Italian Hub Event on Human Rights in Iran: Islam, Gender and Legal Profession

27.03.2026

The event will take place on 27 March (11:00–14:00 CET) at A Criscuolo Palace of Justice, Girardi Hall and online.

The event aims to inform the discourse on what is happening in Iran and the reasons that led to the uprisings across the State. A critical look at Islam, the human rights violations committed by the theocracy, with particular attention to women, the LGBTQI+ Community, and Iranian lawyers arrested simply for doing their job; the EU's sanctioning power, the possible future prospects in the political and social spheres.

More here.

Speakers:

  • Carmine Foreste (President of the Naples Bar Association)
  • Luca Capriello (Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, European Union Policies, Defense, Local Authorities - Interparliamentary Group ‘Sviluppo Sud’)
  • Roberta Foglia Manzillo (Councilor of the Naples Bar Association, Human Rights Delegate)
  • Mariella Fiorentino (Coordinator of the Human Rights Commission of the Naples Bar Association, President of the European Law Center for Anti-Discrimination Studies (ELCA4), Member of the Fundamental Rights SIG, European Law Institute)
  • Natascia Jafary (Member of the Naples Bar Association Human Rights Commission)
  • Alexandra Malangone (Senior Lawyer Member of Human Rights League, Slovacchia; Ex member CoE GRETA, Associate Fellow at Johns Hopkins SAIS Bologna)
  • Rozita Shoaei (Activist, ‘Azadi’ Cultural Association of Iranians in Naples, ‘Woman. Life. Freedom’ Movement)
  • Federico De Luca (U.N.A.R. Expert, National Representative of the ‘Rete Lenford’, Human Rights Commissions Union des Avocats Européens and Naples Bar Association)
  • Zahra Toufigh (Iranian jurist, legal practitioner Reception Centers for Asylum Seekers/International Protection)
  • Parisa Nazari (Pharmacist, Cultural Mediator, Interpreter, Activist of the ‘Women. Life. Freedom’ Movement)
  • Giuseppe Landolfo (Councilor of Naples Bar Association, Human Rights Delegate, Human Rights Commission)