at sea and of the continuing desire to associate The discussion of the draft bill began in early migration with the issue of respect for public January in the Italian Senate. [...] Verbal attacks by members of the government The European Commission’s Rule of Law raise fears of the beginning of a new phase of Report has received very little attention in criminalisation and defamation of civil society, Italy over the course of 2022; only two articles while the introduction of restrictive regulations related to the report have been published in hamper the on-field activities of. [...] 20 14 Liberties Rule of Law Report 2023 ITALY Italian stakeholders, including the National According to the Vice-President of the Order, Council of the Order of Journalists, are high- there is a possibility that starting from January lighting the need for a reform of the legislation. [...] The decree, which introduces for the umpteenth (Un)safe environment time a code of conduct for NGOs involved in migrant rescue in the Mediterranean Sea The appointment of the new government (which are accused of posing a general threat led by the far-right party Brothers of Italy to public security), limits once again the work marked the return of attacks on humanitar- of humanitarian NGOs and hin. [...] Many CSOs warn the area of distress, access should be of a generalisation of misconduct and corrup- given to the next place of safety as tion of the entire civil sector risks, and the soon as reasonably practicable and in risk of a negative narrative on civil society as line with the UNCLOS as well as the a whole, causing confusion and public distrust SAR and SOLAS conventions.
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