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Category Archives: Italy
Ricky, Noris and the dream to escape segregation in Italy
Matteo de Bellis, Amnesty International Campaigner on Italy, has just returned from the country where he visited La Barbuta, a Roma-only camp near Rome. The bus ride I met Ricky, a friendly 10-year-old boy, on the school bus from Tor … Continue reading
Posted in Demand Dignity, Discrimination, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, EU, Italy, Uncategorized
Tagged Roma rights
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Italian pardon of US military officer sets stage for impunity
By Julia Hall, Amnesty International’s expert on counter-terrorism and human rights Al Jazeera originally published this on 18 April 2013. The recent pardon of a US national convicted in absentia in the 2003 kidnapping case of Abu Omar is a … Continue reading
Posted in Italy, Torture and Ill-treatment
Tagged abduction, renditions, Security and human rights, torture
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50,000 activists say “NO” to discrimination against Romani people in Italy
By Fernando Chironda from Amnesty International Italy This year, Amnesty International’s campaign for Romani people’s human rights in Italy started out stronger than ever. Last month, we delivered almost 50,000 signatures from all over the world to the Italian Prime … Continue reading
People are dying on Europe’s doorstep. What are we doing about it?
By Dr. Nicolas J. Beger, Director, European Institutions Office, Amnesty International The heat in Lampedusa, a small island at Italy’s most southern frontier, is scorching. What chance would my own 3-year-old son have had to survive in this heat if … Continue reading
End Rome’s plan to close authorized Roma camp
By Fernando Vasco Chironda, Campaign Coordinator, AI Italy The Tor de’ Cenci camp on the outskirts of the Italian capital is not the sort of place you would want your children to grow up, and its residents are the first … Continue reading