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.

Father Maurizio Patriciello lost four relatives to cancers he blames on toxic waste dumps operated by the mafia in southern Italy, but despite death threats he has never stopped campaigning for justice.

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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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