Italy

How does justice work in Italy for crimes committed against migrants? Photo: Migrants from Africa, most of whom pass through Libya, are rounded up and watched over by Italian police officers.

Italy: is accountability for crimes against migrants possible?

3 March 2025 by Margherita Capacci

Although trials against migrant smugglers have multiplied over the past decade in Italy, the suspects often face the only charge of smuggling while charges of kidnapping, killings, extortion or sexual violence hardly ever apply. T [...]

Osama Almasri Najim was warmly welcomed on his arrival in Libya on an Italian government plane. He had been arrested in Italy following an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Rome defies the ICC

31 January 2025 by Margherita Capacci

Italian head of the government Giorgia Meloni announced, on Tuesday January 28, that she was under investigation following the expulsion of a Libyan man wanted by the International Criminal Court. The man, Osama Najim, is known as [...]

Ecomafias and waste-related crime in Italy. Photo: A pile of rubbish bins and other waste in a street in Naples.

Waste crime in Italy: the challenge of environmental justice

16 July 2024 by Maria Bolevich

Considered as one of the sources of income for organised crime, along with drugs, weapons and human trafficking, transnational environmental crimes are rarely brought to justice. Within the European Union, the case of Italy highli [...]

Operation Condor - Trial of Jorge Néstor Troccoli in Italy.

Opinion

Operation Condor: what to expect from the second trial in Rome

15 May 2023 by Vito Ruggiero and Francesca Lessa

The authors, who are following this second trial linked to "Operation Condor" which opened this year in Rome, explore the reasons why the Italian justice system decided to try a former Uruguayan military officer, Jorge Néstor Troc [...]

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International crimes: Meloni's Italy still on the sidelines

17 April 2023 by Margherita Capacci

Italy sticks to its 20-year gap on international crimes It is an historical paradox for the country where the Rome Treaty, founding text of the International Criminal Court, was signed: Italy has still not incorporated international crimes into its criminal code and still cannot exerci [...]