Elisabeth Decrey-Warner

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Elisabeth Decrey-Warner (born Elisabeth Reusse-Decrey on 16 October 1953) is a Swiss psychotherapist and peace activist.[1] She was president of World Organisation Against Torture.[2] She founded Geneva Call.[3] In 2000, she was President of the Federal Assembly (Switzerland). She was a 2005 Nobel Peace Prize nominee.[4]

From 1989 to 2001, she was a member of the Parliament of the Republic and Canton of Geneva.[5] She has supported humanitarian aid work, despite the interference of counter-terror laws.[6]

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  1. "Elisabeth Reusse-Decrey". Women In Peace. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  2. "Yves Berthelot: General Outline of OMCT's Campaign / International Campaign for the Absolute Prohibition of Torture and Ill-treatment / OMCT". www.omct.org. Archived from the original on 2020-08-04. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  3. "Elisabeth Decrey Warner, la diplomate des maquis". Le Temps (in French). 2016-10-05. ISSN 1423-3967. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  4. "Friedensfrauen weltweit". buchdeutsch.1000peacewomen.org. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  5. "Elisabeth Decrey Warner | GCSP". www.gcsp.ch. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  6. "Balancing act: Anti-terror efforts and humanitarian principles". The New Humanitarian. 2019-11-26. Retrieved 2020-09-02.

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