18 December 2020, 16:16 UTC
A report by Amnesty International Italia examines the impact of decisions taken and practices adopted by the authorities in responding to the pandemic in care homes in three Italian regions. Notably, these included failing to ensure the right to life, to health and to non-discrimination for older people in care homes.
Abandoned”, highlighting human rights violations in care homes in Italy during the COVID-19 pandemic looks at the impact of the Covid pandemic on the human rights of older people in care homes in the Italian regions of Lombardy, Emilia-Romagna and Veneto. It highlights the shortcomings of Italian institutions at the national, regional and local level in adopting timely measures to protect the life and dignity of older people in care homes during the COVID-19 health emergency. The delay or failure in adopting adequate measures often resulted in the violation of the right to life, to health and to non-discrimination of older care home resi