human rights

With the right of free speech comes the duty of taking responsibility for what is said. The fact that we are free to express our own opinions doesn’t make these automatically right and true. In fact, what is an opinion?...

The crackdown on journalism affects not only everyone’s right to speak freely, but it also weakens efforts to tackle the disease. Access to timely and accurate information is a crucial part of every individual’s right to health; and by restricting...

At the beginning of May, the European mission "Irini" ("peace"), intended to contribute to the implementation of the UN arms embargo, started amid several difficulties. The initiative has already triggered some criticism. As the Libyan government pointed out, the mission...

People living in poverty, homeless people, people with disabilities and in institutions, people in detention, indigenous communities, migrants and asylum seekers all face additional challenges in protecting themselves and accessing treatment.

Violence against women and girls is globally increasing as the COVID-19 pandemic spreads, introducing economic and social stressers along with measures to restrict contact and movement. As a result, many women are now trapped at home with their abusers. 

The security decree consists of 18 articles, mainly aimed at regulating the sea rescue operations. In the first article, the reform states that the Interior Minister is entitled to restrict or prohibit ships’ entry or transit in the Italian territorial...

Up to recently, it was possible to imagine a world without national borders. Now the toxic rhetoric of wannabe dictators, white supremacists and hate-mongers in power may tip us over the edge into the kind of dystopia that features the...

She explained that “even for short periods under good conditions,” the detention of children “can have a serious impact on their health and development.” Furthermore, Bachelet stated that “according to several UN human rights bodies, detaining migrant children may constitute...

On the 16th day, after several appeals to the Italian authorities had gone unanswered, Carola decided to break the naval blockade--and Italian law--and to enter Italy’s territorial waters. When she realized that the Italian Government would not give the authorization...

How did we get here, how did we end up describing the NGOs’ ships as “taxis of the sea”? “We needed to escape from the guilt we used to feel when we saw scenes of desperation,” Saviano claimed. “We also...