Diritti EU January asylum applications down 23 percent as Venezuela leads flows; 1.22 million‑case backlog weighs on systemby Caterina Mazzantini 15 April 2026
Diritti Council of Europe: “Physical and verbal violence against detainees is increasing, even before they reach prison”by Emanuele Bonini emanuelebonini 15 April 2026
Diritti EU Commission referred to the Ombudsman over its management of the ECI against the shark fin tradeby Caterina Mazzantini 3 April 2026
Diritti Returns of migrants from the EU to third countries have risen by 13 per centby Caterina Mazzantini 31 March 2026
Diritti Almost 1.2 million new EU citizens in 2024, Italy ranking second for naturalisationsby Caterina Mazzantini 27 March 2026
Diritti Belgium under fire over Gaza: Court rules it failed to stop weapons transfers to Israelby Giulia Torbidoni 27 March 2026
Diritti Inmates entitled to the minimum wage; the EU calls for non-discriminationby Caterina Mazzantini 23 March 2026
Diritti EU Court of Justice: police may collect biometric data only “where strictly necessary”by Caterina Mazzantini 19 March 2026
Diritti Online child sexual abuse: EU row over failure to extend voluntary reportingby Caterina Mazzantini 17 March 2026
Diritti EU asylum applications down 23 per cent in December 2025 from a year earlierby Giorgio Dell'Omodarme 17 March 2026
Diritti Belgium has been on strike for months, with over 80,000 people taking to the streets today to protest against government reformsby Caterina Mazzantini 12 March 2026
Diritti Migrants, Frontex: irregular arrivals in the EU halved in January and February, but 660 people died at seaby Caterina Mazzantini 12 March 2026
Diritti Build more and tax less: the European Parliament’s solution to the housing crisis—which the left does not likeby Simone De La Feld @SimoneDeLaFeld1 10 March 2026
Diritti European Parliament toughens repatriation rules, adopting a hardline approach backed by right‑wing partiesby Simone De La Feld @SimoneDeLaFeld1 9 March 2026
Diritti Return hubs, detention for up to two years, ICE-style raids. The “deportation regulation” to be voted on by the EU Parliamentby Simone De La Feld @SimoneDeLaFeld1 6 March 2026
Diritti Ahead of 8 March, Brussels presents its Gender Equality Strategy 2026–2030by Giorgio Dell'Omodarme 5 March 2026
Diritti European Committee of the Regions awards democracy prize to Istanbul Mayor İmamoğlu, jailed for a yearby Annachiara Magenta annacmag 5 March 2026
Diritti EU Court rebukes Italy: no unilateral Dublin suspensions, risk of infringement appealsby Simone De La Feld @SimoneDeLaFeld1 5 March 2026
Diritti Council of Europe calls on Italy to establish a national human rights institutionby Emanuele Bonini emanuelebonini 4 March 2026
Diritti Migrants: arrivals and asylum applications in the EU decline in 2025, but global fragility increasesby Caterina Mazzantini 3 March 2026
Diritti Council of Europe warning: “Freedom of the press under pressure.” Criticism of the Italian systemby Emanuele Bonini emanuelebonini 3 March 2026
Diritti Gender-based violence: one in three women in the EU is a victim of abuse—only 6 per cent of them report itby Giorgio Dell'Omodarme 3 March 2026
Business EU: in 2024, women in managerial roles will rise to 35.2 per cent, but Italy lags behind: Eurostat databy Giorgio Dell'Omodarme 2 March 2026
Diritti Migrants: in 2024, the EU welcomed 4.2 million people, but those born abroad face greater discrimination: Eurostat databy Annachiara Magenta annacmag 27 February 2026