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International Roma Day highlights discrimination against European ...
5 April 2012

The Roma, numbering between 10 and 12 million people, are one of Europe's largest and most disadvantaged minorities.

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Italy: Briefing to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial ...
28 February 2012

Amnesty International is submitting the information in this document for consideration by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (the Committee ...

Report       EUR 30/001/2012

UN court ruling on Nazi war crime victims 'a setback for rights' ...
3 February 2012

An ICJ ruling breaches the human rights of foreign victims of Nazi war crimes by giving Germany legal immunity from being sued for reparations.

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Italy: Provide redress to Romani victims of racist violence
12 December 2011

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: EUR 30/024/2011. 12 December 2011. Italy: Provide redress to Romani victims of racist violence. ...

Public Statement       EUR 30/024/2011

Italy: 'Zero tolerance for Roma': Forced evictions and ...
29 November 2011

Thousands of Roma in Italy live in camps located at the outskirts of urban areas, without access to most basic facilities. This report recounts how the Italian ...

Report       EUR 30/020/2011

Italy needs to make things right for the Roma | Amnesty ...
29 November 2011

An illegal "Nomad Emergency" law in Italy has allowed authorities to unleash a wave of forced evictions, making hundreds of Roma families homeless in Milan.

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Italy: Decrees that discriminated against Roma are ruled unlawful ...
18 November 2011

The Italian Council of State has ruled to end the "Nomad Emergency", which has exposed Roma communities to serious human rights violations.

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Italy - Lampedusa: Another crisis of the Italian government's own ...
23 September 2011

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. Index: EUR 30/019/2011. 23 September 2011. Italy - Lampedusa: Another crisis of the Italian government's own making. ...

Public Statement       EUR 30/019/2011

The International Court of Justice should reaffirm the century-old ...
12 September 2011

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. 12 September 2011. AI Index: IOR 40/014/2011. The International Court of Justice should reaffirm ...

Public Statement       IOR 40/014/2011

Italy: Over 100 reportedly "pushed back" at sea
30 August 2011

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. Index: EUR 30/017/2011. 30 August 2011. Italy: Over 100 reportedly “pushed back” at sea. ...

Public Statement       EUR 30/017/2011