Igli Totozani (born 18 February 1973, in

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) is an

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lawyer who served as Albania's second

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() from 2011 to 2017.

Career

Totozani studied at the

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Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

where he successfully defended his master's degree in

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and

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respectively. In 2001 he won the Jean Louis de Claparede Award from the University of Geneva. He has served as an Advisor to the Albanian Prime Minister on issues like Education and European Integration. In March 2016, Totozani was reelected as President of the Mediterranean Ombudsmans Association (AOM). He has been a vocal supporter for the rights of the

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community in Albania.Totozani: Trishtim dhe zhgënjim i thellë për mos miratimin e nenit për LGBT-në
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References

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