The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Italy violated the right to life of those living in a toxic-waste polluted area around Naples.

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 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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The European Court of Human Rights has ruled against Italy for failing to protect citizens' right to life in a toxic-waste affected area near Naples. The court ordered the development of a strategy to address contamination caused by the mafia-controlled waste disposal.

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