Human Rights

22 Jun

Posted at 17:25h in Human Rights, Middle East

22/06/2018 - Stefano Marinelli - The US attack in April 2017, in response to the alleged use of chemical weapons by Syrian forces in Khan Shaykhun, was widely considered a violation of the prohibition to use force. However, a significant part of the international community supported, or tacitly tolerated, the illegal intervention. This begged the...

05 Apr

Posted at 17:48h in Europe, Good Governance, Human Rights, Women

05/04/2018 - Aessandro Totoro - In one of my last assignments in Chad, I was carrying out a conflict analysis for a development agency working in the country. I was doing field research in a region that was experiencing a break-out of cholera. As I was there at the peak of the epidemic, a few...

08 Feb

Posted at 15:06h in Good Governance, Human Rights, Women

08/02/2017 - Giulia Pasquinelli - In December 2016, the third Italian National Action Plan (NAP) on Women, Peace and Security 2016-2019 was adopted. The adoption of the NAP, which gives continuity and renewed impetus to Italy’s commitment to the implementation of UNSCR 1325 and following resolutions, was welcomed by civil society organisations. ...

24 Jun

Posted at 16:28h in Africa, Human Rights

24/06/2016 - Bernardo Monzani - Last week, during a conference organized by the Instituto di Affari Internazionali (IAI) on June 14, Paolo Gentiloni, Italy’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, spoke about the stabilisation of Libya. ...