After the British Museum’s statement, at the beginning of this year, on its involvement in “constructive discussions” with Greece over the repatriation of the Parthenon Marbles, the question of ownership of indigenous artifacts in a post-colonial age is now more topical than ever. Only a few days later the Museum’s disclosure concerning the Greek artifacts, a Māori tribe in New …

The Memorandum of Understanding between Italy and Libya on illegal migration, human trafficking, reinforcement of border security, development cooperation, and fuel smuggling was signed in February 2017. The parties of the agreement were the Italian government and the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) in Libya. The agreement aimed to reduce the number of migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea from …

Sudan’s government has not yet handed over its former President Omar Al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for trial following atrocities perpetrated during the conflict in Darfur despite the executive’s promises. Here is why. It is necessary to clarify the reasons why Al-Bashir, a former President of a country who is not Party to the Rome Statute (1), establishing …

According to research findings presented in a meeting of the United Nations Security Council in August of 2018, more than 40,000 foreign citizens from 80 countries have been associated with Da’esh between 2014 and 2018. Among them, 13 per cent are women, and 14 per cent are children, which means that 1 out of 4 Da’esh affiliates are women and …

Rape is one of the most severe human rights violations. This crime has devastating consequences for its victims; in fact, it causes long-term, often life-long psychological suffering and distress to those who suffer it. Unfortunately, reality shows how this horrendous act is often used as a weapon of war. Today’s conflicts, in fact, most often target civilians, causing them the …

For more than two years now, in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray, a well-organized campaign of ethnic cleansing has been taking place, while some are referring to genocide. According to a report that Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have released, responsible for this action are new administrators in the area along with officials and security forces from the neighboring …

For many years, the depiction of migration as a phenomenon was based on a male approach, as it was assumed that males migrate more than women, primarily because of financial reasons, while the woman remained in their homelands or they followed men as family dependents. That is why women’s migration is poorly documented and not adequately addressed. In the last …

Not all human rights are absolute rights. Needless to say, there are certain human rights that are non-derogable under any circumstances, even in times of war or other emergencies. According to article 15(2) of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) (1), such rights that cannot be suppressed are: the right to life (except in respect of deaths resulting from …

Climate change is a situation that can hardly be disputed nowadays. The ongoing warming of our planet as a consequence of extensive deforestation and the extensive use of fossil fuels has brought about changes in nature which in turn will bring dangerous changes to human livelihoods. One of the main effects of the increased temperature is the melting of the …

The mafia is changing. Not only in Italy, but in the rest of the world as well. It is interesting, but at the same time shuddering, to realize how organized crime is infiltrating our daily lives without us paying attention. It is considered important to talk about such a topic in this moment given the important developments that have taken …