Anni Lanz
Anni Lanz (born 1945) is a Swiss human rights activist, with a focus on refugee policy in Switzerland. She was head of the refugee aid organization Solidarité sans frontières.[1] She was nominated as one of five Swiss women in the 1000 Women project for the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize.[2][3] In 2007, she was awarded the Fischhof Prize, which is awarded by the Foundation Against Racism and Anti-Semitism (GRA) and the Society for Minorities in Switzerland (GMS).[4]
Anni Lanz | |
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 Lanz in 2005 | |
| Nationality | Swiss |
| Occupation | activist |
Life
Anni Lanz studied at the Basel School of Applied Arts. She studied sociology at the University of Zurich and University of Basel.[5]
On 19 December 2018, the district court of Brig District fined her for "human smuggling." She sees herself as an "escape assistant."[6][1][7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Keystone-SDA/dos. Activist sentenced for helping rejected asylum seeker (in en). SWI swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ↑ Friedensfrauen weltweit. buchdeutsch.1000peacewomen.org. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ↑ ANNI LANZ (Switzerland) | WikiPeaceWomen – English. wikipeacewomen.org. Retrieved 2020-09-02.[dead link]
- ↑ The Fischhof Prize | GRA - Stiftung gegen Rassismus und Antisemitismus (in en-US). Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ↑ «Mein Ideal? Davor habe ich Angst» (in de-CH). TagesWoche (2013-11-07). Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ↑ Einsatz für Asylsuchende - Anni Lanz – die älteste Schlepperin der Schweiz (in de). Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (2018-12-19). Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ↑ Judgment day for pensioner in Switzerland convicted for showing compassion to frost-bitten asylum-seeker (in en). www.amnesty.org. Retrieved 2020-09-02.