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Italian Yearbook of Human Rights

ISSN 3035-5435
Consiglio superiore della magistratura (CSM)
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Italian Parliament

New Security Decree (Law No. 54 of April 24, 2026): the critical opinion of the Superior Council of the Judiciary

Italian Parliament

New Security Decree (Law No. 54 of April 24, 2026): the main regulatory changes

environment

The Transposition into Italy of Directive (EU) 2024/1203 of the European Parliament and of the Council: The New Penal Framework of Legislative Decree No. 81/2026 Against Eco-Crimes within the Context of Human Rights and Health Protection

I PIANO D’AZIONE NAZIONALE SU GIOVANI, PACE E SICUREZZA (2026 – 2029)
Youth Peace and Security (YPS)

Italy’s First National Action Plan on Youth, Peace and Security (2026-2029): Institutionalizing Youth Participation in Peacebuilding and Foreign Policy

Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation (SLAPPs)
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Italian and EU Norms

Directive (EU) 2024/1069: new European standards for combating strategic litigations against public participation (SLAPPs) and their implementation in Italy

European Union flags
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Italian and EU Norms

The transposition of European human rights standards in Italy in 2026: law 36/2026

Palazzo Madama facade, Senato della Reppublica
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migration

Assisted voluntary returns should not be a means of ‘remigration’. A commentary on the decree-law 55/2026

Ethiopian migrants arrive on the shore of Obock, Djibouti
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migration

Towards the New Return Regulation: More Obligations, Less, Rights, and Pressures on Third States to Support EU Return Policies. An Analysis of the Return Regulation as Adopted by the European Parliament on March 26, 2026.

A young migrant from Darfur waits to reach England from Calais, France.
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migration

The European Parliament approves at first reading the regulation on the return/deportation of third-country nationals irregularly present in EU member states. Stricter rules and fewer guarantees

International Criminal Court (ICC), in The Hague, Netherlands.
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genocide, crimes against humanity

The International Criminal Court confirms that Italy should respond to the Assembly of States Parties for failing to arrest Almasri

gender-based violence

The Italian Parliament approves law introducing the crime of “femicide” (Law No. 181 of 2 December 2025)

Peacekeeper Laura Rozzoni serving with United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) prepares for a daily patrol along the Blue Line in south Lebanon.
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peacekeeping

Italy’s Contribution to Peacekeeping and Other Military Missions in 2025

International Criminal Court

International Criminal Court: decision on Italy’s non-compliance with a request for cooperation on the Elmasry case

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Women Peace and Security (WPS)

Interministerial Committee for Human Rights (CIDU): the Fifth National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security (2025-2029)

online child sexual exploitation
Children

“National Plan for the Prevention and Combating of Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation 2025-2027” approved