The Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy is a major conference that shines a spotlight on urgent human rights situations that require global attention. It provides human rights heroes, activists and former political prisoners with a unique platform to testify about their personal struggles for democracy and freedom, while building an international community to take on dictatorships. The Summit is held around the main annual session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, when foreign ministers gather in Geneva, to place critical issues onto the international agenda.
Hillel Neuer, Executive Director of United Nations Watch, on behalf of the 25 NGO co-sponsors of the Geneva Summit
Mu Sochua, President of Khmer Movement for Democracy, former Cambodian Minister of Women’s Affairs
Kylie Moore-Gilbert, Australian academic imprisoned as diplomatic hostage
Gazelle Sharmahd, Daughter of Jamshid Sharmahd, journalist on death row in Iran
Pouria Zeraati and Aliasghar Ramezanpour on behalf of Iran International
Uyghur activist who endured detention by Chinese authorities for advocating Uyghur rights
Gambian women’s rights activist and survivor fighting to end Female Genital Mutilation
Russian anti-war activist and investigative journalist, founder of the Free Buryatia Foundation
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The 16th Geneva Summit was held on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. The event was attended by hundreds of dissidents, victims, diplomats, journalists, student leaders and other concerned citizens. Thousands more watched online.
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