Europe's top rights court on Thursday ruled that Italy had failed to protect nearly three million people living in a region blighted by toxic waste dumped by the mafia, and gave the government two years to fix the situation.

The landmark ruling found the Italian Republic was guilty of violating citizens' right to life by failing "to deal with the problem of widespread dumping" on private land by criminal groups in the Terra dei Fuochi area — home to roughly 2.9 million people.

It’s home to the Amalfi Coast, Capri, Pompeii and Naples, Italy’s third-largest city, plus limoncello and buffalo mozzarella. Here’s how to see the best of Campania.

Father Maurizio Patriciello has been at the forefront of community efforts to expose the illegal disposal of industrial waste by the notorious Camorra in a region

The Mafia is “weaponizing” fire in the region for control and financial gain, said UC Berkeley researcher Lauren Pearson. She spent months speaking to prosecutors, the police, environmental groups and locals in Sicily, where Mafia groups are active.

The verdict from the Strasbourg Court condemning Italy regarding the Land of Fires has arrived, and reactions from Legambiente and Deputy Costa were swift. "A ruling that calls an entire

The European Court of Human Rights found on Thursday that Italy failed to deal with the burying and dumping of toxic waste by organised criminal groups in the southern Campania region, giving Rome two years to fix the situation.

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