Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 9 of the Convention, Nineteenth and twentieth periodic reports of States parties due in 2015. Italy, CERD/C/ITA/19-20, 18 May 2015

The Italian Report focuses on the many legislative measures taken to counter racial discrimination, intolerance and xenophobic attitudes in specific areas such as sports, politics and the media. The measures taken to guarantee the fundamental rights of foreigners follow. In particular, the Report highlights the novelties introduced in the field of economic, social and cultural rights, such as the measures to grant the access to the labour market, to support the right to housing, to guarantee the healthcare assistance and to encourage school integration.