Sergio D'Elia
The Honourable Sergio D'Elia | |
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Member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies | |
In office 2006–2008 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 5 May 1952 (1952-05-05) (age 66) Pontecorvo, Italy |
Nationality | Italian |
Political party | Radical Party (1986-1989) Pannella List (1989-1996) Bonino List (1996-2001) Italian Radicals (2001-present) |
Other political affiliations | Transnational Radical Party (1989-present) |
Spouse(s) | Mariateresa Di Lascia (deceased in 1994) Elisabetta Zamparutti |
Profession | politician |
Sergio D'Elia (born 5 May 1952 in Pontecorvo, Italy) is an Italian politician, activist and former left-wing terrorist, now a human rights' supporter and advocate of non-violence.[1]
D'Elia spent 12 years in prison for his affiliation to the terrorist organization Prima Linea; in 1986 he abandoned the armed struggle and Marxist ideology by adopting a left libertarian position, and soon joined the Radical Party (a socially liberal and libertarian political organization).[1]
Then, he founded in Rome (1993), with his first wife Mariateresa Di Lascia, Marco Pannella and former EU commissioner Emma Bonino (all politicians of Radical Party), the non-government group Hands Off Cain ("Nessuno tocchi Caino"), which fights against the death penalty and torture in the world.[1]
The great success of D'Elia and HOC was the United Nations moratorium on the death penalty (2007), proposed by Italy's government.[2]
He was an Italian Parliament member from 2006 to 2008.[3]
Notes
^ abc (in Italian) Diego Galli, Michele Lembo, Elisabetta Zamparutti, The real story of "terrorist" Sergio D'Elia (italian title: L'autentica storia del "terrorista" Sergio D'Elia
^ Comment on moratorium
^ Sergio D'Elia deputate's schedule
External links
- Hands Off Cain Official Website (English version)