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Italy Starts Using Ships to Quarantine Resident Migrants who Test Positive for Covid-19

CILD learned that a Covid-positive Gambian man with an Italian residence permit had been transferred to a quarantine ship, with no prior notice. Dozens of similar cases of migrants being quarantined in this way soon emerged.

Italy , #humanrightsundercorona , centres for detention of migrants , refugees , asylum seekeers
October 16, 2020 • Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights
Italian Regulations May not be Robust Enough to Protect Rights as COVID-19 Tracking Apps Come in

Although many people seem to support the idea of relinquishing some rights to protect public health, the Italian government must ensure that the systems are strong enough to not let these changes become permanent.

Digital privacy , #humanrightsundercorona , Italy , #trackthetrackers
June 11, 2020 • Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights
Here's How We Use Our Rights to Get Our Freedoms Back After Corona

Many of us are OK with letting the government pause our freedoms temporarily, so long as this helps to stop the spread of coronavirus. But human rights also give us the tools to get our liberties back as soon as restrictions are no longer needed.

health , state of emergency , right to privacy , Hungary , Italy , freedom of assembly
March 30, 2020 • LibertiesEU
Sea-Watch Captain’s Arrest Unlawful, Supreme Court Rules

Italy’s highest court confirmed last Friday that the arrest of Carola Rackete in June was unlawful. To avoid similar mistakes happening in the future we need to reform the outdated Facilitation Directive.

immigration , crime of solidarity , Mediterranean Sea , Italy
January 23, 2020 • LibertiesEU
Officers Convicted in Cucchi Case but Escape Torture Conviction

​On 14 November, the Rome Court of Assizes sentenced two national police officers to 12 years in prison for the unintentional murder of Stefano Cucchi.

Cucchi , Stefano Cucchi , Italy , court case
December 19, 2019 • Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights
Prison Guards Arrested on Charges of Torturing Detainees

Six prison officers working at the Lorusso and Cutugno prisons have been arrested in Turin, on suspicion of having repeatedly tortured prisoners between April 2017 and November 2018.

italian prisons , Italy
October 28, 2019 • Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights
Small Countries, Big Rights Violators

Europe’s microstates offer fun, sun, glitz and glamour. But some of them are also among Europe’s biggest rights violators, especially when it comes to women’s rights.​

abortion , Women's Rights , France , Spain , Italy , LGBTQI
September 12, 2019 • LibertiesEU
From Russia With Money: Get a CLUE. Have a Laugh.

A bombshell audio recording has created a scandal in Italy, confirming rumors of a corrupt scheme involving Russia and tens of millions of euros in illicit oil sales.

Russia , Italy , corruption
July 18, 2019 • LibertiesEU
Operation Condor: Italian Court Sentences 24 to Life in Prison

The brutal campaign of kidnapping and murder spanned decades and involved six South American military dictatorships.

Italy , Operation Condor , murder , South America
July 11, 2019 • LibertiesEU
Operation Condor: Italian Court Sentences 24 to Life in Prison

The brutal campaign of kidnapping and murder spanned decades and involved six South American military dictatorships.

Italy , South America , Operation Condor
July 11, 2019 • LibertiesEU
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