Rome, Latium, Italy
Main promoter and Chair Listareferendumedemocrazia.it Main promoter and Chair Committee ReferendumCannabis.it Sherpa of the Values 20 Group (V20) Coordinator of the international platform Science for Democracy, for the right to science for the promotion of individual and societal welfare. Independent advocacy consultant on human rights-related issues, main focus on immigration laws and policy in Italy. Consultant on the Italian prison situation for several London-based law firms. Director of a drug policy reform project to promote access to medical cannabis in Italy and to influence Italy's position for the 2016 UN General Assembly Special Session on Drugs for the Luca Coscioni Association. Coordinator of inter-governmental meetings and anti-death penalty missions to Africa for the non-governmental organization Hands Off Cain. Member of the Italian Senate, served in the Foreign Affairs, Justice and Human Rights Committees. April 2008 to March 2013. Independent consultant at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on a variety of issues pertaining to human rights and international organizations. June 2006 to March 2008. United Nations representative for the Nonviolent Radical Party, Transnational and Transparty, a non-governmental organization affiliated with the Economic and Social Council of the UN. October 1996 February 2006. Ph.D. Candidate in English literature at the University of Pisa and Liverpool. April 1995 October 1996. Civil service, alternative to the then mandatory military draft as a librarian in Calenzano. March 1994 February 1995. Degree in North-American literature at the University of Florence. 1993. Semester at Rutgers Univeristy, NJ. 1992.
Science for Democracy is an organization that promotes the Rule of Law through the affirmation of the Right to Science, the adoption of evidence-based decisions and the promotion of public debates to foster human development. It aims to consolidate democracy as the sole institutional framework which can advance the Right to Science globally. Issues central to the activities of Science for Democracy are the environment and its various ecosystems, human freedom, health and quality of life. Anyone can join Science for Democracy. Science for Democracy reaches out to the UN Committee for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR) as well as other organizations and individuals to engage them in view of the full adoption of the Right to Science by the UN Council on Human Rights in spring 2019.
Design, promote and coordinate activities within the United Nations system that deal with the "Right to Science"
Advocacy Coordinator for the "Right to Science" within the UN system, and to promote an international conference on "Scientific Research and Controlled Substances"
Representing DRCNet in major human rights related fora at different United Nations offices and events
StoptheDrugWar.org works for an end to drug prohibition worldwide, and an end to the "drug war" in its current form, as much of the harm commonly attributed to "drugs" is really the result of placing drugs in a criminal environment. The global drug war has fueled violence, civil instability, and public health crises; and that the currently prevalent arrest- and punishment-based policies toward drugs are unjust.