The procurement specifications for CPR facilities are inadequate

The procurement specifications for CPR facilities are inadequate to protect the health of detained people.

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‘Parli l’italiano?’: Revealing hierarchies of non-citizenship in judicial practices through the lens of language proficiency

The article examines the linguistic marginalization of foreign defendants in Italian criminal courts, arguing that these dynamics of discursive power reinforce systemic structures of inequality.

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Search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean and fundamental rights

The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights has published the report titled “Search and Rescue Operations in the Mediterranean and Fundamental Rights”.

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Crossing Lines: Realities of migrant children at EU external borders

Save the Children’s new report analyses the conditions experienced by migrant children, with a particular focus on unaccompanied and/or separated minors arriving at the European Union’s main external borders.

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The Iranian activist Maysoon Majidi acquitted of facilitating irregular immigration

In the article “The Iranian activist Maysoon Majidi acquitted of facilitating irregular immigration: Reasoning of the judgment within the framework of the criminalisation of so-called migrant smugglers”, Stefano Zirulia analyses a recent and significant ruling by the Court of Crotone concerning the application of Article 12 of the Consolidated Immigration Act (Legislative Decree No. 286/1998).

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Racial Profiling and Police: the Council of Europe’s call as an opportunity not to be missed

In response to the request from the President of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) of the Council of Europe to conduct an independent study on racial profiling in police activities in Italy, this paper provides a critical reflection on the concepts of institutional racism, racial profiling, and the role of the police, employing the notion of the threshold of acceptance of racism as its interpretative framework. Moreover, the paper underscores the urgent need to initiate research in Italy on police stops and checks targeting ethnic minorities, thereby addressing the call issued by the Council of Europe.

Comment & Opinion

A Restorative Justice Alternative for Trafficking Survivors

Richard and La Pierre’s article highlights the negative consequences of the U.S. approach to human trafficking and advocates for the adoption of restorative justice pilot programs, grounded in collaboration and the direct needs expressed by survivors.

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Education and Employment: Safeguarding the Rights of Unaccompanied Foreign Minors

As part of Milano Civil Week, the event “Education and Employment: Safeguarding the Rights of Unaccompanied Foreign Minors” will take place on May 10, 2025, from 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM, in Room 420 at the University of Milan.

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A Name, Not a Number

Ten years after one of the most significant migration disasters in the Mediterranean Sea, LABANOF — the Laboratory of Forensic Anthropology and Odontology at the University of Milan — is organizing the initiative “A Name, Not a Number”, a three-day event taking place from May 8 to 10, aimed at remembering the victims and reflecting on the importance of restoring names to the dead.

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Exceptionality and common features of migration law in the age of mass migration

Michele Pifferi analyzes how migration law has become an exceptional legal field, shaped by fear and the need for social control.

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