15625, CSC, 09/02/2021
Court: Corte Suprema di Cassazione
 | 2021

Distinction between persecutory acts and harassment - Persecutory acts cause the victim a persistent and severe state of anxiety or alteration of his or her life habits - Harassment as acts aimed at annoying the victim

27114, CSC, 06/10/2021
Court: Corte Suprema di Cassazione
 | 2021

Right to conscious and responsible procreation and self-determination - Termination of pregnancy permissible only in cases provided for by law where there is a danger to pregnant woman’s health or life - The mere existence of malformations of the foetus not affecting woman’s life or health does not permit access to abortion

Barbosa de Souza and Others v. Brazil, IACtHR, Series C No. 435, 7/09/2021
Court: Inter-American Court of Human Rights
 | 2021

Killing of a young African descent woman and impunity of the perpetrator due a broad application of the parliamentary immunity - Gender stereotypes employed by domestic authorities to the detriment of the victim - Violation of the right to equality before the law, to judicial protection, and to be free from discrimination

Bedoya Lima and Others v. Colombia, IACtHR, Series C No. 431, 26/08/2021
Court: Inter-American Court of Human Rights
 | 2021

Verbal, physical and sexual violence committed against a female journalist in the context of a kidnapping by a paramilitary group - Violation of the right to judicial protection, to dignity, to freedom of thought and expression, to personal integrity, to equal protection before the law - Lack of due diligence due to discriminatory attitudes towards the victim in the course of the investigations

Maidanik and Others v. Uruguay, IACtHR, Series C No. 444, 15/11/2021
Court: Inter-American Court of Human Rights
 | 2021

Extrajudicial killing of two women and forced disappearance of two men - Ineffective investigations - Violation of the right to personal integrity and to judicial protection

Dissenting / Concurring: Sexual violence, discrimination against women, ineffective investigations, disappearance