Amnesty International is calling for an independent parliamentary inquiry into Covid-19 deaths in Italian nursing homes and reports of retaliation against nursing home staff who spoke out about unsafe conditions there, according to AP.

Amnesty based its findings on interviews with 34 healthcare workers, as well as union leaders and lawyers. A third of the workers raised concerns about a climate of fear and retaliation in their workplace, Amnesty said in a statement.

In addition to the high toll on nursing home residents, Amnesty said some employees who complained about lack of protective equipment or raised other concerns about unsafe working conditions in the facilities were subjected to disciplinary proceedings.