European rights court condemns Italy over toxic waste dumping by mafia

Strasbourg, France (AFP) Jan 30, 2025

Europe's rights court on Thursday condemned Italy for failing to deal with the burying and dumping of toxic waste by organised criminal groups in the southern Campania region. In a unanimous verdict the Strasbourg-based European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that Italy had violated Article 2 - the right to life - of the European Convention on Human Rights that the court enforces.