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Italian Yearbook of Human Rights

ISSN 3035-5435
The local Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom Hall in the regional Australian city of Rockhampton, Queensland
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freedom of thought, conscience and belief

European Court of Human Rights: Italy found guilty of prolonged discrimination against Jehovah’s Witnesses (application no. 49687/16) , violation of art. 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights

Consiglio superiore della magistratura (CSM)
© Presidenza della Repubblica
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

UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESR)
housing

Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (CESCR): views on Italian Social Housing Eviction Case concerning communication No. 222/2021

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

UN torture prevention body calls for vaccination programmes for people deprived of liberty
torture

The United Nations Committee Against Torture (CAT) adopts its Concluding Observations on Italy’s report

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

Tutto chiuso, XXII Rapporto di Antigone sulle condizioni di detenzione
prison conditions

Associazione Antigone: the XXII report "Tutto chiuso" on the alarming conditions of detention in Italy has been published

"Courtroom of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg"
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asylum

European Court of Human Rights: Case H.D. v. Italy, violation of Articles 3, 5 and 13 of the European Convention on Human Rights

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

Amnesty International
human rights protection

Amnesty International: The 2026 Report on the State of the World’s Human Rights Warns Italy of Severe Structural Flaws

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

Migrants arriving on the Island of Lampedusa by boat
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migration

European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA): the Italian Hotspot Approach and fundamental rights challenges, lessons for the EU Migration Pact

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civic space

European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA): report on the state of civic space in Europe and Italy