Understand this route
Art. 43 of the Immigration Act expressly treats refusal of housing, work, education or services, or worse terms on ethnic grounds, as discrimination. Art. 44 gives a claim to stop the conduct, remove its effects and obtain damages, non-pecuniary damage included. The decisive advantage is art. 4(3) of Legislative Decree 215/2003: serious, precise and consistent facts, statistics included, are enough, after which the defendant must disprove them. Registered associations can litigate for you under a notarised authority; UNAR assists but does not sue.
What to check
- Record the facts: messages, ads, witnesses, dates.
- Statistics and similar cases count as evidence too.
- An association on the ministerial register can sue for you under a notarised authority.
- UNAR: for advice and support.
Caveat
Two different dates. At EU level temporary protection runs to 4 March 2028 (Council Decision (EU) 2026/1912). Italian instruments, as at 26 September 2026, are still tied to 4 March 2027, and we found no Italian implementing act for 2028. Check your questura and the Ministry of the Interior before acting.
Updated: 2026-09-29