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ITALY: Joint public statement: Dichiarazione Congiunta: Leave “Nomad Emergency” in the Past (Rome, May 11, 2012, pdf)
01 May 2012
The Italian government should abandon any initiative aimed at perpetuating the effects of the past “Nomad Emergency,” Associazione 21 luglio, the Association for Juridical Studies on Immigration (ASGI), Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and Open Society Justice Initiative said today. The Nomad Emergency, a state of emergency declared in five Italian regions giving local authorities special powers with respect to Roma and Roma settlements, was declared unlawful by the Council of State, the highest administrative court, in November 2011.
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Full statement (pdf)