Marco Perduca, Senator in Italy from 2008 to 2013, served on the Foreign Affairs, Justice, and Human Rights committees. For 20 years, he has coordinated the activities of the Nonviolent Radical Party at the United Nations in New York, Geneva and Vienna, and has organized high-level meetings to abolish the death penalty in Africa and Central Asia and to promote the establishment of the International Criminal Court. Has experience within UN mechanisms with an emphasis on drug policy reform. For a few years he collaborated with British law firms and American foundations on prisoners and migrants’ rights in Italy. in 2018 co-founded Science for Democracy and since 2016 he coordinates the international activities of the Associazione Luca Coscioni.
His letters and opinions have appeared in the International Herald Tribune, the Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian and Nature Italy. When in Parliament, he was often a guest on the BBC as a commentator on Italian politics. He has published three books and curated five more. He has a blog on HuffingtonPost.it. In 2021 was appointed Sherpa of the Values 20 Group and promoted a referendum to legalize cannabis cultivation in Italy. Over the years, he has resorted to non-violence to urge reforms on several issues.