Montegrotto Terme

REGION
Europe
COUNTRY
Italy
YEAR OF JOINING THE GLOBAL CAMPAIGN
2022
LOCAL / REGIONAL LEADER
Riccardo Mortandello, Mayor
MANDATE DURATION
2021 - 2026
TYPE OF GOVERNMENT
City/Municipality
POPULATION RANGE
Towns, small cities, and rural areas with up to 50,000 inhabitants
VISION AS HUMAN RIGHTS CITY / TERRITORY

 

It is important to act from the bottom up to affirm and consolidate the culture of human rights in politics, the economy, and social life. A municipal administration must raise awareness among its citizens on the issue of human rights with the aim of building a more just society, where those very rights are fully realized. By sharing educational paths with youth, schools, and associations, and providing elements of hope for a new and more respectful civic and social consciousness, the local community grows, realizing that proximity democracy is essential to cultivating a culture of human rights, peace, and solidarity.

 

MOTIVATIONS TO JOIN THE CAMPAIGN

 

We strongly believe in the importance of networking also on an international scale to better disseminate best practices and initiatives aimed at affirming human rights.

 

HUMAN RIGHTS LOCAL POLICIES, MECHANISMS AND PROGRAMS

 

  • Joined in 2017 the SAI Project (Protection System for asylum seekers and refugees established by a network of local governments implementing integrated reception projects)
  • Establishment of a Food Bank
  • Participation in the “Padua Network in Defense of Human Rights Defenders”
  • Establishment of Neighborhood Watch
  • Establishment of Equal Opportunities Council
  • Naming of “Children's Rights Park”
  • Council motion “Lus Scolae”