General Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions

Matteo Mecacci (Italy) - Chair

Matteo Mecacci (Italy) was elected Chair of the Commitee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions at the 2011 Annual Session in Belgrade after having served as the committee's Rapporteur since 2009. Mr. Mecacci has been a member of the Italian Parliament since 2008, where he serves on the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chamber of Deputies. From 2001 to 2008 he was based in New York where he co-ordinated various campaigns related to the promotion of democracy, particularly in regards to the International Criminal Court and the United Nations Commission on Human Rights.

He is currently the President of the Italian Parliamentary Intergroup for Tibet and Vice-President of the Nonviolent Radical Party, Transnational and Transparty, an NGO with Ecosoc Consultative status with the UN.