[3 October 2013] -
At least 94 people have died after a boat carrying African migrants sank off the southern Italian island of Lampedusa, the island's mayor says.
More than 150 have been rescued but about 200 are missing, officials say...
ROME (20 September 2013) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, today called on the Government of Italy to further boost and coordinate its national anti-trafficking...
Summary: This report extracts mentions of children's rights issues in the reports of all UN Treaty Bodies and their follow-up procedures. This does not include the Concluding Observations of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child which are...
[18 July 2013] -
A group of independent United Nations human rights experts have called on Italian authorities to facilitate the return to Italy of Alma Shalabayeva, a Kazakh national, and her six-year-old daughter who were unlawfully...
The International Children’s competition "Colourful Rights" has become an inspiration for children living in poor countries or in countries with conflicts.
This free competition gives each child the opportunity to express himself /...
[16 July 2013] -
The European Roma Rights Centre has published new country profiles which outline some of the major issues affecting Roma in 10 countries. The short reports indicate that, despite some efforts to improve the situation of Romani...
The General Conference of the International Labour Organization, Having been convened at Geneva by the Governing Body of the International Labour Office, and having met in its 100th Session on 1 June 2011, and
Mindful of the commitment of the...
Summary: The moves comes as the country's latest female murder victim - a teenager burnt alive - is buried.[29 May 2013, Rome] -
Italy's lower chamber of parliament has ratified a European anti-domestic violence treaty as the country buried...
Summary: This report summarises the status of children's rights in Italy vis-a-vis European human rights mechanisms.Search CRIN's ratifications table to find regional instruments to which Italy is a party.
European Court of Human Rights
Italy is a...
Summary: Romani families living in formal camps in Rome will not be able to gain access to social housing, according to new guidance from the local authorities. Scores of families had already filed their applications and many more were about to do...
