Doris Angst

Doris Angst, M.A., DAS in Law is an internationally renowned expert in Human Rights and the protection of minorities against discrimination, racism and xenophobia. Currently she is Executive Director of the Federal Commission Against Racism (FCR) in Berne. And she is the deputy Swiss Expert at the European Commission Against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) in Strasbourg. She is also the Vice-President of the Advisory Board to the Swiss Centre of Expertise in Human Rights. In addition she has worked as expert on behalf of the OSCE and the UN. She has also worked with Palestinians in Israel, with representatives of three monotheist religions in Los Angeles, with asylum seekers in Switzerland, and on migration history, prejudice, and fundamental rights issues. Doris Angst graduated in history and geography from the University of Zurich.