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Diritti Umani

Interviews
10 October 2012
Joint Call for the Abolition of the Death Penalty

There are struggles that cannot be won single-handedly. One of these is the fight against capital punishment. A lone warrior could not have succeeded in convincing so many countries to eliminate the death penalty. But through the combined efforts of many countries, international organizations, and civil society, working together to put an end to executions, […]

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Press Releases
9 October 2012
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Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi expressed his “deep satisfaction” today for the appointment of Professor Romano Prodi as UN Special Envoy for the Sahel, extending his “best wishes for the task ahead” and assuring “full support in his new mission”. “Secretary General Ban ki-Moon’s choice”, Minister Terzi asserted, “is the highest recognition of the […]

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Interviews
6 October 2012
The solution to the Syrian crisis is political (Corriere della Sera)

We are not, nor will we ever be, idle spectators of tragedies such as that of Syria, which is an immediate moral as well as security concern to all of us. Italian and international diplomatic efforts are actively and constantly focused on somehow finding a solution. The fact that one has not been forthcoming thus […]

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Press Releases
5 October 2012
Concern over the arrest of Yoani Sanchez and her husband in Bayamo

“The police detention of Yoani Sanchez and her husband in Bayamo is of deep concern”, commented Minister Giulio Terzi. “I fully identify with the feelings of solidarity expressed by Italian society”, Terzi continued, “and hope that this episode is rapidly resolved with the release of Yoani and her husband”. “I have asked our Embassy in […]

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In detail
4 October 2012
Italy-Argentina: in Buenos Aires, Dassù hands over the desaparecidos archives

The first European country to take this step, Italy has handed over 60 files regarding desaparecidos of Italian origin, or with dual nationality, during the years of the dictatorship (1976-83). The handover took place during a ceremony in Buenos Aires chaired by Under-Secretary Dassù and the Argentinian Foreign Minister, Hector Timerman, in the presence of […]

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Press Releases
2 October 2012
Enquiry into the Sant’Anna di Stazzema massacre closed: The Secretary General receives the German Deputy Foreign Minister, Link

The Secretary General of the Foreign Ministry, Michele Valensise, received the German Deputy Foreign Minister, Michael Georg Link, at the Farnesina today. The Secretary General was acting on instructions from Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi. Valensise noted that “with all due respect for the independence of the German courts, we cannot ignore the fact that this […]

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Interviews
29 September 2012
Nuclear Threat, Terzi warns “Attacking Iran would be risky”

NEW YORK Does Netanyahu’s red line really signal war in 2013? «Attacking Iran would be highly risky for Italy and the rest of Europe, and the consequences could include the destabilisation of the entire region. We in Italy”, says Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi at the UN, “are convinced that the path we have […]

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In detail
28 September 2012
UN General Assembly – Italy’s Contribution – Religious dialogue Forum. Terzi: commitment to social plurality

Strengthening religious dialogue, fighting intolerance and violence and disseminating respect for human rights: these were the goals proposed to the UN, in the margins of the General Assembly, during a forum chaired by Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi and his Jordanian colleague Nasser Judeh, whose participants included experts and members of nongovernmental educational associations […]

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Speeches
28 September 2012
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Intervento del Ministro Terzi al side- event “The Civil Society and the Education on Human Rights as a tool for promoting religious tolerance” – 67ma Sessione dell’Assemblea Generale della Nazioni Unite (New York, 27 settembre 2012) (Please check against text as delivered) I am delighted to inaugurate this event, and I wish to thank all […]

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Speeches
25 September 2012
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(valid only the actual speech delivered) New York, 24 settembre 2012 I wish to warmly thank Mrs. Chantale de Souza Yayi, First Lady of Benin, representing the Chairperson of the African Union, and Mrs. Chantale Compaore’, First Lady of Burkina Faso, Goodwill Ambassador of the Inter-African Committee on harmful traditional practices and Coordinator of the […]

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