The wide margin of appreciation the ECtHR grants to states in the context of freedom of religion has significantly weakened the protections afforded by article 9 of the ECHR.
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The steel producer Ilva has been brought back into Italian state ownership. However, Italy has so far failed to tackle the life-threatening levels of pollution produced by the company’s plant in Taranto.
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A decision of the UN Human Rights Committee, which found that Italy had violated the right to life of drowned migrants, could transform state obligations for search and rescue at sea.
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The refugee crisis on the Bosnia-Croatia border is an example of the failure of European Union migrant policy.
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An Italian journalist returns the Legion of Honor award in a symbolic gesture criticising Egypt’s human rights abuses.
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