Nadja Lorenz

Nadja Lorenz (* 1961 in Darmstadt ) is an Austrian lawyer and human rights activist . From 2003 to 2014 she acted as chairwoman of SOS Mitmensch .

life and work

Lorenz came to Vienna at the age of nine, studied law at the University of Vienna and, together with a colleague, insisted that her diploma be issued with the gender-correct title of Magistra . She "fought [...] up to the Constitutional Court (VfGH) [...] initially without success, because" the gender-neutral use of male language is not discriminatory "; shortly thereafter, however, the Ministry of Science “ordained female titles. In 1992 she completed the judicial year , then worked for a law firm specializing in fundamental rights and passed the bar exam in 1998. Since then she has been working in her own law firm in Vienna.

Lorenz has already made a name for herself as a candidate as an expert in asylum and criminal law , be it through public statements, participation in protests and publications. In 1995 she was represented in the Senate of the International Human Rights Tribunal (on Count I. Criminal Law and Constitution ).

From 2000 to 2003 Lorenz was a member of the Vienna I Commission of the Human Rights Advisory Board of the Austrian Ombudsman's Office , then until 2006 a substitute member of the Human Rights Advisory Board nominated by Amnesty International . Lorenz also works as an expert in asylum and criminal law, as well as for victim protection in the women's legal protection association, which has received several human rights awards. She also acts as a board member of the Association of Austrian Defense Lawyers , is a member of the Austrian Legal Commission and the Asylum Attorney Network , is a member of the Advisory Board of the Basic Rights Section of the Judges' Association and the journal juridikum for Criticism, Law and Society.

Lorenz regularly gives lectures on the topics of asylum law, protection of fundamental rights and criminal law.

Award

• 2005 Bruno Kreisky Prize for services to human rights

proof

1. ↑ Ombudsman , curriculum vitae Mag ^a . Nadja Lorenz, accessed February 20, 2014
2. ↑ Women's Council ( Memento of the original from February 25, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Human rights lawyer Nadja Lorenz, accessed February 20, 2014 
3. ^ Association for women's legal protection , list of female experts