Matteo Mecacci
Matteo Mecacci | |
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ODIHR Director Matteo Mecacci at the Warsaw Human Dimension Conference, 6 October 2023 | |
| Director of OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights | |
| Assumed office 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Katarzyna Gardapkhadze |
| Succeeded by | dr Tea Jaliashvili |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 February 1975 Florence, Italy |
| Political party | Radicali Italiani |
| Spouse | Barbara Mecacci |
| Alma mater | University of Florence |
| Profession | Diplomat |
| Website | |
Matteo Mecacci (born 21 February 1975) is an Italian diplomat. From December 2020 to August 2024 served as director of the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODHIR). In the past, he was a Radical Party Member of Parliament in Italy and elected in the lists of the Democratic Party, President of the International Campaign for Tibet and leading advocate for the International Criminal Court, the abolition of the death penalty, religious freedom and other prominent human rights campaigns.