Italy
Italy Fails to Protect LGBT Persons from Hate Crime
London, 4 August 2011
On 26 July 2011 the lower house of the Italian Parliament voted against legislation to protect victims of homophobic and transphobic hate crime. The legislation was rejected by 293 votes to 250. The Equal Rights Trust (ERT) is concerned about this failure to implement important aspects of the right to equality.
The rejection of the Bill came despite reports of increasing attacks on LGBT persons in Italy. The 2010 OSCE report entitled Hate Crime in the OSCE Region – Incidents and Responses included reports of up to ten murders, 38 assaults and seven attacks on property directed at LGBT persons in Italy in 2009.
ERT Case Summary: Botta v Italy (Application no. 21439/93)
This is the ERT case summary of The European Court of Human Rights decision of Botta v Italy (Application no. 21439/93).
ERT Case Summary: European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) v. Italy
This is the ERT case summary of the European Committee of Social Rights decision in the case of European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) v. Italy (Complaint no. 27/2004).
