Italy

Press statement on the racist murders in Italy

Date: 14/12/2011 - 17:00

The murderous attack against Senegalese street vendors by a far right supporter in Florence, Italy, yesterday reveals the extent of the climate of intolerance and hatred against migrants and ethnic minorities across Europe.

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L'Italie devrait respecter davantage les droits de l'homme des Roms et des migrants

Date: 09/09/2011 - 08:26

« La situation des Roms et des Sintis en Italie demeure très inquiétante.

Italy should better respect the human rights of Roma and migrants

Date: 09/09/2011 - 08:24

“The situation of Roma and Sinti in Italy remains a matter of serious concern - a shift in focus is needed from coercive measures such as forcible evictions and expulsions to social inclusion, anti-discrimination and combating anti-Gypsyism” said the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Thomas Hammarberg, releasing today the report on his visit to Italy carried out on 26-27 May 2011 during which he discussed the situation of the Roma minority as well

In Venice Italian filmmakers tackle thorny migration issue

Date: 06/09/2011 - 08:23

Contrasting Italian attitudes towards migrants are at the centre of two films which have stirred controversy at this year's Venice Film Festival.

Screening in the festival's main in-competion section, Emanuele Crialese's Terraferma marks a return to the topic of migration for the director of 2006's well-received Nuovomondo.

That movie told the story of the members of an impoverished family from Sicily who in the early part of the 20th century seek to find a better life in the US.

An Appeal to the European Union to Stop Racism and Xenophobia in Italy

Date: 18/06/2011 - 12:57

The Italian government has approved an emergency decree which foresees the immediate expulsion of all illegal immigrants, and at the same time has extended the detention period in the CIEs to 18 months.

Expulsés vers l'Italie. La main du raïs derrière les débarquements

Date: 25/05/2011 - 17:12

« Un kalachnikovs nous visait, nous ne pouvions pas poser de questions. Nous avons grimpé dans le conteneur, sans même savoir où nous étions transportés. » Arrêtés dans les quartiers africains de Tripoli par les soldats de Kadhafi et obligés par la force à s’embarquer à destination de Lampedusa. Le billet est gratuit, cadeau du régime. C’est autre chose qu’un voyage vers l'espoir, les traversés de la Méditerranée ressemblent de plus en plus à une véritable déportation en masse des Africains de la Libye.

Italy must drastically improve conditions facing refugees, asylum seekers and migrants fleeing North Africa

Date: 04/05/2011 - 08:34

Once again, the international medical aid organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) calls on Italian authorities to drastically improve reception conditions for new arrivals, particularly for the most vulnerable - women, children, unaccompanied minors and victims of violence.

A Race against Solidarity: The Schengen Regime and the Franco-Italian Affair

Date: 29/04/2011 - 15:21

In April 2011, France reintroduced internal border checks with Italy to prevent mobility by North African immigrants who hold temporary residence permits issued by Italy and who had entered the EU from Tunisia as a result of revolutions and war in the southern Mediterranean region. This has caused a diplomatic row between the two countries and provoked strong reactions other EU member states and at EU level.

Italia: Actuar rápidamente para poner fin a la violencia racista

Date: 21/03/2011 - 13:17

El Gobierno italiano no está adoptando medidas eficaces para prevenir y enjuiciar la violencia racista y xenófoba, señaló Human Rights Watch en un informe publicado hoy. En los últimos años, los inmigrantes, los italianos de origen extranjero y los romaníes han sido víctimas de ataques brutales en Italia.

Italie : Le gouvernement doit agir rapidement pour mettre fin à la violence raciste

Date: 21/03/2011 - 13:16

Le gouvernement italien manque à son obligation de prendre des mesures efficaces pour prévenir et réprimer la violence raciste et xénophobe, a déclaré Human Rights Watch dans un rapport publié aujourd'hui. Les immigrants, les Italiens d'origine étrangère, et les Roms ont été victimes d'attaques brutales en Italie ces dernières années.