Barbara Lochbihler

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Overview

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Barbara Lochbihler born Obergünzburg, Bavaria, Germany May 20, 1959. Peace activist. WILPF Secretary General, 1992; head of Amnesty International Germany, 1999-2009; member of European Parliament, representing Green Party, 2009-present. Organized WILPF Women's Peace Train from Helsinki to Beijing, 1995. Criticized war in Chechnya.

Quotations

"[O]vercoming poverty and exclusion remains the fundamental challenge in our struggle for human rights and sustainable peace." (“A Forward-Looking Retrospective”, Listening to Women For a Change, p. 9; photo peoplecheck.de)