Dignitas

Dignitas

Dignitas was founded on 17 May 1998 in Forch, Switzerland, by Ludwig Minelli. The organization provides membership-based support for dignified death and advocates for human rights in end-of-life decisions. The group conducts its work through direct counseling and accompaniment services. It maintains partnerships with medical professionals and clinics across Europe. Operations extend to awareness projects on urban warfare impacts in cooperation with the International Committee of the Red Cross. Dignitas maintains a second entity in Hannover, Germany. No recent operational events from the last 24 months appear in available sources. The organization lists affiliations with EXIT and prior journalistic work by its founder at Der Spiegel and Tat. Governance rests with the Swiss association structure under Verein law, separating operational activities from any philanthropic arms such as the Swiss Society for the European Convention on Human Rights.