https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Amnesty International has criticized the actions of Switzerland in turning back migrants at the Italian border last year, saying it acted “illegally”. https://www.thelocal.it/20170223/amnesty-slams-switzerlands-illegal-treatment-of-migrants-at-italian-border Thu, 23 Feb 2017 13:24:06 +0100 amnesty-slams-switzerlands-illegal-treatment-of-migrants-at-italian-border Italian police on Thursday bluntly rejected a report by Amnesty International that they used beatings and electric shocks, potentially constituting 'torture', on migrants. https://www.thelocal.it/20161103/italian-police-deny-amnesty-charge-of-migrant-torture Thu, 03 Nov 2016 16:51:44 +0100 italian-police-deny-amnesty-charge-of-migrant-torture Italian police have used beatings and electric shocks, potentially constituting "torture", to coerce migrants into being fingerprinted as Italy cracks under pressure from the EU, Amnesty International said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20161103/amnesty-italian-police-tortured-migrant-minors Thu, 03 Nov 2016 09:40:40 +0100 amnesty-italian-police-tortured-migrant-minors