Experience

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  United nations ocha

  Sept 2001 - Nov 2001

  Intern
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  International service for human rights

  Jul 2002 - Sept 2002

  Intern
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  Anti-slavery international

  Oct 2003 - Apr 2004

  Intern
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  Essex human rights review

  Apr 2004 - Dec 2008

  Editor in chief/executive editor

  The Essex Human Rights Review is an online publication hosting a variety of academic articles, on contemporary human rights issues, from a number of disciplines. My duties included reviewing and editing submitted articles; recruiting and coordinating editors; and organising and providing training sessions. In July 2008 the EHRR published its first hard copy, a Special Issue to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the University of Essex Human Rights Centre.

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  European roma information office

  Jun 2004 - Dec 2004

  Intern
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  University of essex

  Jan 2005 - Jul 2008

  My duties included liasing with and providing support to students; acting as the point of contact among all faculty members teaching the course; acting as a point of communication between the students and the faculty on different matters, such as the submission of coursework and the allowance of extenuating circumstances for late submissions; scheduling lectures and seminars; compiling the course outline; ensuring the availability of all the course materials including reading packs. For all the courses, my duties included lecturing; drafting the seminar questions and leading the seminars; compiling the course outline and reading list; drafting the essay and exam questions; marking assignments and exams; keeping the attendance registers and holding regular office hours.

  • Course Coordinator, Law Core Course, MA in Theory and Practice of Human Rights

    Sept 2005 - Jul 2008

  • Part time lecturer, teaching assistant

    Jan 2005 - Jul 2008
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  Open society justice initiative

  Apr 2005 - Jul 2005

  Coordinator of the ethnic profiling in europe project's country-specific research for italy

  Among my duties there was the researching the policing structures of Italy, with specific attention to the existence of police guidelines on stops, searches and policing ethnically diverse populations; researching the ethnic minority and immigrant populations of Italy and the attitudes of the majority population towards the ethnic minorities and immigrants; reviewing, analyzing and summarizing key findings of existing national and international research on evidence of practices or perceptions of ethnic profiling by police in Italy, and of ethnic disparities in criminal justice that indicate the prevalence of discrimination and probability that profiling in stops and searches is taking place. Show less

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  University college london

  Jan 2007 - Jul 2007

  Teaching fellow

  My duties included lecturing and holding the seminars; drafting topics for the seminars; compiling the course outline and reading list; holding office hours and providing personal tutorship; drafting essay and exam questions; marking essays and exams; supervising dissertations and maintaining class registers and attendance records.

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  Università degli studi di cagliari

  May 2009 - Dec 2012

  Researcher

  My duties included conducting a research on the dichotomy between freedom of expression and prohibition of racism, in particular looking at how the media and public authorities use of freedom of expression might foment racism. Furthermore, I researched on the status of Roma minority in Italy, with an analysis the reasons for their exclusion from the law which established the recognition of 12 other minority groups in light of international obligations. In addition to this, I worked on a research on the status of cultural rights and the right to culture in international law and in constitutional law. I also had teaching responsibilities, which included the drafting of exam questions and the marking of exams; administrative responsibilities connected with the course taught; attendance and organisation of conferences and seminars; organisation of study trips; attendance of faculty meetings. Show less

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  Human rights centre, university of essex

  Nov 2009 - Mar 2010

  Researcher

  Participate in a research about the use of individual petition to address violation which occur against a backdrop of widespread or systematic violations.

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  Eurac research

  Jun 2010 - Jun 2010

  Visiting fellow

  Conduct lectures and workshops on the Roma minorities of Europe.

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  Libero

  Sept 2012 - Nov 2013

  Researcher/photographer

  Libero is a Europe-wide project, launched in October 2013. My job required me extensive travelling across Italy, delivering accurate research as well as imaginative photography, on strict deadlines.

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  Associazione 21 luglio

  Jan 2013 - Dec 2013

  Project manager

  Coordinator of the research on the living conditions of Roma camps in Italy, which included managing a team of 8 research assistants, researching for and writing the report; presenting the report at national and international conferences and events; liaising and networking with local and national authorities, national and international NGOs, media and private individuals; advocating on children’s rights at the national and European level.

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  Osservatorio

  Jul 2013 - Aug 2013

  Osservatorio di diritto ed economia per la cultura e l’arte

  As a research fellow for the DECA Master my duties included researching on the right to culture and cultural identity at the international and European level; conducting lectures and seminars for the Master on the right to culture, cultural identity and freedom of expression in relation to art and culture; participating in the organisation of conferences and coordinating the section on the right to culture and cultural identity in international law; as well as acting as co-editor for the academic journal “Rivista Italiana di Diritto della Cultura”. Show less

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  Il giornale dei viaggi

  Aug 2013 - May 2015

  Freelance contributor

  As one of the contributors to Il Giornale dei Viaggi, I wrote travel reports and travel stories and published pictures on a variety of countries/places.

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  Journey latin america

  Oct 2014 - Mar 2015

  Tour leader

  My responsibilities included: meeting members of the group on their arrival at the airport in Latin America or arrange for them to be met by a reliable local representative; arranging accommodation for all clients on the tour(s) if it had not already been booked, arranging and paying for all transport and conducting the group according to the published itinerary with the funds allocated for the tour; being responsible for the smooth running of all aspects of the Tour(s) and representing JLA in a professional manner at all times so as to promote the interests of JLA; using my best endeavors to ensure the security and wellbeing of the group members so that the Tour(s) end successfully; keeping a detailed and accurate record of accounts and money spent in the performance of my obligations; preparing a detailed report of each trip with particular reference to routes, transport costs and timetables, recommended hotels and restaurants, border and visa formalities. I also made a detailed report of any matters relating to the safety of the group (eg, vehicle and road condition, equipment hired etc) and also unusual incidents which in my opinion caused tension or disagreement within a group - particularly in the case of what is or what is not included in the cost of the tour and any disagreements with any client, or between any clients. Show less

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  My adventures across the world

  Apr 2015 - now

  Editor in chief

  Freelance travel writing, marketing the best tourist destinations and services.

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  Plansify

  Jun 2015 - Dec 2016

  Advisor

  Plansify used to connect those in need of real travel advice with actual travel experts who could provide the most reliable, specific and personalized travel advice possible. I was one of their advisors on solo and long term travel and on specific destinations such as Argentina, Peru, Nicaragua, Guatemala and Cuba. Plansify has been terminated.

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  Strictly sardinia

  May 2020 - now

  Editor in chief
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  Strictly rome

  Jan 2021 - Dec 2022

  Editor in chief