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ITALY: 15 Years After Genoa G8, It's Still Too Early for Torture Crime

11 August 2016

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"Italy still doesn't have the crime of torture in its criminal code, despite strong condemnation from courts and human rights activists for the severe abuses that occurred during the Genoa G8.

Fifteen years ago, back in July 2001, the G8 summit was held in Genoa. It was a complete disaster for Italy. "The biggest suspension of democratic rights in a Western country since World War Two," was how Amnesty International described those days."

See: 15 Years After Genoa G8, It's Still Too Early for Torture Crime (Liberties.eu, link)

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