38th REGULAR SESSION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Geneva, 20th June 2018 It is a distinct honor to speak here at the Palais des Nations, on behalf of the Global Committee for the Rule of Law “Marco Pannella”. Our sincere appreciation goes to H.E. Ambassador Maurizio Serra and Ambassador Massimo Bellelli for their support, to Dr Gianni Magazzeni and the…
ROUND-TABLE DISCUSSION S.O.S. RULE OF LAW Wednesday, 20 June 2018, 13:30 – 15:00 ROOM XXIV, Palais des Nations Geneva Organized by the Global Committee for the Rule of Law “Marco Pannella” (GCRL), the Nonviolent Radical Party Transnational Transparty (NRPTT), the Siracusa Institute, in collaboration with the Permanent Mission of Italy to the International Organizations in Geneva. Speakers Dr Gianni MAGAZZENI Chief…
On May 30, the Iraq War Family Campaign Group (IWFCG) issued an update on the campaign to hold government to account, started after the publication of the Report of the Chilcot Inquiry. Following the submissions filed in April by the IWFCG to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (PACAC) entitled “Safeguards for proper Government decision making”, calling for stronger…
On 4 May UN Special Rapporteur on Transitional Justice Pablo de Greiff, who was succeeded just days ago by Mr Fabian Salvioli, made some interesting remarks as he presented a report concerning transitional justice and conflict-prevention. “Prevention is not a form of crisis response. It goes much further than early warning efforts. Anything capable of triggering an early warning system…
The Report of the Special Commission on Human Rights of the Italian Senate, presented on 4 April 2018, addresses the main issues related to Italy’s commitment to the inviolable human rights at the domestic and international levels. The Commission, created for the first time during the XIV Legislature, works in liaison with organizations that deal with fundamental human rights; it…
On 26th of March we interviewed the European Ombudsman, Mrs Emily O’Reilly, on the level of transparency in the EU and on the campaign for the recognition of the right to know. Mrs. O’Reilly, in respect of your decision of 13th of February which confirmed a case of maladministration by the EU Council, what led you to open the 11-month…
For over three weeks now, the corridors of the buildings in the European capital have been swept by what is now known as the “Selmayrgate”. What is it about? To make it short, it is the appointment of the new Secretary General of the European Commission, the official in charge of over 33,000 European officials, the top job within highest…
Tuesday 20 February 2018 the Iraq War Families Campaign Group (IFCG), campaigning for the families of the 179 servicemen and women killed in the Iraq War, launched another crowdfund “to hold the government to account for not implementing any of the recommendations from the Chilcot Inquiry”. After the publication of the Chilcot Report on 6 July 2016, the IFGC launched a…
Saturday 17 February 2018 the Siracusa International Institute for Criminal Justice and Human Rights organized the public encounter “Right to Know and Free Press” in the office of the Institute in the Sicilian city of Siracusa, where the Institute is located. The meeting was moderated by Massimo Leotta, journalist at La Sicilia, to continue the road towards the affirmation of the…