The Italian authorities passed a legislation last week limiting the rights of migrants who attempt to reach its shores, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rights groups and organizations in Italy voiced their concerns over the far right government\u2019s use of extraordinary processes and the declaration of a state of emergency earlier this month to respond to issues like migration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
HRW warned that this new law will have a devastating impact on migrants\u2019 rights, including their ability to seek protection, access fair asylum procedures, and enjoy freedom of movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It should be mentioned that recently hundreds of people, who were attempting to reach Italy, died as their boats sank off the Libyan coast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Italian authorities passed a legislation last week limiting the rights of migrants who attempt to reach its shores, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) said. Rights groups and organizations in Italy voiced their concerns over the far right government\u2019s use of extraordinary processes and the declaration of a state of emergency earlier this month to respond to issues like migration. HRW warned …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":93161,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[4571],"class_list":["post-93160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-italy-passes-new-law-restricting-rights-of-migrants"],"yoast_head":"\n