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Press Releases

18 July 2018

International Criminal Court. Video message by the Minister at a conference at the Campidoglio to celebrate the anniversary of the signing of the Rome Statute

Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi, during today’s state visit to Azerbaijan with the Head of State, intervened via a video message at the conference  at the Campidoglio by the groups: “Parliamentarians for Global Action”, “International Association of Penal Law” and “No Peace Without Justice”. It was held to celebrate the anniversary of the signing of the […]

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Press Releases

17 July 2018

ICC. Undersecretary Picchi in The Hague to attend the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the Rome Statute

The Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Guglielmo Picchi, is in The Hague today to attend an event to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the Rome Statute establishing the International Criminal Court (ICC). The Undersecretary’s presence confirms the great value that our Country attributes to the ICC, also as […]

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Press Releases

14 July 2018

The Foreign Ministry urges the EU Member Countries to receive the migrants rescued and boarded on the ships of the Guardia di finanza and of Frontex

With reference to the almost 450 migrants rescued today by boats of the Italian Guardia di Finanza and of Frontex, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in close cooperation with the Prime Minister’s Office, sent diplomatic notes to the Embassies of EU Member Countries urging their respective Governments to each receive part of the migrants. The […]

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In detail

18 June 2018

International​ Workshop “Protecting Human Rights Defenders: Best Practices and the Role of Italy”

Today at 6 p.m. the Farnesina will host the international Workshop “Protecting Human Rights Defenders: Best Practices and the Role of Italy”, organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), under the auspices of the OSCE Italian Chairmanship-in-office. Protecting and promoting the rights of human rights defenders is an important element in […]

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Press Releases

18 May 2018

Alfano: “Farah has been found and is safe”

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano said “Farah has been found and is safe thanks to prompt action by the Pakistani Authorities after being briefed by Italy. The Italian Embassy in Islamabad, in close cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, is following the case very closely and taking […]

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Press Releases

18 May 2018

Pakistani Student

The Foreign Ministry has asked the Italian Embassy in Islamabad to urgently verify with local authorities news of the Pakistani student residing in Verona who – after returning to her home Country – was reportedly obliged to interrupt her pregnancy by her family. If this were the case, it would constitute a very serious incident. […]

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Press Releases

17 May 2018

Giornata internazionale contro l’omofobia, la transfobia e la bifobia

Nella Giornata internazionale contro l’omofobia, la transfobia e la bifobia, ribadendo l’universalità e l’indivisibilità dei diritti umani e delle libertà fondamentali, la Farnesina riafferma il proprio impegno per la lotta contro ogni forma di intolleranza e di discriminazione, anche sulla base dell’orientamento sessuale e dell’identità di genere, che costituisce una delle priorità dell’azione internazionale del […]

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Press Releases

14 May 2018

The Foreign Ministry follows the case of Noura Hussein

The Foreign Ministry, through the Italian Embassy in Khartoum, is following with constant and careful attention the case of Noura Hussein, the young Sudanese woman who is sentenced to death. Capital punishment is unjustified in any circumstance. Italy is in the front line in the international campaign to promote a moratorium on the death penalty […]

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Press Releases

30 April 2018

Alfano:” I affirm the King of Bahrain’s decision to commute four death sentences into life in prison”

“I affirm the King of Bahrain’s decision to commute four death sentences into life in prison. Italy promotes the abolition of the death penalty in the world and is at the forefront of the international campaign for a universal moratorium on the death penalty,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano.

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In detail

30 March 2018

Compensation for victims of violent intentional crimes. The right to compensation for crimes suffered prior to Law 122/2016. How to exercise the right to compensation.

In relation to the compensation for victims of violent intentional crime in other EU countries (Directive 2004/80/EC), on the website of the Ministry of Justice of the Italian Republic (www.giustizia.it > Home > Itinerari a tema > Lotta al crimine > Indennizzo vittime reati violenti) you can access an information sheet (in Italian, French and English) on the […]

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Events

28 March 2018

Third National Action Plan on “Women, Peace and Security”

For the implementation of the Third National Plan of Action adopted pursuant to Resolution No. 1325 (2000) of the UN Security Council on “Women, Peace and Security”, the decree providing for financial contributions has been published. Please click below for more information on the criteria and procedures for disbursement https://www.esteri.it/mae/resource/atti_concessione/cm_2774.pdf

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Events

27 March 2018

Presentation of the Italian Chairmanship of the IHRA

On 26 March, the Farnesina hosted the presentation of the programme of the 2018 Italian Chairmanship of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), an intergovernmental organisation that coordinates and promotes the commitment of its Member Countries towards the protection and the transmission of the memory of the Shoah, especially by promoting historical research, the preservation […]

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