Because the injustice is unbearable (Swiss Press Text 2026, by Anna Jikhareva and Surber Kaspar) - Swiss Press Award

Anna Jikhareva/Kaspar Surber

Anna Jikhareva and Surber Kaspar

What she's been: hotel receptionist, journalist, social worker, economist, development worker, union secretary – and, in between, a member of the Federal Council, after an election in 1993 that changed the country. Today, Ruth Dreifuss is 85 years old, and her word still carries weight – especially when she speaks about the major theme of her life: human rights. A portrait.