I will not talk just for the sake of talking, you can be sure about that. But certainly I will happily do so to share meaningful messages and to proudly disseminate achievements obtained with my colleagues. Along the years I in fact learnt how to enjoy this part too and to embrace the undeniable importance of sharing and communicating about something you believe in, and to disseminate evidence to back up your advocacy!
In the last few years, I have been presenting and moderating at international conferences, seminars and at online events, often to share research findings, some other times acting as a spokesperson for the project I was coordinating or as the event manager.
See the full list of events I participated.
January 2025 – online
Webinar: Restorative justice in juvenile criminal matters
As an expert on restorative justice with children in criminal matters, on behalf of the European Forum for Restorative Justice (EFRJ), I have been invited by the Italian childhood and adolescence guarantor authority (AGIA) to discuss the findings of the two-year research on child restorative justice practices they conducted in cooperation with the Ministry of Justice and the Research Institute ‘Innocenti’.
December 2024 – Salzburg (Austria)
Global Salzburg Seminar on “Rethinking Youth Safety and Justice Systems“As a professional with solid experience in the child justice and child protection systems in Europe, I have been invited to join this multi-disciplinary and global seminar, organized by the Salzburg Global Seminar initiative in partnership with the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation, and the David Rockefeller Fund.
This multi-year initiative tackles the complex issues of child and youth violence and systemic injustices by addressing key societal failures—structural racism, economic inequities, and lack of actionable research—that disproportionately shape policing, judicial systems, and community safety worldwide.
November 2024 – Islamabad (Pakistan)
Workshop consultations with policy makers and with civil society representatives on the recruitment of children by terrorist groupsAs a UNODC consultant, I co-organised, co-facilitated and participated in a four-day consultative workshop in Islamabad on the challenges and vulnerabilities of youth across Pakistan. The first two days were a consultative exchange with policy makers at federal and provincial level, and the following two days with representatives of civil society organizations working with youth across the country.
October 2024 – Abuja (Nigeria)
Workshop training for public prosecutors (2 days) on the rights of child victims and witnesses in a context of insecurity.
As a UNODC consultant, I co-lead a training on the treatment of child victims and witnesses of crime and violence in contexts of insecurity, including recruitment and exploitation by armed groups.
October 2024 – Abuja (Nigeria)
Workshop training for policy makers (3 days) on the recruitment of children by terrorist groups and on the international, national and local legal framework.As a UNODC consultant, I co-led a training on the treatment of child victims of recruitment and exploitation by armed groups in contexts of insecurity, for policy makers from the three target States in North-East Nigeria: Borno, Yobe and Adamawa.
September 2024 – online
Webinar: Creating a circle of protection for child victims of traffickingTogether with Rebecca O Donnell – CHILD CIRCLE Director – I joined and contributed to a discussion, moderated by Veikko Mäkelä from Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) – on child trafficking and the Guidance we developed to help States ensuring that the children’s needs and rights are met through early identification, support and assistance in criminal justice and child protection procedures: eventually creating a cycle of protection for trafficked children.
During the webinar, we presented the Guidance and we were joined by Merit Korbe from the Barnahus in Estonia,to go through the reasons why such Guidance is needed, and offer an insightful and action-oriented conversation on child trafficking.
August 2024 – Abuja (Nigeria)
END VAC Global Programme, training for youth peace champions on restorative justice and peace building
As a UNODC consultant, I co-lead a training on the paths and stories children experience in North East Nigeria when recruited by terrorist groups, and on restorative approaches for their reintegration and for community peace-building.
June 2024 – Stockholm (Sweden)
“Achieving Dynamic and Resilient Systems” International Conference
Rebecca O Donnell – CHILD CIRCLE Director and I co-facilitated the Workshop on Child-centred procedures, during the International Conference organised by Child Circle and CBSS closing the project PROMISE TMR.
April 2024 – Leiden (The Netherlands)
Child-Friendly Justice European Network (CFJ-EN) Academic SeminarAs a researcher, member of the CFJ-EN, I was delighted to participate in the first CFJ-EN Academic Seminar, held in collaboration with Leiden Law School. The seminar, titled “Bridging the Gap: Exploring Academia’s Role in Collaborative Advancements of Child Friendly Justice in Europe” brought together 24 researchers from across Europe to focus on how the network – mostly composed of of NGOs and practitioners – can better and efficiently collaborate with universities and researchers working in the field of child justice, to maximize the benefits of such collaboration on both sides.
December 2023 – Online
National workshops for practitioners in Ireland and Romania – Data for Monitoring the Safety of Imprisoned Children (Data MOSAIC) project
The workshops were organised in the framework of the project Data Mosaic, led by Penal Reform International (PRI). As a project consultant for PRI, I presented the core findings of the European research on mechanisms of monitoring and data collection of violence against children in detention that I conducted through a survey to 27 EU countries and desk research. I presented the findings online in two separate workshops, respectively to the Irish and the Romanian stakeholders.
24 November 2023 – online
Webinar: “Disciplinary Sanctions in Youth Detention Facilities”
I contributed to the webinar – co-organised by the Children’s Rights European Academic Network (CREAN) and the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Human Rights – presenting on the current and potential role of restorative justice within child detention facilities.14 November 2023 – online
European Youth Justice: Politics, Policy & Practice – A Roundtable DiscussionA collaboration between Youth Justice Board in England and Wales; Shift, a charity that works with children and young people to break the cycle of crime, and Crest Advisory, an independent criminal justice think tank and consultancy. During the roundtable to share and promote good practices in youth justice in Europe, I presented on diversion practices across the EU, which is the focus of my PhD research.
24 October 2023 – online
Webinar: “Restorative Justice in the Child Justice System (La giustizia riparativa in ambito penale minorile)”
During the webinar, organised by the Italian Ombudsperson for Children’s Rights (AGIA); I presented on ” ‘Peer’ meeting, ‘not peer’ meeting: reflections starting from a testimony.17 October 2023 – Ljubljana (Slovenia)
CoE Conference “Improving the juvenile justice system and strengthening the education and training of penitentiary staff in Slovenia”
Invited by the Council of Europe, I presented the Comparative Study of European standards and promising practices on youth justice – Filling the gaps: potential solutions from the European experience
18 October 2023 Ljubljana (Slovenia)
CoE Capacity-building activity on the good practices identified in the Comparative Study of European standards and promising Practices on youth justice
For the Council of Europe, I co-prepared and co-facilitated the capacity building activity hosting 20 multi-disciplinary professionals from the Slovenian youth justice system.12-13 October 2023 Tblisi (Georgia)
International Conference on the Role of Restorative Justice in Criminal Matters: Towards a community needs centred justice system
I was invited to talk in three different sessions of the conference, co-organised by UNICEF Georgia, the Council of Europe (CoE) and Public Prosecutor Office. I presented on:- Diversion and Restorative Practices with Children: inspiring practices in Europe;
- The applications of restorative justice with children, beyond diversion;
- Training offer on restorative justice for multi-disciplinary groups of professionals: international lessons learnt.
6-8 September 2023 Florence (Italy)
European Society of Criminology Annual Conference, EUROCRIM 2023
At EUROCRIM2023, I presented on “The (too) many facets of diversion: a critical mapping of what diversion(s) has become in youth justice – Preliminary findings of EU mapping of diversion, updating on my Phd research: “Clearing the air about diversion with children in conflict with the law: a systemic scrutiny of diversion in action in youth justice systems in Europe”01 September 2023 Maiduguri (Nigeria)
Training workshop with Youth Peace Champions and Community Representatives from Borno State
As UNODC consultant, I co-organised and participated in the 4-day workshop on low-level conflict mediation and treatment of children associated with terrorist groups in North-East Nigeria.21-23 June 2023 Pamplona (Spain)
12th International Seminar of the European Forum on Restorative Justice (EFRJ): Policy matters in restorative justice
I co-moderated a panel of the working group on restorative justice and institutional abuse, and participated in the 1-day workshop for EFRJ working groups and committees’ members.
31 May 2023 Online
Webinar “Towards LGBTI+ sensitive justice systems for children in Europe”
Co-organised by the Child-Friendly Justice European Network (CFJ-EN) and the Global Initiative on Justice with Children; presented on the key recommendations for professionals from the policy brief “Towards LGBTI+ sensitive justice systems for children in Europe” (drafted on behalf of the CFJ-EN), and on closing remarks.24 May 2023, Online
OSCE seminar: “Enhancing youth crime and drug use prevention through education on legality and awareness campaigns addressing threats of organized crime and corruption“I presented through a recorded video on the needs assessment study on youth crime and youth crime prevention in Moldova I conducted on behalf of Terre des hommes Moldova.
11-12 May 2023 Bucharest (Romania)
Advocacy event for policy makers on restorative justice with childrenAs one of the lead experts for the i-RESTORE 2.0 project, led by Terre des hommes Romania, I presented on the applications and the benefits of restorative justice applied with children in conflict and contact with the law.
05 April 2023 Online
Lecture on the international and national legal and policy framework of restorative justice with childrenI was invited by the Università di Taranto to give a lecture on restorative justice, in the framework of the course “R.I.M.E.D.I.A.R.E. – Realizzare l’inclusione dei minorenni devianti attraverso relazioni”.
22 December 2022
Roundtable with Child Justice Stakeholders in Punjab, PakistanAs UNODC consultant, I presented the needs assessment research I conducted on behalf of UNODC in October 2022 and the report drafted on the main gaps and recommendations for reform of the juvenile justice system in Punjab, Pakistan.
5-6 December 2022 Ljubljana (Slovenia)
Multi-stakeholders rondtable organised by organised by the Council of Europe (CoE) and the Slovenian Ministry of Justice
For the project “Improving the juvenile justice system and strengthening the education and training of penitentiary staff in Slovenia”, as a CoE consultant, I presented on the Comparative Study of European standards and promising practices on youth justice.25 november 2022, Brussels (Belgium)
International Seminar on The implementation of Directive EU 2016/800 in Europe: Challenges and opportunities in light of the principles of child-friendly justiceThe seminar was co-organised by Defence for Children International – Italy and the Italian Ministry of Justice in the framework of the CREW project. I was invited as a speaker by the Child Friendly Justice European Network, to talk about specific needs and vulnerabilities of LGBTI+ children and their access to justice.
My presentation on access to justice for LGBTI+children. 6-8 September 2022 Abuja (Nigeria)
EU-UNODC capacity building on the treatment of children formerly recruited by terrorist and violent extremist groupsUnder the EU-UNODC project “STRIVE Juvenile: Preventing and Responding to Violence against Children by Terrorist and Violent Extremist Groups”, I facilitated a meeting with representatives of youth-led organizations from Nigeria to develop an awareness raising component.
20-21 June 2022 Ljubljana (Slovenia)
Advisory Group Meeting and Experts Roundtable organised by the Council of Europe (CoE) and the Slovenian Ministry of Justice
For the project “Improving the juvenile justice system and strengthening the education and training of penitentiary staff in Slovenia”, as a CoE consultant, I presented the methodology for the comparative study of European standards and promising practices on youth justice, and conducted individual interviews with key stakeholders in the Slovenian youth justice system.23-25 June 2022, Sassari (Italy)
11th international conference of the European Forum for Restorative Justice (EFRJ), Justice Beyond BordersAs the project co-ordinator and one of package designers, I co-presented the RE-JUSTICE training package on restorative justice for judges and public prosecutors.
Group photo at the end of the Conference. Copyright: EUFRJ 31 May 2022 Leuven (Belgium)
Doctoral seminar – Clearing the air about diversion with children in conflict with the law: a systemic scrutiny of diversion in action in youth justice systems in EuropePresentation of the preliminary findings of the mapping of diversion practices with children in conflict with the law across the EU.
30-31 March 2022 Leuven (Belgium)
International Conference on Judicial Training on Restorative Justice
Under the project “RE-JUSTICE Sustainable training in a challenging field”, on judicial training on restorative justice, co-organised, co-facilitated and presented at the International Seminar on “Role of the Judiciary in the Application of Restorative Justice”.17-18 Novembre 2021, Online
World Congress on Justice with Children
I presented on individual assessment for children who are victims, suspects or accused of a crime, and co-moderated a workshop on LGBTI+ children and youth and their access to justice.20-21 July 2021, Naples (Italy)
Judicial training on restorative justice, for judges and public prosecutorsIn the framework of the RE-JUSTICE EU-funded project;as the project coordinator, I presented an overview of European restorative justice practices.
January 2021, Online
Training of trainers on individual assessment (IA) for children in contact with the law, FOCUS project.
Presented the training handbook and the training tools developed for the national training sessions on individual needs assessment with children
FOCUS Core experts team at the kick-off meeting, Jan 2020 (from the left: Mariama Diallo, Orinda Gjoni, Silvia Randazzo, Eva Huls, Rebecca O’Donnel and Maartje Berger) January 2021, Online
Second Steering Committee Meeting, RE-JUSTICE project.
Presented the draft training curriculum on restorative justice for judges and prosecutors, developed for the national training on Restorative Justice.December 2020, Online
Webinar “In uncertain times – How are needs of children in conflict with law assessed and considered in criminal proceedings?”
Presented on the project “FOCUS: on my needs: Working together for children in criminal proceedings”November 2020, Online
Webinar “In uncertain times – How are needs of child victims assessed and considered in criminal proceedings?”.
Presented on the project “FOCUS on my needs: Working together for children in criminal proceedings”November 2020, Online
Webinar, final event of the project KINTSUGI: Exchange of European Good Practices on Restorative Justice.
Presented main findings of the training sessions and Q&A session.October 2020, Online
Transnational workshop, RE-JUSTICE project.
Moderated two-day workshop on the development of the training on restorative justice for judges and prosecutors in Italy, Spain and Greece.July 2020, Online
Training on Blended Learning, RE-JUSTICE project. Organised and moderated 4 training sessions on blended learning, held by KU Leuven to representatives from partner universities and Judicial Training Schools in Italy, Spain, Greece and Belgium.November 2019, Geneva (Switzerland)
Centre for Children’s Rights Studies.
Guest lecturer at the Master of Advanced Studies in Children’s Rights (MCR) on the theme ‘Diversion and alternatives: from theory to practices’.October 2019, Leuven (Belgium)
European Forum for Restorative Justice, sensitisation seminar.
Presented on Restorative Justice with Children: Potential, Challenges and Guiding Principles
During the presentation, hosted by KU Leuven September 2019, Ghent (Belgium)
European Society of Criminology annual conference.
Presented on the UN Global Study on children deprived of their liberty, and on my PhD research: “Diversion for children in conflict with the law: conceptual challenges and controversial features”March 2019, Venice
UN Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty Final Experts Meeting
Presented and discussed the chapter on children in detention in the administration of justiceDecember 2018, Rabat (Morocco)
Relais Prison-Société, “International Seminar: Criminal justice for juveniles in Morocco: For an independent institution”.
Presented on the UN Global Study and European promising practices.November 2018, Brussels (Belgium)
International Juvenile Justice Observatory conference
Presented on the UN Global Study, at the final conference of the EU funded project “Strengthening Juvenile Justice Systems in the counter-terrorism context”.November 2018, Tunis (Tunisia)
UN Global Study on Children Deprived of their Liberty, Regional Consultation Middle East, North Africa and Gulf Region.
Presented and moderated panel on children in detention in the administration of justice.
Group photo in Tunis June 2018, Tirana (Albania)
European Forum for Restorative Justice 10th International Conference.
Presented on restorative justice with children in Europe, and on Restorative Justice practices in Kenya.
Group photo in Tirana May 2018, Prague (Czech Republic)
International Correctional Research Symposium, International Corrections and Prisons Association and EuroPris.
Presented on my research and publication on human rights violations in correctional facilities in Kenya.June 2017, Bangkok (Thailand)
National Symposium on Violence against Children in the Juvenile Justice System, IJJO and Ministry of Justice of Thailand.
Presented on children in detention and violations’ monitoring mechanisms.
With the organisers, representatives of the Ministry of Justice of Thailand January 2017, Brussels (Belgium)
CEFA Onlus and IJJO, EU workshop in the framework of the project “Strengthening human rights within detention facilities in Kenya”.
Presented on my research and publication on human rights violations in correctional facilities in Kenya.
In IJJO premises, with my former colleagues from CEFA (Marco de Milato and Maddalena Bucciarelli) and from the IJJO (Cédric Foussard and Aurélie Barbosa Edjidjimo) December 2016, Nairobi (Kenya) CEFA Onlus, Final Conference of the project “Strengthening human rights within detention facilities in Kenya”.
Presented on my research and publication on human rights violations in correctional facilities in Kenya.
It’s a pleasure and relief to meet and work with people like Silvia, full of energy, engagement and a good sense of humour to deal with surrounding complexities. […] I valued highly not just her expertise and commitment, but also Silvia’s encouraging optimism and spirit to get things done.
Helmut Sax
Ludwig Boltzmann Institute
Silvia is a well polished researcher in the field of Juvenile Justice, flexible and adaptive to new situations, a keen observer of strict deadlines with an ability to make logical conclusions out of divergent research perspectives.
Patrick M. Wachira
CEFA Kenya
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