Initiative often arises from necessity.
StraLi was founded by a group of legal professionals who, confronted with the shortcomings of the justice system, united around a shared goal: driving meaningful change.
Inspired by the “strale”—an arrow striking directly at its target—StraLi (STRAtegic Litigation) is a nonprofit association dedicated to advancing the protection of fundamental rights and freedoms through strategic litigation. At its inception, StraLi began with seven members; today, our team continues to grow, with new faces and fresh energy fueling our mission every day.
Boards of directors
She is a lawyer specialized in criminal law and human rights. Se holds a PhD in criminal procedural law and cooperates with the chair of Penitentiary Law at the University of Turin. She collaborates with numerous human rights associations, with a focus on detention’s conditions and torture, and she is part of the legal team of Antigone NGO.
Nicolò is a criminal lawyer based in Turin, specializing in criminal, international, and cyber law. He studied at Columbia University and the University of Amsterdam, where he earned a PhD in transnational criminal law. He is a consultant for international institutions and organizations, and he collaborates with the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute and various human rights associations.
Graduated in Law and Labor Consultant enrolled in the Turin Register, she specialized in assisting foreign clients operating in Italy, startups and multinationals, in terms of payroll and strategic consultancy on personnel management. She is dedicated to human rights in the field of labor law.
Legal Officer at the Nuhanovic Foundation, a Dutch NGO dedicated to providing litigation support and legal advice to victims of international crimes. A criminal defense lawyer specializing in international criminal law and environmental law, she has experience in both domestic and international litigation. At the Nuhanovic Foundation, she coordinates strategic litigation cases, provides legal support for investigations and trials, and develops partnerships to promote justice for victims of international crimes and uphold fundamental human rights.
Journalist and press office specialist in Turin. After some experiences in the institutional and cultural fields, she is now working in the Communication department of a company. Shas has been volunteering for more than 10 years. In StraLi, she is active in the association’s board and in the Communication Team, where she contributes to the communication strategies and for the media relations.
Team Leader
Criminal Lawyer and coordinator of the Strategic Litigation Team. After studying at the University of Turin and Münster, he specialized in national criminal law and did training periods at the European Court of Human Rights and the European Court of Justice. He currently works in a multidisciplinary firm located in Turin-Milan-Luxembourg, on issues of European and international criminal law.
She graduated in Law with final thesis regarding judicial cooperation in criminal matters within European Union and she pursued a L.M.M. in Penitentiary Psichology and Offender Management. Always passionate about graphics and digital illustration, she supports the communication team.
PhD student in Political Science at the University of Genoa, with a project on the relationship between intersex people and the law. She obtained a master’s in European Legal Studies, and a postgraduate master’s degree in Gender Studies and Politics.
Founders
Antonio is one of the founding members of StraLi. He is a civil lawyer and, after attending the LLM in “Comparative law, economics and finance” at the International University College of Turin, he settled in Milan, where he carries out his professional practice with a particular focus on social integration and anti-discrimination issues.
Lawyer, after graduating from law school he practiced criminal law for several years and from 2018 to 2022 was part of the Executive of the Criminal Chamber of Western Piedmont and Aosta Valley.
In September 2022 he entered the nonprofit world in healthcare, where he currently serves as Administrative Director at a Turin-based foundation
Criminal and human rights lawyer and former active member of Giuristi Democratici and ELDH as an observer of judicial processes. She has been specializing in project management and management of humanitarian interventions in emergency and conflict contexts – a field in which she worked for several years before qualifying and where she currently works full time.
Members
After passing the Bar Exam in Italy, he moved to Amsterdam for an LLM thinking of staying there for one year only, instead, it will soon be five years. Despite being a Legal Counsel for a fintech, he has been collaborating with StraLi since 2019. Throughout the years he mostly focused on the socialmedia side and to civil and environmental law, as well as relationships with other entities
After graduating in law from the University of Roma Tre, she specialized in the fields of human rights and renewable energy, working as a lawyer at two international law firms in Rome. She is currently pursuing an LL.M. in Transnational Crime and Justice at UNICRI in Turin.
He graduated in Economics at the University of Rome ‘Tor Vergata’. After working for 3 years in a Foundation of the Luxembourg Ministry of Finance, he obtained a Master’s degree in Transnational Crime and Justice at UNICRI. He then did research on organised crime and terrorism at this institute. Passionate about international law, economics and international affairs.
Graduated from law and specialized in human rights, she has experience in civil and international human rights litigation before courts, arbitration tribunals and quasi-judicial bodies. Currently, she also manages projects in the area of international cooperation.
Civil law attorney, during his studies he attended a semester at the Center for Transnational Legal Studies in London and he currently serves as judge in the final rounds of the competition in Italy and abroad. He did an internship at the International Maritime Organization in London where he acquired specific knowledge in international law of the sea. He has been collaborating with StraLi since 2023 in the Strategic Litigation Team.
After two and a half years as trainee lawyer, she is now a Cyber Security and Data Management consultant. She has a law degree by the University of Trento and she studied in the USA, Portugal and Palestine where she has deepened her knowledge in human rights’ law, with a particular focus on the Palestinian – Israeli conflict.
After obtaining her LL.B. in Comparative European Law at the University of Maastricht, she is now pursuing her LL.M. specializing in Human Rights at the University of Bologna. Passionate about social justice, she collaborates with NGOs and emerging organisations in the field of access to education and conducts research on migrant rights and the impact of new technologies on minorities.
Administrative lawyer, specialized at SPISA in Bologna. Having dealt with the impact of neuroscience on criminal law, she became passionate about the relationship between rights and new technologies. She is trained in anti-discrimination law and issues related to vulnerabilities. She collaborates with an association that monitors legislation and practices that restrict fundamental freedoms.
Research Fellow in Private Law and Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Trento, where he earned a PhD in Comparative and European Legal Studies after graduating in Law from the University of Genoa. His research focuses primarily on Artificial Intelligence, and he is the author of the monograph “Artificial Intelligence and Civil Liability: A Study on Attribution Criteria.”
Administrative lawyer, specialized at SPISA in Bologna. Having dealt with the impact of neuroscience on criminal law, she became passionate about the relationship between rights and new technologies. She is trained in anti-discrimination law and issues related to vulnerabilities. She collaborates with an association that monitors legislation and practices that restrict fundamental freedoms.
Lawyer, always with a deep interest in international law.
Almost 10 years of professional experience on legal and practical issues related to migration, in international organizations and NGOs, in HQs and in the field. I have held project coordination positions also in emergency and humanitarian crisis contexts, dealing with advocacy, acting as focal point in relations with public institutions and relevant stakeholders, thus combining theoretical legal knowledge of these topics with practical experience acquired in the field.
Lover of negotiation and art, I recently decided to change field, dealing with intellectual property and copyright.
He is a lawyer specialized in economic criminal law and master´s degree in criminal law from Pompeu Fabra University of Barcelona, Spain. He worked for more than 13 years in the National Attorney General´s Office of Argentina, where he was Deputy Prosecutor, and is currently working in private practice as a lawyer. He also is a professor at the University of Buenos Aires and in training courses at the Public Prosecutor’s Office.
He is a lawyer specialized in economic criminal law and master´s degree in criminal law from Pompeu Fabra University of Barcelona, Spain. He worked for more than 13 years in the National Attorney General´s Office of Argentina, where he was Deputy Prosecutor, and is currently working in private practice as a lawyer. He also is a professor at the University of Buenos Aires and in training courses at the Public Prosecutor’s Office.
He is an Argentinean lawyer specialized in international criminal law and human rights. He worked as a Senior Legal Officer at the Argentinean Federal Criminal Court of Cassation for over 15 years and has previous experience at the ICTY. He holds a professor position at the universities of Palermo and Buenos Aires (Argentina), and he is a legal adviser at the Argentinean Embassy in Türkiye.
Criminal and food lawyer. She has always been interested in human rights; she has carried out several training experiences in the field of deprivation of liberty and she has previous experience in the world of prison volunteering and as legal support for migrants. She has been in StraLi since 2019 as a member of the strategic litigation team and as a support for the communication team.
Civil lawyer, she graduated from the University of Turin, while obtaining also the “Licence en Droit Français” from the University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis.
Since February 2021, she has been collaborating with a multidisciplinary firm with offices in Turin, Milan and Rome, and a member of the International Relations Commission of the Turin Bar Council.
Graduated in law and specialized in human rights and conflict management at Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa, he is currently an LLM candidate at the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights. He spent a year in northern Cameroon providing legal assistance to detainees and later collaborated with NGOs such as Geneva Call and INTERSOS.
PhD student in Public Law at the University of Genoa, he directs his research interests towards issues such as constitutional emergency, the relationship between technologies and fundamental rights, and prison law. In StraLi he coordinates the ‘Digital Rights’ and ‘Future Generations’ teams and represents the association in the Digital Human Rights Network coalition.
After obtaining her Master’s in Law at the University of Bologna, she pursued her LL.M. at the Geneva Academy International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights in 2022. She worked for the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and collaborated with international NGOs. She now works on socio economic rights and criminal law in Bologna as trainee lawyer.
Criminal lawyer, qualified to practice as a solicitor of England and Wales. For three years, she has been as Associate within the Criminal Litigation team of a multidisciplinary law firm based in London. She has also actively participated in various pro bono initiatives led by the firm, as well as prior volunteering at the Death Penalty Project a legal action NGO with the mission of achieving fairer and more humane justice systems and the abolition of the death penalty worldwide through strategic litigation and advocacy work.
She holds degrees in Global Criminal Law and International Human Rights Law from the University of Groningen. She has worked as a research assistant in the field of anti-mafia law in the Netherlands. She currently holds a research fellowship at the Center for Human Rights at the University of Padova. Her research interests focus on detention and the rights of detainees.
Programmes Officer at Lawyers for Justice in Libya (LFJL), NGO that works towards justice and accountability for human rights violations and international crimes committed in Libya. She is a Law graduate with a Master in Human Rights and Conflict Management. She has worked for NGO providing legal assistance to asylum seekers, at international institutions, as the UN and the EU; and as legal researcher. Committed to work towards a higher protection of human rights, through juridical tools.
She holds a master’s degree in Law with a specialization in International Law, she has experience in civil, juvenile and immigration law litigation. She has worked as a researcher at the Universities of Udine, Turin and Aosta Valley. Currently, she is a member of several human rights associations and works in the Legal Services Unit of the European Union Agency for Asylum.
