The Local Italy 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 Italian mayor refuses to officiate civil unions A mayor in a northern Italian town has refused to officiate a civil union - but says his actions aren't a "challenge" to the recently-passed law legalizing same-sex unions. https://www.thelocal.it/20160927/italian-mayor-refuses-to-officiate-civil-unions Tue, 27 Sep 2016 14:07:14 +0200 italian-mayor-refuses-to-officiate-civil-unions Italian doctor wins prize for work with war victims An Italian doctor who founded a charity that helps rehabilitate war victims has won a Right Livelihood Award, the jury for the Swedish human rights prize announced on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20151001/italian-wins-alternative-nobel-for-work-with-war-victimes Thu, 01 Oct 2015 13:34:28 +0200 italian-wins-alternative-nobel-for-work-with-war-victimes G8 police brutality victim calls for torture ban A British activist and journalist who was severely beaten at a police raid on the fringes of a G8 summit in Genoa in 2001 is now campaining for Italy to pass a torture law, in accordance with recommendations from the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) published on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150408/g8-police-brutality-victim-calls-for-torture-ban Wed, 08 Apr 2015 14:34:38 +0200 g8-police-brutality-victim-calls-for-torture-ban 460 Italians sought 'right to die' in 2013 UPDATED: Some 460 Italians, who were either terminally sick or suffering from debilitating illnesses, tried to end their lives at “right to die” clinics in Switzerland last year, the coordinator of Italy’s Euthanasia Law campaign told The Local. https://www.thelocal.it/20141104/hundreds-of-italians-sought-right-to-die-in-2013 Tue, 04 Nov 2014 13:41:00 +0100 hundreds-of-italians-sought-right-to-die-in-2013 Marriage still valid after sex change: Italian court An Italian man who underwent a sex change to become a woman has won a legal battle to remain legally married in what has been hailed a landmark case for transsexuals in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20140612/italian-court-marriage-still-valid-after-sex-change Thu, 12 Jun 2014 12:28:00 +0200 italian-court-marriage-still-valid-after-sex-change