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Press Releases
9 March 2021
UN: Sereni, safeguarding the right to education in war-affected areas

“Safeguarding the right to education and ensuring the safety of schools in war-affected areas are key priorities.” said the Vice Foreign Minister, Marina Sereni, speaking at the webinar on “Children affected by Armed Conflict: safeguarding their right to education and ensuring schools are safe”, who added: “Covid-19 is exposing children in armed conflicts to further […]

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5 March 2021
L’Italia in prima linea contro la pena di morte

L’Assemblea generale delle Nazioni Unite a dicembre ha approvato l’ottava risoluzione biennale per chiedere una moratoria universale della pena di morte. Un risultato arrivato anche grazie all’intensa azione diplomatica dell’Italia. Di questa e di altre iniziative italiane contro la pena capitale parliamo in questa puntata insieme a Gianluca Alberini della Direzione Generale per gli affari politici […]

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Press Releases
1 February 2021
Foreign Ministry Note – Myanmar

Italy strongly condemns the wave of arrests in Myanmar and calls for the immediate release of Aung San Suu Kyi and of all the arrested political leaders. The will of the people, clearly expressed at the latest elections, must be respected. We are concerned about this sudden interruption of the democratic transition process and urge […]

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Press Releases
22 January 2021
Belarus: Sereni calls for freedom of information and the release of arrested journalists

“In democratic societies, freedom of information plays an essential role in ensuring respect for human rights and fundamental liberties,” said the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marina Sereni, speaking at the Arria-formula Meeting on the repeated violations of media freedom in Belarus. “Italy – Vice Minister Sereni continued – is concerned about the continuous reports […]

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Press Releases
31 December 2020
Iran

L’Italia condanna fermamente l’esecuzione, avvenuta il 31 dicembre in Iran, di Mohammad Hassan Rezaiee, che all’epoca in cui commise il reato per il quale è stato condannato aveva solo 16 anni. In linea col proprio forte impegno per i diritti umani e l’abolizione della pena di morte, l’Italia lancia un fermo appello all’Iran affinché applichi […]

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Press Releases
31 December 2020
Iran

Italy firmly condemns the execution in Teheran, on 31 December, of Mohammad Hassan Rezaei, who was only 16 years old when he committed the crime for which he was sentenced to death. In line with our strong commitment to human rights and the abolition of the death penalty, Italy strongly calls on Iran to apply […]

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Interviews
16 December 2020
Sereni: “The death penalty, Italy is mobilised for a moratorium” (Il Riformista)

Today, the UN General Assembly will be called to vote on the resolution for a universal moratorium on the death penalty. Despite the pandemic crisis, the Italian Government has dedicated great attention, in recent months, to the initiative against capital punishment, which is traditionally central to our foreign policy since the United Nations approved the […]

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Press Releases
12 December 2020
Execution of Iranian journalist Ruhollah Zam

Italy unreservedly condemns the execution of the Iranian journalist Ruhollah Zam, which took place on 12 December 2020.  Capital punishment is an inhumane, cruel and degrading treatment and can be accepted under no circumstances. Italy reiterates its commitment to the gradual abolition of capital punishment and launches a strong appeal to Iran to apply a […]

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Press Releases
10 December 2020
International Human Rights Day

On International Human Rights Day, the Foreign Ministry confirmed the central role of the protection and promotion of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Italy’s international action. As a committed member of the Human Rights Council of the United Nations, our country is at the forefront of the protection of fundamental rights in all fields. […]

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Events
9 December 2020
Convention: UN Action and Human Rights

On the occasion of the International Human Rights Day, a Convention will be held on 10 and 11 December on UN Action to Promote and Defend Human Rights on the Organisation’s 75th anniversary. The Convention is organised by SIOI UNA-Italy, in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), and Messina University. […]

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4 December 2020
L’Italia in prima linea per i diritti umani

Con Michela Carboniero – Capo dell’ufficio Diritti umani alla Farnesina – parliamo dell’impegno messo in campo dal nostro Paese a Ginevra, dove ha sede il Consiglio dei Diritti Umani, organo dell’ONU in cui l’Italia è presente e fa sentire la propria voce. Fabrizio Petri, Presidente del Comitato Interministeriale per i Diritti Umani, ci racconta come l’organismo che presiede produce i […]

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