About Herbert Leuninger
Lived 1932 – 2020 (aged 87). Herbert Leuninger was a German human rights defender.
Herbert Leuninger (8 September 193228 July 2020) was a German Catholic priest and theologian. He was a human rights activist for asylum in Germany, a co-founder and speaker of the organisation Pro Asyl, helping refugees, and a member of the board of the European Council on Refugees and Exiles. He is remembered as a "loudspeaker" of refugees. under bishops Wilhelm Kempf and Franz Kamphaus. Leuninger served as a member of the board of the European Council on Refugees and Exiles based in London.
In 1986, he founded with Jürgen Micksch and others in Frankfurt Pro Asyl, a human rights organisation for refugees seeking asylum in Germany.
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Who was Herbert Leuninger?
German Catholic priest and theologian (1932-2020)
When was Herbert Leuninger born?
Herbert Leuninger was born on 8 September 1932 in Ossendorf.
When did Herbert Leuninger die?
Herbert Leuninger died on 28 July 2020 in Limburg an der Lahn.
What was Herbert Leuninger's occupation?
Herbert Leuninger was a human rights defender.
What nationality was Herbert Leuninger?
Herbert Leuninger was German.
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