Events and Conferences

 

JUNE 20, 2024

In view of the upcoming publication of the final version of the AI Act, scheduled between May and July p.v,  the Forensic Union for the protection of Human Rights, in collaboration with the University of Rome UnitelmaSapienza, organizes the conference “Artificial Intelligence and forensic profession: the innovations introduced by the AI Act”.

JUNE 7- JUNE 21 – JUNE 28, 2024

The Forensic Union for the protection of Human Rights organizes the seminar “The anti-discrimination protection between International, European and Italian law”. The meetings will be held by Prof. Laura Montanari and Prof. Cristina Schepisi, by Prof. Anna Iermano and Prof. Valentina Zambrano and by Lawyer Alberto Guariso and Lawyer Emilio Robotti.

MAY 24, 2024 

On May 24, 2024 in Warsaw the cerimony of the Internatioal Prize “Ludovic Trarieux 2023” took place. The prize has been awarded to Belarusian Lawyer Yuliya Yurhilevich who, on July 26, 2023, was sentenced to 6 years of prison in a general security facility for her activities aimed at defending activists’ human rights and opposers of the regime.

MARCH 14, 2024

The Forensic Union for the protection of Human Rights, in collaboration with the Court of Cassation, organizes the conference “Revision and European Revocation after the Cartabia reform: state of the art and development prospects”. The conference aims to examine the characteristics, the potential and the criticalities of the new tools of the “European revocation” and the “European revision”, framing them in the context of the international obligations they impose on Italy.

FEBRUARY 16 – FEBRUARY 23 – MARCH – APRIL 5 – APRIL 19 – MAY 3 – MAY 10 – MAY 24, 2024

The Forensic Union for the protection of Human Rights has organized a series of online seminars on “The rights guaranteed in the multilevel system of protection and the new generations of rights”. The lessons are held by Prof. Lawyer Andrea Saccucci; Prof. Rossana Palladino, Prof. Roberto Chenal and Prof. Antonio Marchesi; by Lawyer Federico Cappelletti and Dr. Mauro Palma; by Lawyer Massimo Benoit Torsegno and Lawyer Piers Gardner; by Prof. Lawyer Marina Castellaneta and Dr. Andrea Tamietti: by Prof. Lawyer Alberto Gambino and Prof. Lawyer Ugo Ruffolo; by Prof. Angela Di Stasi, by Lawyer Francesco Rosi and by Prof. Lawyer Andrea Saccucci and Prof. Sabrina Bruno, Prof. Lawyer Maria Beatrice Deli, Lawyer Laura Guercio and Prof. Marco Fasciglione.

DECEMBER 21, 2023

On December 21, 2023, the training event for lawyers entitled “Artificial intelligence – Between legislation and practical applications” was held in Potenza. The event was organized under the patronage of the Forensic Union for the protection of Human Rights.

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

In occasion of the 34th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the conference entitled “The child today” was organized by Lawyer Guia Tanda, Guarantor for the Rights of Childhood and Adolescence at the Liguria Region. The conference was held in collaboration with the Forensic Union for the protection of Human Rights and other entities and forensic associations.

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

On November 10, 2023, the 23rd edition of the specialization course on “European Protection of Human Rights” organized by the Forensic Union for the Protection of Human Rights, began. The course, first of its kind in Italy, is held by leading experts in the field and is aimed at studying the functioning of the system of protection of fundamental rights, with a particular focus on the mechanism of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and the safeguards provided for in the European Union law.

OCTOBER 6, 2023

On October 6, 2023, the introductory meeting of the specialization course for Lawyers in “Safeguard of Human Rights and International Protection” was held. The course is organized by the National School of Advanced Training of the Forensic Union for the protection of Human Rights.

SEPTMBER 28, 2023

The Conference “The Principle of non-discrimination and the ECHR. Focus LGBTQIA+. Gestational Surrogacy. Homo-transphobia and tools for legal protection.” was organized by the Forensic Union for the protection of Human Rights in collaboration with the University of Bologna. Held at the Faculty of Law of the aforementioned university, the Conference was attended by Lawyer Prof. Lana and Lawyer Di Nardo, Coordinator of the Emilia-Romagna Section of the Forensic Union for the protection of Human Rights.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The Sicily-Messina Section of the Forensic Union for the protection of Human Rights organized the Conference entitled “The lawyer for the protection of foreigners: technical profiles and practical applications of the specialization in migration law”. Lawyer Prof. Lana introduced and concluded the meeting. The conference was attended by numerous Lawyers participating as speakers, including Lawyer Villari, Coordinator of the Sicily-Messina Section of Forensic Union for the protection of Human Rights, Lawyer Lo Giudice, Lawyer Savio, Lawyer Campochiaro and Lawyer Sangiorgi.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

On September 22, 2023, at the seat of the Council of the Rome Bar Association, located at the Palazzo di Giustizia, the jury of the International Human Rights Prize Ludovic Trarieux gathered. The jury, made of 26 European lawyers, awarded the prize to Belarus lawyer Yuliya Yurhilevich, who, on July 26, 2023, was sentenced to six years in prison in a penal colony for defending human rights activists and opponents of the regime. Lawyer Prof. Anton Giulio Lana and Lawyer, Francesco Rossi attended on behalf of the Forensic Union for the protection of Human Rights.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

On September 20, 2023, the conference “Temporary protection: exceptional regime or model for the future” was organized by the Forensic Union for the protection of Human Rights to address the topic of temporary protection. Lawyer Prof. Lana, together with the President of the Bar Association of Brescia, Lawyer Rocchi, gave the opening remarks. The meeting was attended by numerous speakers, including Prof. Hein, Prof. Di Pascale, Prof. De Capitani, Dr Pipponzi, Prof. Di Stasio, and Lawyer Neri, followed by the conclusions by Lawyer Regina and Lawyer Sangiorgi.

JULY 11, 2023

On July 11, 2023, the online conference “Individual appeals to the European Court of Human Rights” was held. Organized by the Council of the Rome Bar Association in collaboration with the Forensic Union for the protection of Human Rights, the event was held online via the YouTube channel of the Rome Bar Association. Opening remarks were given by Lawyer Nesta, Resident of the Bar Association of Rome. Afterwards, Lawyer de Stefano, Lawyer Prof. Lana, Lawyer Prof. Saccucci and Lawyer Sangiorgi attended as speakers.

JUNE 16, 2023

On June 16, 2023, in Amsterdam, the ceremony for the award of the Ludovic Trarieux International Prize 2022 was held. The prize was assigned to the Iranian Lawyer Amirsalar Davoudi, arrested in 2018 and sentenced to 30 years in prison and 111 lashes. Prof. Lawyer Anton Giulio Lana, President of the Forensic Union for the protection of Human Rights, gave the speech on behalf of the jury that identified Davoudi as the winner of the prize. Lawyer Bertrand Favreau, President of the Institut des Droits de l’Homme des Avocats Européens (IDHAE), delivered the prize to Amirsalar Davoudi’s wife, since the Lawyer is still in prison.

JUNE 15, 2023

On June 15, 2023, the conference entitled “Migrants: the balance between needs of special protection and social security”. The protection of fundamental rights of the individual”, was held. The meeting, which took part in the Conference Room of the Caritro Foundation in Rovereto, was moderated by Lawyer Valentina Rao, coordinator of the Trentino-Alto Adige Section of the Forensic Union for the protection of human rights and was opened by remarks from Lawyer Andrea Tomasi, President of the Board of Lawyers of Rovereto. The meeting was attended by Lawyer Alessio Sangiorgi, member of the steering committee of the Forensic Union for the protection of human rights; Lawyer Mario Melillo, Secretary General of the Forensic Union for the protection of human rights; and Lawyer Fulvio Carlin from the Trento Forum.

MAY 10, 2023

On May 10, 2023, the conference on “Status filii (status of children) and maternity for others: the safeguard of fundamental rights and freedoms” was held in Trento. The meeting, moderated by Lawyer Valentina Rao, coordinator of the Trentino-Alto Adige Section of the Forensic Union for the protection of human rights, was attended by Lawyer Prof. Anton Giulio Lana, President of the Forensic Union for the protection of Human Rights. In addition, the meeting was attended by Lawyer Antonio Angelini, President of the Trento Bar Association’s Council, who addressed the opening remarks; Prof. Simone Penasa, professor of comparative private law at the University of Trento; and Lawyer Andre de Bertolini of the Forum of Trento.

MARCH 4, 2022

On 4 March, 2022, the meeting entitled “Unaccompanied foreign minors” was held as part of the Course on Immigration Law, organized by the Human Rights Commission of the Council of the Bar Association of Torre Annunziata. The conference, moderated by Lawyer Maria Formisano, was attended by Lawyer Tiziana Arcoraci, tutor for unaccompanied minors at the forum of Messina, Dr Carmela Grimaldi, social worker, and Lawyer Prof. Anton Giulio Lana, President of the Forensic Union for the protection of Human Rights. The meeting also hosted the testimony of the Lawyer Roberta Annarita Cuomo, from the Association for social promotion “UBUNTU”.

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Conference entitled “Migrazioni e diritti procedural-processuali nel sistema CEDU”. The meeting, held at the Aula Magna of the Judicial Citadel of Salerno, was attended by lawyer and professor Anton Giulio Lana, President of the Unione forense per la tutela dei diritti umani, who spoke to present the Observatory on ECHR jurisprudence launched by Union and funded by the Fondazione Terzo Pilastro Internazionale. The meeting, moderated by Lawyer Gaetano D’Avino, Coordinator of the Campania section of the UFTDU, was also attended, among others, by: Dr. Iside Russo, President of the Court of Appeal of Salerno, Lawyer Silverio Sica, President of the Council of the Order of Salerno, Angela Stasi, Professor of International Law and EU Law at the University of Salerno and Director of the AFSJ Observatory, Prof. Giuseppe Cataldi, Professor of International Law at the University of Naples “L’Orientale”, President of the Association Internationale du droit de la mer and Coordinator of the EU Network Jean Monnet MAPS (Migration and Asylum Policy Systems).

DECEMBER 20 AND 21, 2021

Webinar entitled “Uscire dalla fortezza Bastiani? L’impiego concreto nei giudizi interni di strumenti normativi diversi da quelli ‘domestici'”, organized by the Unione forense per la tutela dei diritti umani and the Association “Siamottuttiparte”. The meeting was streamed on the platform Gestiolex andit was attended, among others, by the following speakers: lawyer and professor Anton Giulio Lana, President of the Unione forense per la tutela dei diritti umani; lawyer Francesco Rosi, treasurer of the Union; lawyer Alessio Sangiorgi, member of the steering committee; lawyer Giovanni Villari, Coordinator of the Messina section of UFDU and President of the Association “Siamotuttiparte”; lawyer Paola Regina, Coordinator of the Lombardy section of the UFDU; lawyer Alessia Fusco; lawyer Maria Masi, Acting President of the CNF and lawyer Francesco Caia, Counsellor and Coordinator of the Human Rights Commission of the CNF.

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Conference entitled “La vocazione solidaristica della Repubblica: il diritto alla salute e il diritto all’istruzione”. The event was attended, among others, by: lawyer Silvia Ricci, Coordinator of the Umbria Section of UFDU, Professor Simone Budelli, Associate Professor of Public Law at the Department of Economics of the University of Perugia, Dr. Simonetta Zuccaccia, Headmaster of the Institute of Perugia 3, and Lorenzo Guido Rossi, Lawyer of the Forum of Perugia.

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

The Department of Law of the University of Bari Aldo Moro hosted a meeting on ” La tutela dei minori e delle donne nel contesto migratorio”. The event included the official presentation of the ECHR Observatory launched by UFDU, designed by lawyer and professor Anton Giulio Lana, President of the Unione forense per la tutela dei diritti umani, and funded by the Fondazione Terzo Pilastro Internazionale. The meeting was also attended by, among others: Gaetano Di Muro, Coordinator of the Bari section of the Unione forense per la tutela dei diritti umani, Andrea Saccucci, Professor of International Law at the University of Campania L. Vanvitelli and member of the UFDU, Riccardo Greco, President of the Juvenile Court of Bari, Giovanni Stefani, President of the Bar Association of Bari, and Uljana Gazidede, lawyer in Bari.

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Under the patronage of the Unione forense per la tutela dei diritti umani, the Civil Chamber and the Criminal Chamber of Perugia organized the conference entitled “Green Pass nei luoghi di lavoro: diritti e doveri, procedure e conseguenze sanzionatorie “. The meeting, streamed on the GoToMeeting platform, was attended by the lawyer Antonietta Confalonieri, Coordinator of the Sardegna section of UFDU, and Silvia Ricci, Coordinator of the Umbria section.

OCTOBER 13, 2021

The Department of Political and Legal Sciences of the University of Messina hosted a meeting on “Cambiamenti climatici e migranti ambientali”. The event included the official presentation of the ECHR Observatory launched by UFDU, designed by lawyer and professor Anton Giulio Lana, President of the Unione forense per la tutela dei diritti umani, and funded by the Fondazione Terzo Pilastro Internazionale. The meeting, chaired by Lina Panella, Professor of International Law at the same department, was also attended by: Giovanni villari, Coordinator of the Messina section of the Unione forense per la tutela dei diritti umani, Concetta Parrinello, Coordinator of the Doctorate in Legal Sciences of the Department, Stefano Agosta, Professor of Constitutional Law, Caterina Mangano, President of the Immigration section of the Civil Court of Messina and Antonio Ruggeri, Emeritus of Constitutional Law.

OCTOBER 11, 2021

On the occasion of the International Day of Girls, the Association of Women Lawyers Italy (ADGI), with the patronage of the Unione forense per la tutela dei diritti umani, organized a meeting entitled “Empowerment femminile. Il ruolo della Comunità Internazionale”. The meeting, held in blended mode and streamed on the Jitsi platform, was attended, among others, by: lawyer Loredana Zaccari, President of the Perugia section of ADGI, lawyer Maria Concetta Falivene, Regional Authority for Childhood and Adolescence of Abbruzzo, Ambassador Fabrizio Lobasso, Deputy Director Africa MAECI, former Italian Ambassador in Khartoum, and lawyer Paola Regina, Coordinator of the Lombardia section of UFDU.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The Milan Bar Association and the Milan Law School organized a webinar entitled “Entrata in vigore del protocollo 15 CEDU e sorti del protocollo 16. Novità e sfide per gli avvocati””, which was held in streaming on the FormaSFERA platform. Speakers at the seminar included lawyer and professor Anton Giulio Lana, President of the Unione forense per la tutela dei diritti umani, lawyer Paola Regina, Referent of the Unione forense per la tutela dei diritti umani of the Lombardy section, Dr. Roberto Giovanni Conti, Counsel of the Court of Cassation, and Dr. Roberto Chenal, jurist at the European Court of Human Rights.

SEPTEMBER 21-22, 2021

The Italian Association of Victims of Crime (AIVR), in collaboration with Ius Ac Bonum Associazione Forense, organized the meeting entitled “Strategia Europea sui diritti delle vittime di Reato 2020-2025, l’attuazione della direttiva 2012/29/UE nei diversi Paesi UE”, which was held on the platform Zoom Professional. Speakers at the meeting included, among others, lawyer and professor Anton Giulio Lana, President of the Unione forense per la tutela dei diritti umani, Dr. Roberto Reali, President of the Court of Rome, Prof. Vincenzo Mastronardi, Psychiatrist, clinical criminologist and psychotherapist, lawyer Alessandro Bucca, President of the Italian Association of Vulnerable Victims. The meeting was moderated by lawyer Arianna Agnese, President of the Italian Association of Victims of Crime.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

The Equal Opportunities Commission of the Municipality of Castiglione del Lago organized the ceremony for the naming of a street after Tina Lagostena Bassi. The conference entitled “Nel segno di Tina Lagostena Bassi, mai più violenza sulla violenza” was held in the setting of Palazzo della Corgna and was introduced by the string ensemble of the Trasimeno school of music. The Mayor of the Municipality of Castiglione del Lago, Matteo Burico, the President of the Equal Opportunities Commission of the Municipality of Castiglione del Lago, Rosella Paradisi, the Honorable Laura Boldrini, the magistrate and politician Anna Finocchiaro, the State Councillor Raffaele Sestini and the lawyer and professor Anton Giulio Lana, President of the Unione forense per la tutela dei diritti umani Took attended the event. The meeting was moderated by journalist Elena Teatini.

JULY 16, 2021

Signing of the memorandum of understanding between the National Bar Association and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), aimed at promoting the culture of legality and respect for the rights of migrants, including through the development of responsible behavior of the operators of the jurisdiction involved, as well as promoting the joint implementation of information and training initiatives. One of the objectives of the agreement is to raise awareness on the subject via specific training, facilitated by the recent approval of the decree on specialisation which identified human rights as a specific training profile. This is a commitment in the field of human rights that will allow lawyers to have the tools and weapons to give contemporary answers to a contemporary phenomenon.  It is also an opportunity to give a more complete response and allow lawyers to be allies in the challenge that immigration poses to us. The program will be implemented through the establishment of a coordinating committee consisting of four members, two appointed by the CNF (Franceso Caia and Anton Giulio Lana) and two by the IOM (the Director of the Mediterranean Coordination Office, Laurence Hart, and the Project Development Officer).

JULY 8, 2021

The law firm Di Tosto and the law firm Buonuomo & Partners organized an online conference entitled “Nuove frontier nel diritto di famiglia” which was held in streaming on the Zoom platform. The conference was attended by lawyer Mario Melillo, Secretary of the Unione forense per la tutela dei diritti umani, lawyer Pietro Di Tosto, lawyer Paola Petrarca, lawyer Donatella De Caria, lawyer Maria Cristina Tomassini and psychologist Anna Lavadera Lubrano.

JUNE 26, 2021

The Basilicata section of the Union, in collaboration with AIGA, ADGI, the Bar Association of Matera, Metis Magazine and under the patronage of the Basilicata Region, organized the meeting entitled ” La Crescita sostenibile nelle costituzioni e nel diritto internazionale”, which was held on the Zoom platform. The meeting was attended by the following speakers: lawyer and professor Anton Giulio Lana, President of the Unione forense per la tutela dei diritti umani, Assuntela Messina, Undersecretary to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Technological Innovation and Digital Transition, Francesco Caringella, Section President of the Council of State, and Bruno Spagna Musso, former Magistrate of the Supreme Court. The meeting was moderated by Andrea Di Giuria, coordinator of the Basilicata section of the Union.

JUNE 22, 2021

Online seminar “Protocollo n. 16. riaprire il cantiere in Parlamento”, streamed on the Teams platform. Speakers at the seminar included lawyer and professor Anton Giulio Lana, President of the Unione forense per la tutela dei diritti umani, Judge Guido Raimondi, former President of the European Court of Human Rights and Vladimiro Zagrebelsky, former Judge of the European Court of Human Rights.

MAY 6, 2021

Online, Corso di formazione continua di II livello with lessons from March 4 to December 16, 2021 on the Moodle platform. Lawyer and professor Anton Giulio Lana, President of the Unione forense per la tutela dei diritti umani, attended the lesson entitled “Il ricorso alla Corte EDU” as a speaker.

8 APRIL – 6 MAY – 11 JUNE, 2021

Online cycle of meetings “Giurisdizioni internazionali”, focused on the European Court of Human Rights, the International Criminal Court and the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (arrest warrants, extraditions and case histories). Speakers at the meetings included lawyer and professor Anton Giulio Lana, lawyer Alessio Sangiorgi, lawyer Alessandra Vallerini, lawyer Laura Guercio, lawyer Prof. Antonio de Capoa, lawyer Joe Tacopino, lawyer and professor Stefano Maffei.

APRIL 3, 2021

Online meeting ” Gender pay gap: gli effetti della pandemia sul mondo del lavoro”. Organized by he Italian Association of Young Lawyers – Matera section, the Equal Opportunities Committee of the Bar Association of Matera, the Basilicata Region, the AIGA Foundation “Tommaso Bucciarelli” in collaboration with the Association of Women Lawyers Italy (ADGI), Metis magazine and the Unione forense per la tutela dei diritti umani. Speakers included, among others, the Minister of Labor Hon. Andrea Orlando, Senator Valeria Fedeli and the Head of gender policies CGIL Susanna Camusso.

MARCH 26, 2021

Online, Conference ” Ambiente e diritto: riflessioni giuridiche e sociali, i casi ex Ilva e Terra dei Fuochi”, organized by the COA of Torre Annunziata. The convention was introduced by Francesco Caia, lawyer, CNF Councilor and coordinator of the CNF Human Rights Commission. Lawyer and professor Anton Giulio Lana, President of the Unione forense per la tutela dei diritti umani and member of the Human Rights Commission of the CNF, took part with a speech entitled “La giurisprudenza della Corte Europea dei Diritti dell’Uomo in materia di tutela ambientale” while lawyer Vincenzo Di Maggio, Councillor of the CNF and member of the Human Rights Commission of the CNF, joined with a speech entitled “Il caso Cordella e I bambini di Taranto”.

MARCH 19, 2021

Rome, academic speech at the Training Course on Refugees and Migrants – XXX ed. of Sapienza University of Rome, organized by the Department of Political Sciences in collaboration with Caritas Rome, the Italian Council for Refugees (CIR) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The President of the Unione forense per la tutela dei diritti umani, lawyer and professor Prof. Anton Giulio Lana, has been invited to participate as a speaker in the session dedicated to ” Il principio di non-refoulement nella giurisprudenza della Corte Europea dei Diritti Umani”.

MARCH 3, 2021

Rome, cycle of 5 online learning modules: “Tutela e protezione dei dati personali”. The Civil Chamber of Perugia, under the patronage of the Council of the Bar Association of Perugia, organized a cycle of five online meetings, in collaboration with Gruppo24Ore and the Unione forense per la tutela dei diritti umani.

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Online conference entitled “70 anni di attività’ della Corte europea dei diritti dell’uomo”. FEBRUARY 11, 2021. The Department of Legal and Social Sciences of the University of Studies “G. D’Annunzio” of Chieti – Pescara, organized the conference within the PhD in Business, Institutions, Markets. The conference was introduced by professor Puoti and the speakers were professor and lawyer Andrea Saccucci (University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli” and Studio Saccucci&partners), lawyer Roberto Chenal (jurist at the European Court of Human Rights), professor and lawyer Anton Giulio Lana (President of UFDU and Studio Lana – Lagostena Bassi).

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Online conference “Avvocatura in pericolo nel mondo” organized by the Genoa Bar Association – Human Rights Commission and the Equal Opportunities Committee of the Genoa Bar Association. The meeting was held remotely. During the conference, among others, Emilio Robotti, member of the Liguria Section of the UFDU, gave a speech entitled “L’avvocato nello stato di diritto nella giurisprudenza della CEDU”.

JANUARY 27, 2021

Online conference “Data Protection: ieri – oggi – domani”. The meeting was organized by UNIDPO on DATA PROTECTION DAY, which celebrates the 40th anniversary of the signing of Convention 108 on the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data. The meeting started with the institutional greetings of the Presidents of the Associations involved: lawyer Carla Secchieri, Councillor of the National Legal Council and Honorary President of the Italian National Data Protection Officer Union (UNIDPO); lawyer and professor Anton Giulio Lana, President of UFDU and Lawyer Ugo Carlo Di Nicolò (UNIDPO), and it was coordinated by lawyer Antonietta Confalonieri, Director of UNIDPO and coordinator of the Sardegna Section UFDU.

30 NOVEMBER and 1 DECEMBER, 2020

Online conference: ” Uscire dalla fortezza Bastiani? La spendibilità concreta nei giudizi interni di strumenti normativi diversi da quelli ‘domestici’”. The Unione forense per la tutela dei diritti umani with the association “Siamotuttiparte” organized two days of academic debate introduced by the institutional greetings of Maria Masi, acting President of the National Legal Council, and Francesco Caia, Coordinator of the Human Rights Commission of the National Legal Council. Lawyer and professor Anton Giulio Lana, President of the Unione forense per la tutela dei diritti umani, intervened among other speakers.

NOVEMBER 19, 2020 | FEBRUARY, 2021

Online, Patronage given by UFDU to the cycle of seminars “I diritti nello spazio giuridico europeo”, upon the initiative of the University of Udine.

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Online conference: “L’inclusione e la non discriminazione delle persone per motivi di orientamento sessuale, identità di genere, “razza” ed origine etnica nella società e nell’avvocatura””, organized by the National Bar Association for the presentation of the project of the Human Rights Commission of the CNF under the patronage of UNAR. The conference was attended by representatives of many associations including Triantafillos Loukarelis, Director General UNAR, lawyer Roberet Ellison, International Bar Association – LGBTI Law Committee, lawyer Mario di Carlo, President of EDGE Excellence & Diversity by GLBT Executives. The event was introduced by Maria Masi, Acting President of the National Legal Council, and lawyer. Francesco Caia, Coordinator of the Human Rights Commission of the National Legal Council. Lawyer and professor Anton Giulio Lana, President of the Unione forense per la tutela dei diritti umani, participated as a speaker.

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Online roundtable: “Riflessi della Convenzione Europea dei Diritti dell’Uomo sulla legislazione e sulla giurisprudenza delle Corti nazionali italiane” “, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights, organized by the Commission on Human Rights and EU Citizens and Foreigners at the Council of the Bar Association of Rome. The discussion had as its object the deepening of the theme of “Reflections of the European Convention on Human Rights on the legislation and jurisprudence of the Italian national courts”. The event was attended by lawyer and professor Anton Giulio Lana and Maurizio De Stefano, respectively President and Vice-President of the Unione forense per la tutela dei diritti umani

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Conference: “I primi 70 anni della Convenzione europea dei diritti umani. Il futuro di un modello di successo e la sfida sempre attuale della protezione dei diritti delle donne”. The meeting was part of the Project “WPS LAB – Women, Peace and Security: Legal Aspects and Beyond” and has been co-organized by Sapienza University of Rome and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The conference, set on the occasion of the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, was attended by speakers like lawyer and professor Anton Giulio Lana, President of the Unione forense per la tutela dei diritti umani, Sergio Marchisio, Professor of International Law at La Sapienza, Marta Cartabia, President Emeritus of the Constitutional Court, Claudio Zanghì, Professor Emeritus of International Law at the University of Rome La Sapienza.

OCTOBER 29, 2020

The Unione forense per la tutela dei diritti umani has given its patronage to the ceremony in memory of Ebru Timtik, an event organized by the Friulian Bar Association and held before the Court of Udine. The purpose of the event was to remember the story of Ebru Timtik, a Turkish lawyer, arrested together with her sister Barkin Timtik, after they had both suffered many persecutions due to their legal advice given to political dissidents accused of terrorism. Timtik died following a hunger strike undertaken with the aim of obtaining a fair trial. Both sisters are recipients of the 2020 Ludovic Trarieux Prize.

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Conference: “Intelligenza artificiale e diritti umani” for the 30th anniversary of the quarterly scientific journal “I diritti dell’uomo. Cronache e battaglie”. The conference was attended by professors and experts who spoke about the use of artificial intelligence and new technologies. The ceremony, held at the Sala Zuccari of the Senate, was opened by Giovanni Salvi, Attorney General of the Supreme Court, and Prof. Anton Giulio Lana, President of the Unione forense per la tutela dei diritti umani. The event was moderated by Giorgio Zanchini, radio journalist and deputy editor of the journal, while the speakers were Maria Chiara Carrozza, Professor of Industrial Bioengineering at the Scuola Superiore di Sant’Anna, Lorenzo D’Avack, Professor and President of the National Committee for Bioethics, Filippo Donati, Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Florence, Ugo Ruffolo, Professor of Private Law at the University of Bologna, and Lucia Tria, President of Section of the Supreme Court of Cassation. The event, which was streamed in order to ensure participation in compliance with COVID-19, also received the patronage of Rai per il Sociale, as well as the recognition of the Medaglia di Rappresentanza of the President of the Italian Republic.

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Strasbourg, Joint Proposal for Third Party Intervention before the European Court of Human Rights (UFDU-FIDH). The Unione forense per la tutela dei diritti umani (UFDU) and the Fédération Internationale pour les Droits Humains (FIDH) have submitted a joint request for third-party intervention, pursuant to Article 36 ECHR, to the European Court of Human Rights. The request to submit observations as amicus curiae, concerned 10 complaints brought by some migrants from Italian reception centers, about the lack of respect of adequate standards in hotspots, according to European and international law. UFDU and FIDH intended to prove that the aforementioned practices violated the ECHR and in particular Articles 3, 5 and 13 and Article 4 of Protocol 4 of the Convention.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

On September 24, 2020, the jury for the award of the 2020 Ludovic Trarieux International Prize met in Geneva. The jury is composed of 28 European lawyers, representing lawyers from all over Europe. Lawyer and professor Anton Giulio Lana, President of the Unione forense per la tutela dei diritti umani, and Lawyer Alessio Sangiorgi, member of the Executive Board of the UFDU, were appointed as members of the jury representing the association. This year, the Prize was jointly awarded to Ebru and Barkin Timtik, two Turkish sisters and lawyers who were arrested in 2017 after much persecution due to their legal advice given to political dissidents accused of terrorism. After years of trials and pre-trial detention, Ebru Timtik went on a hunger strike demanding a fair trial, which resulted in her death after 238 days of protest. Her sister, Barkin Timtik is currently in prison, while her case is still pending before the Court of Cassation.

JULY 7, 2020

Strasbourg, Communication to the Italian State from the European Court of Human Rights. Following the discriminatory advertisement published by the local newspaper Porta Portese in 2006 and 2007, where owners and employers expressly excluded immigrants and foreigners from their offers, UFDU took the case to the European Court of Human Rights in 2012. In its appeal, UFDU claimed that the Italian State is in violation of the ECHR for the failure of the judicial authorities to condemn the discriminatory nature of the ads. The case is pending before the Court. On July 7, 2020, the Italian Government was invited to submit written observations on the matter.

JUNE 24 | JULY 1, 2020

Rome, speech at the short master “Ricorsi individuali alla CEDU” organized by Medichini Clodio Formazione in collaboration with Keyeditore. Lawyer and professor Anton Giulio Lana, President of the Unione forense per la tutela dei diritti umani, and lawyer Alessio Sangiorgi, member of the association, intervened as speakers.

MAY 15, 2020

Conference “Stato di emergenza e diritti contagiati”, organized by CNF. The National Bar Association organized the conference with the aim of analyzing the major issues created by the ongoing health emergency in the field of rights, with particular reference to the need for balance and proportionality of the measures put in place to mitigate the health consequences of the pandemic. Some of the most authoritative experts in their respective fields joined to discuss this issue: Guido Alpa, professor emeritus of civil law at the University of Rome La Sapienza, honorary president of the National Bar Association, Gian Domenico Caiazza, president of the Union of Italian Criminal Chambers, Filippo Donati, professor of constitutional law at the University of Florence, component of the Superior Council of the Magistracy, Daniela Piana, Professor of Political Science at the University of Bologna Alma Mater Studiorum, member of the Study Office of the Council of State, Fausto Pocar, Professor Emeritus of International Law at the University of Milan, President of the Italian Society of International Law and the European Union, and our President, lawyer and professor Anton Giulio Lana. The meeting was streamed live on the CNF website and YouTube channel.

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

Rome, lesson at the training course on “La tutela dei diritti umani presso la Corte europea dei diritti dell’uomo” organized by the Global Campus of Human Rights. The President of the Unione forense per la tutela dei diritti umani, lawyer and professor Anton Giulio Lana, gave a lesson at the course.

JANUARY 24, 2020

Rome, lesson at the Training Course on Refugees and Migrants at the Sapienza University of Rome. The President of the Unione forense per la tutela dei diritti umani, lawyer and professor Anton Giulio Lana, was invited to participate as a speaker at the session of January 24, dedicated to “L’evoluzione del sistema della protezione internazionale”.

JANUARY 23, 2020

Ceremony dedicated to the “Anno dell’avvocato in pericolo nel mondo” Committee of the recognized legal specialist associations. Lawyer and professor Anton Giulio Lana was invited as President of the UFDU, which was recognized as one of the most representative specialized associations according to the register of the CNF in 2013. Furthermore, UFDU includes the offering of specialized training in the field of international protection of human rights among its founding purposes.

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Rome, the Committee of the recognized legal specialist associations, addressed the theme “Avvocati: diritti ed effettività della tutela” in a high level seminar. Among the speakers, there was also the President of the UFDU, lawyer and professor Anton Giulio Lana, who spoke about  “L’avvocato come garante dei diritti umani”.

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Sassari, Seminar “L’influenza della Corte di Strasburgo nel sistema italiano”. The event, sponsored by the Unione forense per la tutela dei diritti umani, the Bar Association of Sassari and the Criminal Chamber of Sassari, was moderated by lawyer Marco Palmieri, President of the Criminal Chamber Enzo Tortora and attended by lawyer Silvia Ricci, coordinator of the Umbria section of UFDU, and lawyer Antonietta Confalonieri, referent of the Sardegna section of the Union.

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Luxembourg, on the occasion of the 63rd annual congress of the International Bar Association, lawyer and professor Anton Giulio Lana spoke about “Le nuove sfide nella protezione delle libertà fondamentali e dei diritti umani”, focusing on the challenges that lawyers, as first defenders of human rights and fundamental freedoms, must overcome to fulfill their mission.

JUNE 13, 14 AND 15, 2019

Bolzano, VII Congresso Giuridico Distrettuale “Le sfide dell’avvocatura tra riforme e intelligenza artificiale“. The most recent reforms on trials, professions and work were discussed in depth. The event received the patronage of the National Bar Association, the Unione Triveneta and the University of Bolzano. Lawyer and professor Anton Giulio Lana, as President of UFDU and expert in immigration law, offered his contribution by coordinating the section dedicated to immigration and presenting a report entitled “La giurisprudenza della Corte Europea in materia di immigrazione e i discorsi di odio”.

MARCH 16, 2019

Udine, Seminar “Violenza di genere e violenza all’infanzia” organized by Consultorio Familiare Udinese Onlus, a solidarity-based and non-profit organization that offers health, psychological and legal services and performances. Given the relevance of the topic and the proximity to the civil battles that UFDU has always led, the latter has recognized its patronage to the event.

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Genoa, UFDU, under the patronage of the Council of the Bar Association of Genoa, presented the Roundtable “L’avvocato internazionalista nella difesa dei diritti davanti al Giudice interno e alle Corti internazionali”. The central theme of the meeting was the role of the internationalist lawyer in the legal world. Moreover, the School of Advanced Specialisation for International Lawyers        organized by UFDU was officially presented.

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Florence, UFTDU, in collaboration with the Foundation for Legal Training of the Bar Association of Florence, presented the Roundtable “Il diritto all’equo processo tra diritto europeo e Costituzione italiana”.

JANUARY 21, 2019

Milan, Roundtable “Cinquant’anni di spazio giudiziario Europeo”. The event, organized by the UFDU and sponsored by the Bar Association of Milan. The event aimed to examine the role of the internationalist lawyer in the legal world. Moreover, the School of Advanced Specialisation for International Lawyers organized by UFDU was officially presented.

JANUARY 10, 2019

Rome, UFDU organized the round table entitled “La procedura di ricorso individuale alla Corte europea dei diritti dell’uomo: le novità e le prospettive di riforma”. The event provided an opportunity to explore the procedural innovations introduced by Protocols 15 and 16 to the European Convention on Human Rights, including the reduction of the time limit within which to file an appeal and the opportunity to use negotiated procedures in order to reach a compromise between the parties as an alternative to court proceedings.

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Trento, Roundtable “Il ruolo dell’avvocatura nel mondo globalizzato: l’Avvocato internazionalista nella difesa dei diritti”. Moreover, the School of Advanced Specialisation for International Lawyers organized by UFDU was officially presented.

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Rome, presentation of the specialization course ” Diritto dell’immigrazione e riconoscimento della protezione internazionale”. Together with IOM and CIR, UFDU is a promoting partner, of the XII edition of the specialization course organized by IUS & NOMOS.

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

Perugia, Round Table “Diritti, impresa e lavoro”, organized by the Legal Foundation of Perugia “Giovanni Dean” and the Umbria section pf UFDU. Lawyer Silvia Ricci, coordinator of the section, introduced the meeting while Gabriele Stafficci, member of UFDU, gave a speech about ” “Personalità individuale e lavoro: cenni sul delitto di caporalato”.

MAY 18, 2018

Celebration for the 50th anniversary of our foundation, which took place in March 1968, with a conference entitled “Diseguaglianze e diritti umani” at the Aula Magna of the Supreme Court.

MAY 4 AND 5, 2018

Rome, specialization course “Human Rights and Business”.

APRIL 13, 2018

Rome, presentation and publication of the report “Il disastro ambientale dell’ILVA di Taranto e la violazione dei diritti umani”, drafted by the Fédération internationale des droits de l’Homme (FIDH), in collaboration with the Unione forense per la tutela dei diritti umani, Peacelink and Human Rights International Corner (HRIC), highlighting the negligence on the part of the Italian government in the ILVA scandal, the largest steel mill in Europe.

APRIL 27, 2018

Conference “La Convenzione europea dei diritti dell’uomo. Il ricorso individuale e la Corte di Strasburgo“

Sorrento, April 27, 2018 | Circolo dei Forestieri

DECEMBER 14, 15 AND 16, 2017

Rome, I SIRU National Congress on “Costruiamo la medicina e la biologia della riproduzione umanizzata”, organized by the Italian Society of Human Reproduction. Lawyer and professor Anton Giulio Lana spoke about “L’impatto della scienza della riproduzione sul piano sociale e culturale”.

NOVEMBER 29 AND 30, 2017

Rome, Seminar on “La discriminazione e il discorso di incitamento all’odio per motivi di razza, origine etnica e nazionalità”, organized by the Unione forense per la tutela dei diritti umani and the Italian Council of Refugees. Lawyer and professor Anton Giulio Lana examined the theme of discrimination in Italian legislation and jurisprudence; Lawyer Mario Melillo, on the other hand, gave a speech about the procedural profiles of Italian law concerning discrimination and hate speech; and lawyer Alessio Sangiorgi presented case studies and organized work in groups.

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Rome, Seminar on “Training of Lawyers on the Law Relating to Violence against Women”, organized by the Consiglio Nazionale Forense. Lawyer and professor Anton Giulio Lana concluded the seminar with a speech on the subject of ” La violenza nei confronti delle donne nella giurisprudenza della Corte europea dei diritti umani”.

NOVEMBER 21 AND 22, 2017

Rome, Seminar on “Procedura di riconoscimento della protezione internazionale, richiedenti asilo vulnerabili e detenzione amministrativa”, organized by the Unione forense per la tutela dei diritti umani and the Italian Council for Refugees. Lawyer Elisa Pieragostini analyzed the topic of “Discriminazione e il discorso di incitamento all’odio per motivi di razza, origine etnica e nazionalità. Case study”.

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Messina, Seminar on “Disforia di genere – La nuova sensibilità guiridica partita da Messina: evoluzioni e sviluppi a seguito della sentenza del 4 novembre 2014“ at the Aula Magna of the Court of Appeal of Messina, organized by the Sicilian section of Messina of the Unione forense per la tutela dei diritti umani, with the participation of the Italian Society of Legal Sciences and the Council of the Bar Association of Messina.

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Rome, Roundtable on “Diritti umani e impresa. Tra il Piano di azione italiano e la legal opinion della FRA“, organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. Lawyer and professor Anton Giulio Lana spoke analyzing the topic of “L’accesso ai rimedi nella Convenzione europea dei diritti dell’uomo: il diritto a un ricorso effettivo e la giurisprudenza della Corte di Strasburgo“.

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Venice, on the occasion of the award of the International Human Rights Prize “Ludovic Trarieux”, a Roundtable was held on the theme “In difesa dei difensori dei diritti fondamentali”.

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Perugia, conference on “Trattamenti inumani e degradanti ed esecuzione della condanna”, organized by the Umbria section of the Unione forense per la tutela dei diritti umani, in collaboration with the Legal Foundation of Perugia and the Criminal Chamber of Perugia.

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Conference on hate crimes, organized by the Milan Bar Association. Lawyer and professor Anton Giulio Lana participated with a speech on the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights on hate crimes.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Conference “Sicurezza e linguaggio dell’odio. Tutela della persona e protezione dei dati personali: i diritti nell’era dei social media”
Rome, September 14, 2017 | Palazzo della Cancelleria

JULY 3, 2017

Conference “La prova del danno alla salute, il ruolo della consulenza tecnica d’ufficio. Cosa cambia dopo la legge Gelli“

Rome, July 3, 2017 | Court of Appeal – Sala Europa

JUNE 20, 2017

Conference “Dialogo interculturale e cittadinanza globale. Diritto e convivenza interculturale. Il ruolo degli avvocati nella promozione dell’educazione giuridica“

Bologna, 20 June 2017 | Aula Magna Santa Lucia – Alma Mater

5 JUNE 2017

Conference “La vittima vulnerabile. La tutela della vittima nel procedimento penale alla luce della direttiva 2012/29/UE convertita con il D. lgs 15 dicembre 2015 n. 212“

Rome, 5 June 2017 | Court of Civil Appeal – Aula Unità d’Italia – Via Varisco, 3/5

27 MAY 2017

The Unione forense per la tutela dei diritti umani organized the meeting of the jury for the selection of the candidate for the Ludovic Trarieux Prize 2017.

MAY 26, 2017

Conference “La violenza contro le donne nel web e offline: prevenzione e contrasto“

Rome, May 26, 2017 | Chamber of Deputies – New Hall of the Parliamentary Groups – Via di Campo Marzio, 78

MARCH 2, 2017

Genoa, Conference “La Frontiera del diritto e i diritti alla frontiera. Il caso Khlaifia c Italia“ organized by the Ligurian Section of the Unione forense per la tutela dei diritti umani.

Genoa, March 2, 2017 | Centro di Formazione, Cultura e Attività Forensi – Via XII Ottobre, 3

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

Rome, lawyer and professor Anton Giulio Lana spoke at the Conference “La riforma del sistema comune europeo di asilo tra accoglimento e integrazione“, organized at the Faculty of Political Sciences of the University La Sapienza. The theme of the meeting was “Il diritto di asilo fra diritto internazionale ed europeo”.

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Rome, lawyer and profeossor Antonio Giulio Lana spoke to the Study Commission on intolerance, xenophobia, racism and hate phenomena “Jo Cox” in relation to the necessary work of contrast and prevention of hate speech on the web, at the Sala del Mappamondo of Palazzo Montecitorio, in the presence of the President of the Chamber Laura Boldrini.

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Conference ” Il ruolo dell’avvocato per la tutela dei diritti umani. Conoscenza ed attuazione dei diritti fondamentali tra deontologia e situazioni di emergenza“

Genoa, December 13, 2016 | Centro di Formazione, Cultura e Attività Forensi – Via XII Ottobre, 3

19TH NOVEMBER 2016

Conference “La procedura dinnanzi alla Corte europea dei diritti umani. Legal clinic“.

Rome, 19 November 2016 | Consiglio Nazionale Forense – Via del Governo Vecchio, 3

OCTOBER 21ST, 2016

Conference “Unioni civili: profili nazionali ed europei“

Rome, October 21, 2016 | Sala del Parlamentino – Via Ferratella in Laterano, 51

NOVEMBER 24TH, 2015

Convention “Detenuti e tutela dei diritti fondamentali tra spinte innovative e tentazioni regressive: la giurisprudenza CEDU e le risposte italiane“

Palermo, November 24, 2015 | University of Palermo – Aula Santi Romano

NOVEMBER 11TH, 2015

Conference “Politica dell’immigrazione: esperienze e proposte”

Macerata, November 11, 2015 | University of Macerata – Via Don Minzoni, 2

DECEMBER 31ST, 2015

Conference “Fortezza Europa: il fallimento dell’Europa nella gestione dei flussi migratori“

Todi, October 31, 2015 | 1st edition of “Rights in Todi – Human Rights International Film Festival”.

APRIL 22, 2015

Conference “La tutela giuridica delle unioni omosessuali tra diritto interno e diritto dell’Unione Europea“

Macerata, April 22, 2015 | Aula Magna – Piaggia dell’Università, 2

FEBRUARY 6TH, 2015

Conference ” I reati commessi su internet e la responsabilità civile e penale dell’internet provider“

Rome, February 6, 2015 | Civil Court of Appeal of Rome – Aula Unità d’Italia – Via Varisco, 3/5

10 AND 11 NOVEMBER 2014

Conference “Diritto europeo della non discriminazione e formazione dei professionisti del diritto – Introduzione al programma HELP”

Venice, November 10 and 11, 2014 | Ca’ Foscari University Venice – Headquarters – Dorsoduro, 3246

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Conference “Emergenza carceri e sistema di tutela dei diritti umani”

Ancona, November 21, 2014 – 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. | Polytechnic University of Marche – Faculty of Economics “G. Fuà” – P.le Martelli, 8

JULY 5, 2012

Conference “Da resident a cittadini”

Rome, July 5, 2012 – 10,00 am | ANCI Conference Room – Via dei Prefetti, 46

JUNE 26-27, 2012

Venice, conference “Quel che non è dato, è perso. VI Edizione – Omaggio a Tiziano Terzani”

JUNE 21ST 2012

Workshop “Diritti fondamentali, libertà religiosa e integrazione – Profili comparati Italia, Spagna, Portogallo”

Rome, June 21, 2012 at 9.00 am | European University of Rome, Aula Tesi

APRIL 18, 2012

“Sgomberiamoli! Giornalismo e Immigrazione: come evitare stereotipi, pregiudizi, discriminazioni”

Rome, April 18, 2012 | Conference room “Porta futuro”.