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
NationalitySwiss
Occupationactivist

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]

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