18th Geneva summit
for human rights and democracy
2026 Speeches
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.
2026 Speakers
Leopoldo López
Venezuelan dissident, former political prisoner, co-founder of the World Liberty Congress
Marina Ovsyannikova
Journalist who famously interrupted live Russian TV news broadcast with a sign protesting Putin’s war on Ukraine
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
President-elect of Belarus, forced into exile by Lukashenko after 2020 rigged election
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