Key takeaways from the conference, technical roundtable and workshop held in Rome Rome, 4–5 June 2026 | An initiative organised by FIDU and IPHR On 4 and 5 June 2026, FIDU and IPHR organised three events in Rome dedicated to transnational repression (TNR) and its impact on human rights, democratic…

A legal and empirical assessment of Turkey’s post-2016 purges June 2016 The Italian Federation for Human Rights (FIDU) has published a major new report documenting the ongoing consequences of Turkey’s post-coup emergency purges. The report is authored by lawyer Ali Yıldız, founder and director of the Arrested Lawyers Initiative; Turkish…

Photo: © Giorgia Orlandi via Euronews 20 November 2025 The presidential initiative Bring Kids Back Ukraine—created to coordinate efforts to return Ukrainian children unlawfully removed and transferred to areas under Russian control—brought a delegation of returned adolescents to Rome, where they addressed the press at the Embassy of Ukraine in…

On Friday, December 12th, 2025, at the initiative of Senator Filippo Sensi, the Italian Federation for Human Rights (FIDU) held a press conference at the Italian Senate, in the Sala “Caduti di Nassirya,” titled “The Systematic Torture Against Civilians and Prisoners as a Widespread Phenomenon: A System and a Tool…

FIDU expresses its strongest concern and condemnation following the Hong Kong High Court’s decision of 15 December 2025 to find publisher and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai guilty on national security and sedition charges linked to his work at the now-defunct newspaper Apple Daily, including raising human rights concerns and publishing…

On Friday, June 27, 2025, at the initiative of Senator Filippo Sensi, the Italian Federation for Human Rights (FIDU) held a press conference at the Senate to launch the report Italy’s Response to Transnational Repression, produced in collaboration with International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and authored by Eleonora Mongelli,…

The Italian Federation for Human Rights (FIDU) and the International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) are jointly publishing a new report, “Domestic Capacity to Address Transnational Repression: Italy,” assessing how Italy responds to transnational repression (TNR) perpetrated by the Russian Federation on Italian soil. The report, authored by Eleonora Mongelli,…

The Italian Federation for Human Rights (FIDU) submits this third-party intervention under Article36 § 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights and Rule 44 § 3 of the Rules of Court,following leave granted by the President of the European Court of Human Rights (“the Court”). FIDU, founded in 1987,…

Rome, 31 March 2025 – The Italian Federation for Human Rights (FIDU) The Italian Federation for Human Rights (FIDU) is deeply concerned about the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on March 19, which is clearly politically motivated in order to obstruct his candidacy in the upcoming presidential elections. and…

New Media Literacy Strategies to Counter Antisemitism This Report provides a comprehensive overview of the project’s objectives, findings, and recommendations. The initiative aims to address the rising tide of online antisemitism through the promotion of media literacy, multidisciplinary research, cross-sector cooperation, and tailored policy recommendations. Key messages include findings and…