Italy’s Mounting Attack on Lesbian Parents: Mothers Removed from Their Children’s Birth Certificates In a troubling development, Italy‘s right-wing government has escalated its assault on the rights of same-sex couples. Following a directive in January ordering state agencies to cease the registration of children born to same-sex couples, a state […]
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Preventable Drownings in Italy: A Damning New Investigation
Investigation Reveals Failures of Frontex and Italian Authorities in Steccato di Cutro Shipwreck A recent investigation by Lighthouse Reports has shed new light on the tragic events that led to the February shipwreck of Steccato di Cutro, Italy. The shipwreck claimed the lives of at least 94 people, mostly from […]
Italian Citizens and Organizations Band Together to Sue ENI for Violating Human Rights and Contributing to Climate Change
Italian citizens and organizations file a lawsuit against fossil fuel company ENI for its alleged contribution to climate change, resulting in past and future damages that violate human rights. The lawsuit also implicates ENI‘s main shareholders, the Ministry of Economy and Finance and Cassa Depositi e Prestiti S.p.A, as the […]
“Decree Cutro: Italy tightens restrictions on migrant rights”
Italy Approves New Anti-Migrant Law: A Dire Blow to Human Rights At a time when the increase in migrant traffic in the Mediterranean is at an all-time high, Italy has enacted a law that further limits the rights of those migrants who make it onto Italian soil. The law, named […]
The Italian Government’s Crackdown on Migrants: A Devastating Blow to Human Rights
Italy Passes Law Restricting Rights of Migrants On April 12, 2023, more than 80 people died in a shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea. In response, the Italian government passed the Cutro decree, named after the region where the accident happened. The aim of the legislation is to restrict the rights […]