After being refused information by the Italian Ministry of the Interior, the Administrative Court and the Council of State, freelance journalist and member of the International Federation of Journalists Sara Creta, supported by ASGI lawyers, lodges an appeal before the European Court of Human Rights ... Read More
Memorandum Italy-Libya. On May 16, ASGI and Amnesty International’s conference
What is the situation of migrants stranded in Libya? What are the tools envisaged for their protection and what is their effectiveness? How have interception and rescue methods in the Mediterranean changed and in what direction are they evolving? What are the responsibilities of Italy for the crimes ... Read More
Immediate withdrawal of the Italy-Libya Memorandum: the appeal of the civil society
On February 2, 2022, the day of the fifth anniversary of the Memorandum, ASGI together with several dozens of Italian, Libyan, African and European organisations publish a document analysing and denouncing the effects of the Memorandum and launches an appeal to italian government and international ... Read More
The consequences of externalisation of border on women’s rights
Today, December 16 2021, we presented at the Press Conference the appeal of two women victims of trafficking against Italy e Libya. The two Country are accused of violating the articles 2 and 6 of the Convention on women rights. Princess and Doris (names are fictitious to protect the identity ... Read More
PRESS CONFERENCE: Italy and Libya brought before the UN CEDAW Committee by two women victims of trafficking
Princess and Doris (fictional names to protect the applicants' identity) arrived in Libya from Nigeria in 2017 and 2018 respectively. After a year of exploitation, torture and arbitrary detention, they tried to reach Italy, but were intercepted at sea and repatriated to Nigeria through a program of ... Read More
Violence on land, violence at sea: migrants in Libya between the Libyan hammer and the EU’s anvil
In Libya, the already dire situation for migrants, asylum seekers and refugees has been escalating to an unprecedented level of violence. Not only do migrants face widespread documented abuse from Libyan authorities on land, they are also violently intercepted at sea and forcibly returned (pulled ... Read More
The many faces of a shipwreck. Exposed to ascertain responsibility for the death of 130 people in the central Mediterranean Sea
On April 22 2021, 130 people lost their lives off the coast of Libya. In order to ascertain the possible criminal relevance of the conduct that configured the shipwreck, the representatives of some organizations and some lawyers [the Comitato Nuovi Desaparecidos, the Open Arms Foundation, the ... Read More
States urged to ensure renewal of UN Fact-Finding Mission on Libya at 48th Human Rights Council
In a letter to member states of the UN , Libyan, regional and international human rights organisations demanded the renewal of the mandate of the Fact-Finding Mission (FFM), established in June 2020 at the HRC, which had been “a long overdue and necessary step to address rampant impunity in Libya.” ... Read More
A polycentric approach to border externalization: Legal strategies to contrast migrants’ rights violations
On 19, 20 and 21 May 2021, four human rights organisations – ASGI, NULAI Nigeria, ASFand CIHRS – organised an international conference on the subject of “Border externalization policies: consequences on mobility in Africa and on the right to asylum”. During the conference, which took place ... Read More
Libya: The denial of non-Libyan citizens’ right to health must be investigated and remedied
The right to health is a fundamental and inclusive human right, encompassing health care, safe drinking water in hospital facilities, adequate sanitation, adequate nutrition, and housing. Functioning public health care facilities, goods and services should be available, accessible, in ... Read More
ASGI asks the Italian Court of Auditors for an investigation into the use of public funds in detention centres in Libya
The complaint is based on the report “A Critical Analysis of Government-funded Projects by Italian NGOs in Libyan Detention Centres”, published on 15 July 2020, in which ASGI analyses a series of documents obtained from FOI requests to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and AICS. The complaint ... Read More
ASGI signs the Open letter to Secretary-General of IMO requesting the revocation of Libya’s SAR zone
” Dear Secretary General Kitack Lim, After Libya and Malta signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 28 May 2020 to provide a bilateral legal basis for unlawful practices, it is urgent for the IMO, as the UN maritime authority, to remove the Libyan SAR zone from official records. Italy also ... Read More
Stop the EU proposal for “humanitarian intervention” in Libya and new funds to the Libyan Coast Guard
A proposal by the Maltese government on April 13, 2020 foresees a series of measures to prevent the acceleration of departures caused by the exacerbation of the conflict and by the spread of infections by covid-19. The proposal provides for "incentives to stay" in Libya on the one hand, in the form ... Read More