28th September 2018 | News
A Decree-Law on immigration and security approved by the Council of Ministers on 24 September 2018 introduces far-reaching restrictions to the Italian asylum system. The reform has been decried by civil society organisations for lowering protection standards,...
21st September 2018 | News
The refusal by Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini to allow ships carrying migrants to dock and disembark in Italian ports sparked controversy and crisis over the summer. Together with Austrian Interior Minister Herbert Kickl who currently holds the Presidency,...
14th September 2018 | News
The United Nations Committee against Torture (CAT) has ruled that the expulsion of a torture victim from Switzerland to Italy under the Dublin Regulation violates the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, by...
14th September 2018 | News
The UN has revealed plans to dispatch teams to Austria and Italy in order to assess the treatment of asylum seekers and migrants, after reports of rising discriminatory violence. Newly-appointed UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, voiced concern...
