On October 14, 153 members of the lower house of Italy’s Parliament backed renewal of the deal with Libya—by parties in Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s coalition.
But not everyone in Parliament agreed. 112 MPs voted against the renewal. Hundreds of people took to the streets in Rome. Human rights defenders, faith leaders, survivors and lawmakers have raised a collective voice against Italy’s agreement with Libya.
Because this year alone:
— Over 700 people have died crossing the Mediterranean Sea trying to reach Europe.1
— Over 19,000 people have been returned and put at risk of forced labor, torture, or sexual violence.2
— Italy has increased the crackdown on rescue vessels, detaining and fining NGOs up to €10,000 for saving lives.3
— Italy released a war criminal under arrest by the International Criminal Court for torture—then quietly folded him into a private jet flight home.4
The renewal hasn’t taken effect yet. Italy is set to renew its deadly migration agreement with Libya on November 2. That gives us days of opportunity.
Meloni still has the power to stop it.
She must feel the pressure now.
Join the global outcry. Send her a message she won’t forget.
Tell her: The world is watching.
Notes:
- https://www.iom.int/news/iom-reports-60-migrants-missing-two-deadly-shipwrecks-libya#:~:text=Identification%20efforts%20are%20ongoing%2C%20with,please%20visit%20IOM's%20Media%20Centre. ↩
- https://libyaobserver.ly/news/iom-over-1000-immigrants-intercepted-returned-libya-single-week ↩
- https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jul/23/italys-detention-of-rescue-vessels-in-mediterranean-will-lead-to-more-deaths-say-campaigners ↩
- https://www.freedomunited.org/news/italy-releases-libyan-war-crimes-suspect/ ↩
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