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Press Releases
12 October 2018
Italy elected to the UN Human Rights Council for the period 2019/2021

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, wishes to share the satisfaction for the important recognition shown by the United Nations General Assembly by electing Italy with 180 votes to the UN Human Rights Council for the period 2019-2021.   Minister Moavero said: “The very large number of votes cast today by […]

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Press Releases
10 October 2018
European and World Day against the Death Penalty

“European and World Day against the Death Penalty”, Italy reaffirms its opposition to the death penalty On “European and World Day against the Death Penalty”, Italy reaffirms its firm opposition to the death penalty, which is unjustifiable under any circumstance. Italy has always spearheaded the promotion of the broadest possible support for the resolution on […]

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Press Releases
9 October 2018
Meeting of the MAECI-Civil Society Task Force on the moratorium on the death penalty

On the eve of the World Day against the Death Penalty, the Farnesina today hosted the meeting of the MAECI-Civil Society Political Task Force, chaired by the Undersecretary of State Manlio Di Stefano, on actions for a universal moratorium on the death penalty. The Task Force is essentially aimed at coordinating the awareness-raising activities conducted […]

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Press Releases
3 October 2018
Undersecretary Di Stefano meets with the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery

The Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Manlio Di Stefano, received at the Farnesina Ms Urmila Bhoola, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery. Undersecretary Di Stefano gave Ms Bhoola an update on the state of Italian legislation on the trafficking of human beings, unaccompanied foreign minors and on […]

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Events
2 October 2018
CIDU – A Forty-year-long Commitment for Human Rights

The hall of the Waldensian Church of Rome hosts the ceremony “A Forty-year-long Commitment for Human Rights” to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Inter-Ministerial Committee for Human Rights (CIDU). The event is organised concomitantly to the International Day of Non-Violence which is commemorated precisely on 2 October, the anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday.  The ceremony will be […]

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Press Releases
26 September 2018
Minister Moavero Milanesi meets with UN High Commissioner Bachelet

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, had a meeting with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet on the sidelines of the event on the death penalty co-organised by Italy during the 73rd United Nations General Assembly. At the meeting, they also talked about the statements released by Ms Bachelet in Geneva last […]

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Press Releases
21 September 2018
Yemeni citizens from the Baha’i faith

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, expresses great concern over the serious news disseminated by Amnesty International about the possible death sentence against 24 Yemeni citizens from the Baha’i faith, including a minor, currently on trial before the Specialized Criminal Court of Sana’a. Protecting religious freedom and the fundamental rights […]

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Press Releases
11 September 2018
Press note on the statements made by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet

In response to the statements made by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Foreign Ministry points out the following: Italy deems the statements made today by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, on Italy’s alleged non-compliance with the respect of the human rights of migrants, to be inappropriate, […]

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Diplomatic Network
7 September 2018
Protecting and promoting human rights is a priority goal for Italy

“Protecting and promoting human rights is a priority goal for Italy, which we are pursuing at national and international level. It is a goal that is enshrined in our Constitution and that translates into a consolidated relationship of full collaboration and support with the United Nations Human Rights Council. It is upon this commitment that […]

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Diplomatic Network
7 September 2018
Proteggere e promuovere i diritti umani obiettivo prioritario

“Proteggere e promuovere i diritti umani è un obiettivo prioritario per l’Italia, che perseguiamo a livello nazionale e internazionale. Un obiettivo incardinato nella nostra Costituzione e che si traduce in un rapporto consolidato, di piena collaborazione e sostegno, con il Consiglio dei Diritti Umani delle Nazioni Unite. Su questo impegno si fonda la nostra candidatura […]

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Diplomatic Network
5 September 2018
Candidature of Italy to the UN Human Rights Council

The new Permanent Representative of Italy to the UN in New York, Ambassador Mariangela Zappia, will respond to questions from civil society on the candidature of Italy to the UN Human Rights Council for 2019-21. The 18 candidate countries for the term, prepared to enter the most prestigious UN elective forum after  the Security Council, will […]

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Press Releases
16 August 2018
Undersecretary Picchi holds a telephone conversation with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grushko​

Undersecretary of State Guglielmo Picchi today had a telephone conversation with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Alexander Grushko, in which he asked to be reassured on the present condition and treatment of Oleg Sentsov, who is at the centre of Italian and international attention. During the telephone call, Deputy Foreign […]

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