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Peripheries (PERIFERIE)

Press Conference – Thursday, March 26 at 10:30 AM at CSV Lazio Via Liberiana, 17, 00185 Rome Urban peripheries today represent some of the places where inequalities in access to healthcare are most evident. In contexts marked by socio-economic vulnerability, housing insecurity, and social marginalization, the right to care risks...
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Medu at Casa Rider – Florence

In Florence there is Casa Rider, a place of shelter, rest, and social exchange where the city’s delivery riders can stop, recharge their energy, and access a variety of services. Casa Rider was born in 2025 to provide information and support to those who work delivering our food, riding on...
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Project: Un camper per i diritti/Fi

EU pact on migration and asylum

EU pact on migration and asylum: European Parliament accelerates dismantling of guarantees for protection seekers FEBRUARY 11, 2026 – Yesterday, the European Parliament approved two central pieces of legislation in the new European Pact on Migration and Asylum: the common EU list of safe countries of origin and the new safe third country...
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Le torture dei lavoratori sanitari in Israele - Un appello per un'azione urgente

Torture of Medical Workers in Israel – A Call for Urgent Action

Medici per i diritti umani (MEDU) stands with and supports the denunciation and appeal of Physicians for Human Rights Israel. A new PHR-Israel report unveils harrowing testimonies from detained medical workers. Three doctors and one paramedic are among the dozens who have died in detention. The exact cause of their...
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First department of Child neuropsychiatry in Niger was inaugurated in National Hospital of Niamey

On October 2, the first Child Neuropsychiatry department in Niger was officially opened in Niamey at the National Hospital of the capital city.
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The Rosarno hoax

Disastrous living conditions for labourers against million-dollar still unused housing facilities. For the tenth consecutive year, MEDU has been present in the Gioia Tauro Plain to provide medical assistance and legal support to laborers employed in citrus harvesting. A team offering medical assistance and legal guidance, supported by two cultural...
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Health and Humanitarian Organizations Call for a Ceasefire

As health and humanitarian organizations witnessing the public health and humanitarian crisis in Gaza, we call for an immediate ceasefire, the speedy release of hostages and the provision of long-term safety for all inhabitants in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory through negotiated solutions and international action. The ongoing bombings,...
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Health and Humanitarian Organisations Speak Out

As we witness an unfolding humanitarian crisis and unprecedented escalation, the undersigned humanitarian and health organisations call for an immediate ceasefire and aid access into the Gaza Strip as the health system faces total collapse, and the immediate release of civilian hostages. Israel’s current assault on Gaza resulted in more...
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Raising A Red Flag

We publish the press release of our colleagues from Physicians for Human Rights Israel following the Hamas attack in southern Israel** It’s time to sound the alarms and raise the red flags. amid unspeakable tragedy, we may be facing an additional disaster – on a scale we haven’t seen in...
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Pain leads to more pain

We publish the appeal of our colleagues from Physicians for Human Rights Israel following the Hamas attack in southern Israel** Dear friends Harming civilians is a crime against international law, fundamental moral values, and our common humanity. Saturday’s Hamas assault in southern Israel included the injury, abduction, and murder of...
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