Italy

Violation of Human Rights

Georgina Woodford
Alvaro Martinez Mula
Adrien Peres

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 INTRODUCTION
Human rights in Italy

 Italy calls its self highly active on Human

Rights
 Numerous cases in recent history of
violations of fundamental human rights in
Italy
 Italy has not ratified Protocol No. 12 of the
European Convention on Human Rights
 Italy and the European
Convention on Human
Rights:
 The ECHR constitutes an integral part of the
Italian Legal System

 Italian cases before the ECHR concern areas

where there is a gap in the Italian system.

 Italy is sensitive to the discourse of fundamental

rights.

 The Court dealt with 2 815 applications

concerning Italy in 2012, of which 2 693 were
declared inadmissible or struck out. It delivered 63
judgments (concerning 122 applications), 36 of
 Examples

 Ali Ben Sassi Toumi VS. Italy

 Art.3 Violation: Obligation of non refoulment

 Ali Ben Sassi Toumi VS.
Italy

 Ali Ben Sassi Toumi, a Tunisian national convicted of

terrorism-related offences.

 Forcibly returned from Italy to Tunisia in violation of a

European Court order requesting a halt to his transfer.

 “The Italian government must recommit to all its

obligations under the European Convention on Human
Rights and stop putting Tunisians and others in
harm’s way”. ( European court communicate)
  Lorenzetti VS. Italy

 Art.6 Violation: Right to a fair trial

 Lorenzetti VS. Italy

 Doctor arrested with allegations of have

received his doctor salary without being
work.
 Complained about the rejection of his
application for compensation for ``unfair´´
detention.
 Example of the violation of Article 6: right
to a fair trial because the hearing wasn’t
public.
 INTERNATIONAL COVENANTS THAT
ITALY HAVE NOT SIGNED OR RATIFIED.

 Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on

Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

 Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture

and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment
or Punishment (OP)

 International Convention for the Protection of all

Persons from Enforced Disappearance

 International Convention on the Protection of the

Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their
Families, which is monitored by the Migrant
Workers Committee (ICMW).
How to File Complaints on
Human Rights Violations:

 Personal Information

 Submitting the communication

 Information concerning the alleged victim

 State concerned/articles
violated/domestic remedies :
 Other international procedures

 Facts of the claim

CONCLUSION