Search

Italian Yearbook of Human Rights

ISSN 3035-5435
GRECO's logo, The Group of States against Corruption of the Council of Europe
© Consiglio d'Europa
corruption

Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption(GRECO: the new Compliance Report on Italy finds the Italian anti-corruption and integrity measures inadequate

Migrants boats abandoned on the beach of the island of Lampedusa, the destination of the flows of many migrants from North African States
© UN Photo
migration

Constitutional Court: the punishment provided by the "Decreto Cutro" for death or injury in migrant smuggling is not disproportionate, judgement 120/2026

© pubblico dominio
life

Constitutional Court: Requirement of life-sustaining treatment for assisted suicide confirmed, judgement 152/2026

Yellow and blue flame surrounded by 11 yellow stars in a circle
Children

Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights: memorandum on child poverty in Italy

Italian constitutional court logo
health

Constitutional Court: legally residing foreign nationals with disabilities are entitled to free enrollment in the National Health Service, judgement 97/2026

A hand writes with a pencil on a white sheet of paper
© CC
education

Law No. 104/2026 on informed consent in the school system: sex-affective education and its impact on educational autonomy

Sea Watch
© Wolfgang Fricke
migration

Sea-Watch files criminal complaints against the Libyan coast guard

Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR): il nuovo rapporto sull'Italia esprime preoccupazione per l'imparzialità dei media
© picture alliance | ipa-agency | Matteo Nardone
freedom of the press

Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR): new report on Italy raises concerns over media impartiality

Logo Freedom house
freedom

Freedom House: assessment of Italy in the “Freedom in the World 2026” report

Giustizia
© shutterstock unipd
European Court of Justice

Court of Justice of the European Union: Meta (Facebook) v. the Communications Regulatory Authority regarding copyright (Case C‑797/23)

European Court of Justice

The Court of Justice of the European Union Condemns Italy’s Recruitment System for ATA Staff for Abuse of Fixed-Term Contracts (Case C-155/25)

© pubblico dominio
discrimination

Constitutional Court: extending survivor's pension to same-sex couples married abroad before 2016

The International Criminal Court in The Hague (ICC/CPI), Netherlands.
© Vincent van Zeijst
International Criminal Court

International Criminal Court (ICC): hearings to confirm the charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity against El Hishri

prison conditions

Florence Supervisory Court: inhuman detention conditions and deferral of sentence referred to the Constitutional Court

© Transparency International EU Office
European Court of Justice

Court of Justice of the European Union: access to the universal basic income for beneficiaries of international protection – Ten-year residency requirement ruled unlawful (Case C‑747/22)