Elisabeth Decrey Warner

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Elisabeth Decrey Warner (born October 16, 1953 in Lausanne ) is a Swiss politician and peace activist . The co-founder and president of Geneva Call has received several awards for her commitment to other non-governmental organizations .

Life and political activity

Elisabeth Decrey grew up in Haute-Nendaz . The ski instructor and trained physiotherapist is a mother of six, with her own and adopted children, and has been married to the American political scientist Daniel Warner since 2007.

Decrey Warner was a member of the Geneva cantonal parliament for the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland for twelve years and was its president at the end of this period in 2000/2001.

In her humanitarian commitment, she is particularly concerned with issues such as refugees , torture and landmines . She is a member of the Geneva Center for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces , the Geneva International Center for Humanitarian Demining and Women for Peace .

Decrey Warner has received several awards for her commitment. She was nominated for the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize as part of the 1000 women project . In 2006 she received the International Society for Human Rights Prize . In 2012 she was awarded the Hessian Peace Prize. In 2013 she was appointed Chevalier of the Legion of Honor .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://danielwarner.blog.tdg.ch/about.html
  2. ↑ 1000 PeaceWomen Worldwide. Elisabeth Decrey Warner , accessed on: April 13, 2018, (German digital version of: Verein 1000 Frauen für den Peace Nobel Prize (ed.): 1000 PeaceWomen Across the Globe , Series: Contrast Book, Verlag Scalo, Zurich 2005).
  3. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from April 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / bern.usembassy.gov
  4. ↑ Award of the Hessian Peace Prize to Elisabeth Decrey Warner Communication from the Hessian State Parliament of September 28, 2012
  5. ↑ http://www.franceonugeneve.org/Genevieve-Decrey-Warner-decoree-de
  6. ↑ http://www.genevacall.org/geneva-calls-president-elisabeth-decrey-warner-receives-frances-highest-distinction/
personal data
SURNAME Decrey Warner, Elisabeth
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Decrey, Elisabeth (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss politician and peace activist
DATE OF BIRTH October 16, 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Lausanne