Press releases

For several days, hundreds of people living at Spin Time have been forced to live and sleep on the street and on the pavement outside the building on Via Santa Croce in Gerusalemme following the seizing of the property. Among them are more than a hundred children, older adults, pregnant...
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The Italian Government Must Act to Secure the Release of the 14 Detained Palestinian Doctors Rome, 28 July 2026 To the President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia MeloniTo the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani Prime Minister Meloni, Minister Tajani, Through this...
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Dear colleagues, We are addressing the public and, in particular, the medical and healthcare community: Medical Associations, scientific societies, healthcare networks, hospitals, and all health professionals. We urge you to publicly endorse the petition launched by Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI) for the immediate release of 14 Palestinian doctors...
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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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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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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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Over the past 12 years of continuous activity, we have provided medical assistance and informed thousands of people about their rights, bringing the precarious living and working conditions of migrant workers involved in citrus harvesting to the attention of institutions and public opinion.

MEDU firmly condemns the decision of the Italian authorities to release and repatriate General Njeem Osama Elmasry, known as Almasri, to Libya on a State-operated flight. The International Criminal Court (ICC)

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

Medici per i Diritti Umani supported by UNHCR – the UN Refugee Agencypresents the report FRAMMENTIMigrations, trauma and mental health It is often argued that extreme traumatic events such as torture and intentional violence lead to a dramatic fragmentation of the...