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Italian Regulations May not be Robust Enough to Protect Rights as COVID-19 Tracking Apps Come in

June 11, 2020 • by Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights

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.
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Here's How We Use Our Rights to Get Our Freedoms Back After Corona

March 30, 2020 • by Israel Butler & Linda Ravo, LibertiesEU

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.
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Sea-Watch Captain’s Arrest Unlawful, Supreme Court Rules

January 23, 2020 • by Jascha Galaski, LibertiesEU

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 To avoid similar mistakes happening in the future we need to reform the outdated Facilitation Directive.
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Officers Convicted in Cucchi Case but Escape Torture Conviction

December 19, 2019 • by Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights

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.
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Prison Guards Arrested on Charges of Torturing Detainees

October 28, 2019 • by Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights

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.
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- Italy
- italian prisons
Operation Condor: Italian Court Sentences 24 to Life in Prison

July 11, 2019 • by LibertiesEU

The brutal campaign of kidnapping and murder spanned decades and involved six South American military dictatorships.
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Italy: Court Rules Mayor Cannot Refuse to Register Child with LGBT Parents

July 10, 2019 • by Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights

After a seven-month wait the Court in Rovereto has finally forced the mayor of the city to recognise that the child's parents are two women and to issue his identity card.
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Sea-Watch 3 Captain Acquitted

July 04, 2019 • by Jascha Galaski, LibertiesEU

The controversy surrounding the rescue ship Sea-Watch 3 and its captain, Carola Rackete, once again divides opinion in Europe. The legality of her actions is however undisputed.
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Ships Suspected of Carrying Weapons Will Not Dock in Genoa

June 12, 2019 • by Louis Labarriere, Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights

The first round has been won by the dockers and the pacifist associations. And the suspicious part of the cargo, which could be used for warmongering, will not leave the port of Genoa.
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- Italy
- France
- weapons
- Genoa
Italian Prison Population Surges as Crime Rates Drop

May 29, 2019 • by Louis Labarriere, Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights

Italian NGO Antigone has presented a new report on the state of Italian prisons conlcuding that although crime rates are down, the prison poulation is increasing becauses judges are handing down longer sentences.
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