Italy
A coalition government since September 2019 has yet to reverse measures pushed through by the former League Party interior minister under the previous government that eviscerated the country’s asylum system and formalized a “closed ports” policy to deny disembarkation in Italy of people rescued at sea. Italy cooperates with the Libyan Coast Guard to block people trying to flee, despite the ongoing conflict and overwhelming evidence of brutality against migrants and refugees in Libya. Intolerance and hate remained serious problems. A 2019 law to combat gender-based violence increased prison sentences, criminalized forced marriage, and required swift action by prosecutors on all reports.

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MigrantsThis submission derives from Human Rights Watch’s documentation of rights violations in Italy and focuses on access to reproductive health care and access to education, including during the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as complicity in abuses faced by migrants. All of the names used are pseudonyms to protect the identity of witnesses and victims.
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Italy: Covid-19 Exacerbates Obstacles to Legal Abortion
Inadequate Measures Heighten Existing Risks for Health, Lives
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News
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Italy Charges Egyptian Security Forces in Giulio Regeni’s Murder
EU, International Pressure Necessary to Break Cycle of Impunity
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Finally, Good News for Asylum Seekers in Italy
New Decree Rolls Back Some of the Worst Aspects of Immigration Policy
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What China’s Foreign Minister Should Expect in Europe
Beijing’s Growing Repression Needs a Global Response
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A Step Forward for Abortion Rights in Italy
Revised Medical Abortion Guidance Will Help Ensure Safe, Legal Care
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Italy: Covid-19 Exacerbates Obstacles to Legal Abortion
Inadequate Measures Heighten Existing Risks for Health, Lives
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Covid Creates Flashpoint for Anti-Migrant Sentiment in Italy
The Government Should Condemn Intolerance
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Italy Should Stop Arms Transfer to Egypt
Deal Contravenes EU Pledge, Risks Facilitating Further Abuses