roma children embraced, "Dosta!" campaign, 2007
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Council of Europe: visit of the Advisory Committee of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities in Italy, 29 June-3 July 2015

A delegation of the Advisory Committee of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities of the Council of Europe will visit Italy between 29 June and 3 July 2015. The Advisory ...

Last update 6 May 2015
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European Committee of Social Rights: Italian legislation of corporal punishment against children is compatible with the European Social Charter

With the decision adopted on 5 December 2014, published on 15 April 2015, in the case of APPROACH v. Italy (application no. 94/2013) the European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR) of the Council of ...

Last update 29 Apr 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: two applications against Italy declared inadmissible

With two decisions adopted on 16 April 2015, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) declared inadmissible the cases Viviani v. Italy (application no. 9713/13) and Smaltini v. ...

Last update 22 Apr 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 condemned for the violation of the principle of non-retroactivity of criminal law

With the judgment issued on 14 April 2015 in the case Contrada v. Italy n. 3 (application no. 66655/2013), the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) condemned Italy for the violation of ...

Last update 20 Apr 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 condemned for torture for the facts occurred during the G8 summit in Genoa in 2001

With the judgment issued on 7 April 2015 in the case of Cestaro v. Italy (application no. 6884/11), the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) condemned Italy for the violation of both the ...

Last update 13 Apr 2015
Servizio civile nazionale al Centro Diritti Umani dell'Università di Padova
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Call 2015/2016 for National Civil Service Volunteers: the projects of the University of Padua and of the Human Rights Centre

The Italian Department of Youth and National Civil Service of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, has published the annual call for the year 2015/2016 to select 29.972 youth between 18 and ...

Last update 28 Mar 2019
Banner "Abbiamo diritto alla pace", Marcia PerugiAssisi, 19 ottobre 2014
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The Regional Council of Apulia approves the petitionary motion for the international recognition of peace as a fundamental right of individuals and peoples

On 10 March 2015, also the Regional Council of Apulia unanimously approved a petitionary motion presented by its President, Mr. Onofrio Introna, which supports the initiative of the Human Rights ...

Last update 28 Mar 2019
Presentation of the new vault in the conference room of the Human Rights Council, in the presence of the Spanish artist who painted it, Miquel Barcelo.
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United Nations: Italy concluded the second cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)

During the twenty-eighth session of the Human Rights Council (from 2 to 27 March 2015), the Italian Government responded to recommendations of the UPR’s second cycle. The twentieth session ...

Last update 27 Mar 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 condemned for the violation of the right to respect for family and private life

The European Court of Human Rights, in two judgements of January 2015, has convicted Italy for the violation of article 8 ECHR that guarantees the right to respect for family and private ...

Last update 11 Feb 2015
A sign with the text "Conseil de l'Europe" in French, with the flags of some member states hanging above.
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European Committee of Social Rights: updates on collective complaints submitted against Italy

The following are the latest updates on some collective complaints against Italy, lodged to the European Committee of Social Rights, that is a Committee composed of 15 independent experts whose ...

Last update 23 Jan 2015
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Italy: The National Council for development cooperation has been established

The Ministerial Decree dated 28 November 2014 of the Minister for foreign affairs and international cooperation, published in the Official Gazette of the Italian Republic No. 286 of 10 December ...

Last update 9 Jan 2015
A migrant boat arriving on the island of Lampedusa
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United Nations: the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants concluded his visit to Italy

From 2 to 5 December 2014, the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, François Crépeau, conducted a follow -up official visit to Italy in order to assess new ...

Last update 30 Dec 2014