N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Italy is firmly committed to the promotion and protection of human rights and to fully cooperate with international mechanisms such as the UPR aimed at monitoring national progress in this field.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- UPR process
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Italy worked closely with the UN system and its Treaty Bodies to actively respond to their recommendations. It regularly submitted periodic reports and is committed to submit by 2014 the reports concerning the implementation of ICCPR and CAT.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- CP rights - general
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Treaty bodies
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
The stigmatization of certain ethnic or social groups remained a matter of serious concern for the central Government and local authorities and the country was strongly committed to eradicating racist and xenophobic attitudes within society.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- Minority rights
- Racial discrimination
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Responding to the advance questions regarding anti-Semitism and Islamophobia, the delegation noted that the Government was strongly committed to countering all forms of religious discrimination and social prejudices.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- Freedom of religion and belief
- Racial discrimination
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
The Italian Government was also committed to gender equality and to preventing and eliminating discrimination based directly or indirectly on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, age or gender identity.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- Freedom of religion and belief
- Minority rights
- Racial discrimination
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Despite the fact that Italy had not ratified the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (ICRMW), the Italian legislative framework already guaranteed the rights of regular and irregular migrants. Moreover, Italy was committed to promoting a debate at the European level on that topic.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- International instruments
- Labour rights
- Migrants
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Italy was committed to combating racism and working for successful interaction among cultures, traditions and beliefs. At the national level, the country would continue to make all efforts to ensure that the global challenges posed by racism were met in the most appropriate ways.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- Freedom of religion and belief
- Racial discrimination
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Swiftly ratify the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and adopt all necessary measures to enact it at the national level, in particular with regard to improving living standards in prison and preventing abuse and ill-treatment of detainees
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Detention
- International instruments
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Improve the birth registration system, as previously recommended
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Statelessness and the right to nationality
- UPR process
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Step up its efforts to prevent cases of arbitrary arrests, detention and torture, and that those responsible be brought to justice
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Detention
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Protect children accused of witchcraft from ill-treatment and abuse, as previously recommended
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Torture and other CID treatment
- UPR process
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Stop child labour, as previously recommended
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Labour rights
- Rights of the Child
- UPR process
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Enhance efforts to implement existing policy instruments aiming at protecting women's rights, and to enhance the support given to victims of violence, for example through adequate resourcing of counselling centres
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Improve and facilitate access to education, in particular of girls, as previously recommended
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Right to education
- Rights of the Child
- UPR process
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ensure that the recently adopted legislation on the minimum legal age to work is properly applied
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Labour rights
- Rights of the Child
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take all necessary measures to ensure the independence and the correct operation of the judiciary
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Justice
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Reinforce existing legislation to ensure a fair judicial treatment, especially for the most vulnerable categories, such as women and children
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Justice
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Increase efforts to promote gender equality, especially with regard to work opportunities and health access, and to introduce gender components into education and professional training
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Swiftly adopt the necessary implementing legislation to ensure effective prevention of violence against women and punishment of the offenders
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Implement effective policies to tackle cases of physical, psychological and sexual abuse against children
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take further measures in order to ensure the effective implementation of the international human rights instruments and to enhance the coordination between the different institutional levels involved
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- International instruments
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Further efforts to foster intercultural dialogue, tolerance and understanding among the different communities and groups living in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of religion and belief
- Human rights education and training
- Minority rights
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Repeal the death penalty provision in the constitution of Republika Srpska, so that the existing moratorium gives way to the full abolition of the death penalty
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Death penalty
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Enhance efforts to establish and regularly update a countrywide database of human trafficking and enhance the support and assistance offered to the victims of trafficking
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Trafficking
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue strengthening anti-corruption policies and ensure wider access to justice for every citizen, including through the provision of free legal assistance to the most vulnerable groups
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Corruption
- Justice
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take measures to make schools more inclusive, without any form of discrimination
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Right to education
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Establish a moratorium on executions
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Death penalty
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Revise the law regulating the right of public assembly by, inter alia, specifying the prohibited conduct and repealing excessive sanctions to ensure better compliance with international standards
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of association and peaceful assembly
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Adopt the new law on NGOs to fully guarantee to the civil society a set of rights in conformity with international standards
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Civil society
- Freedom of association and peaceful assembly
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Promote measures aimed at preventing child labour and violence against children, in compliance with the ILO conventions and the other relevant international instruments
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- International instruments
- Labour rights
- Rights of the Child
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019