Emma Bonino is an Italian politician and activist. Throughout her life she taught people of different generations the value of peace and freedom. She advocated for referenda and civil rights in the East European Countries and worked for the creation of the International Penalty Courts. In 1981 she promoted an appeal against the genocide through hunger and founded the organization 'Food and Disarmament International' to coordinate activities and international initiatives regarding peace and poverty. She also promoted with a political campaign the institution of an International Penalty Court for the former Yugoslavia.