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After months of postponements, delays and attempts at obstructionism, the ius scholae arrives in the courtroom.The discussion in the Chamber on the reform text of the law begins today law 91/92, which regulates the acquisition of Italian citizenship.It provides that a minor born in Italy to foreign parents can apply to become an Italian citizen as long as he or she has attended school for 5 years one or more school cycles at institutions belonging to the national education system. The possibility is also extended to minors who were not born in Italy but who entered the country by the age of 12.Citizenship can be acquired with a declaration of will before reaching the age of majority.One of the parents must request it.The text was closed yesterday evening, with the introduction of some new features:in particular, if the five-year school cycle is that of elementary school, not only attendance is required but also successful completion, therefore promotion.Furthermore, professional traini...

The Supreme Court unanimously rejects the deportation plan in Rwanda Update November 16, 2023:The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom on Wednesday 15 November declared it illegal the British government's plan to forcefully send asylum seekers to Rwanda while their applications are assessed. The ruling confirms what was established by the Court of Appeal, according to which there would have been a risk of exposing the people transferred to Rwanda to serious human rights violations.Based on the principle of "non-refoulement", a person requesting asylum cannot be sent back to their country of origin if this puts their safety at risk. The Supreme Court therefore unanimously decided that the choice of Rwanda did not provide adequate standards of security and respect for human rights, both under British law and international law. The ruling does not prohibit the sending of migrants to another country, however the government's plans which promised an iron fist against the "boats" have been si...

  The conflict of recent days in Ukraine, whose sovereignty is now hostage to Russian bombs, has forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee to seek shelter in surrounding countries.Faced with the ongoing humanitarian crisis at its borders, the European Union has said it is ready to provide assistance common answer, with a series of actions aimed primarily at ensuring the safety of the exiles. The first provides for an allocation in favor of neighboring European states:Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and Romania, towards which the refugees are headed.Sums intended to cover humanitarian aid will also be given to Ukraine itself to deal with internally displaced people.Alongside economic contributions, the establishment of a European "solidarity platform" is being discussed, to coordinate operations in collaboration with community agencies, the European Asylum Agency and Frontex, which will deal with all aspects of the humanitarian crisis . The most significant element of this response is ce...

Of Rita Cantalino Ioane Teitiota is a man originally from the island of Tarawa, in the Republic of Kiribati, a dot on the map in the center of the Pacific that represents a small constellation of coral atolls and islets.A paradise of white beaches and crystal clear sea whose islands are the first on the planet, every day, to see the sunrise, the first to celebrate every new year, but which could soon disappear because the sea is swallowing them. For this reason, in 2015 Teitiota he decided to leave.Coastal erosion was making his home unlivable:the lands were becoming salinised, cultivating or raising animals was impossible because there was less and less fresh water.With the water, the land on which to stand, to have a home, to live also decreased:the sea was eating everything, causing discontent to grow and, with it, a climate of violence due to the scarcity of land. Teitiota goes to New Zealand where he applies for international protection:his and his family's lives are put at risk b...

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has sparked international indignation and a feeling of understandable and shareable compassion towards the population attacked and threatened by the bombings.Across Europe and beyond, countries have opened their borders to welcome Ukrainian asylum seekers and refugees. Read also >> Fleeing from Ukraine:first the children, then the white women and men and finally the Africans The decision unanimous of the 27 member states of the European Union (EU) to invoke Directive 55 of 2001 on temporary protection, adopted over twenty years ago in the aftermath of the conflict in the former Yugoslavia, gave Ukrainian citizens (with a limit, however, to those of other nationalities coming from the Eastern European country) access to various services social issues such as housing, education and healthcare by debureaucratizing each nation's laborious asylum process. The response to the crisis that broke out on February 24th is very different from what we have witnessed...