Summits
Hillel Neuer, international lawyer, diplomat, activist and Executive Director of UN Watch, addresses the 8th Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy – see quotes below, followed by full prepared remarks. On the dream of the founders of the UN Commission on Human Rights: “Seventy years ago, Eleanor Roosevelt
Ambassador Alfred H. Moses, Chair of UN Watch, former U.S. Ambassador to Romania, Special Presidential Envoy for the Cyprus Conflict, and Special Counsel to President Jimmy Carter, addresses the 8th Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy – see quotes below, followed by full prepared remarks. On the Geneva Summit:
Full Transcript Moderator: Well, thank you very much Hillel for that introduction! I take a moment right at the outset to commend Hillel, Leon Saltiel and all of these staff at UN watch for the great work they do, and this conference is a testament to that. As Hillel mentioned,
Anne Brasseur, former President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, awards Vian Dakhil and Dr. Jan Ilhan Kizilhan the Geneva Summit Women’s Rights Award at the 8th Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy – see quotes below, followed by full prepared remarks. On the threat of
Vian Dakhil, an Iraqi parliamentarian and one of only two Yazidi MPs, receives a standing ovation as she accepts the prestigious Geneva Summit International Women’s Rights Award at the 8th Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy – see quotes below, followed by full prepared remarks. On the horrors visited
Professor Dr. Dr. Jan Ilhan Kizilhan, German psychologist who has helped to repair the shattered and broken lives of countless Yezidi women who have suffered at the hands of ISIS, addresses the 8th Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy – see quotes below, followed by full prepared remarks. On
Sohrab Ahmari, Editorial Writer for The Wall Street Journal, addresses the 8th Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy. Full Remarks Well ladies and gentlemen, thank you all for being here, for staying with us. I’m Sohrab Ahmari, I’m an editorial writer for the Wall Street Journal and I have the honor
Ensaf Haidar, wife of Raif Badawi, a Saudi blogger sentenced to ten years in prison and 1000 lashes for setting up an online platform for open debate, addresses the 8th Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy – see quotes below, followed by full prepared remarks. On Raif Badawi’s case:
Lord David Trimble, key broker in the Good Friday agreement and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, addresses the 8th Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy – see quotes below, followed by full prepared remarks. On the culture of the Human Rights Council: “We’ve got a Council which, while it has
Javier El-Hage, chief legal officer for the Human Rights Foundation, addresses the 8th Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy – see quotes below, followed by full prepared remarks. On Venezuelan authoritarianism: “Venezuela is not just a regular authoritarian government.” “Venezuela happens to be the most active of the authoritarian
Antonietta Ledezma, daughter of Caracas mayor Antonio Ledezma, in jail on politically-motivated charges, addresses the 8th Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy – see quotes below, followed by full prepared remarks. On her father’s arrest: “The last 15th of February of 2015, 120 armed policemen smashed into my father’s
Julieta Lopez, aunt of Latin America’s best-known prisoner of conscience, Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez, accepts the 2016 Geneva Summit Courage Award on his behalf and addresses the 8th Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy – see quotes below, followed by full prepared remarks. On her feelings of
Anastasia Lin, actress, classical pianist, human rights activist and Miss World Canada 2015, addresses the 8th Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy – see quotes below, followed by full prepared remarks. On arriving in a democracy: “Now after I moved to Canada only then did I realize the extent
Golog Jigme, a Buddhist monk and human rights activist who was jailed and tortured for making the documentary “Leaving Fear Behind”, addresses the 8th Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy – see quotes below, followed by full prepared remarks. On being tortured by China: “Why did they torture me?
Darya Safai, Iranian women’s rights campaigner and founder of Let Iranian Women Enter Their Stadiums, addresses the 8th Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy – see quotes below, followed by full prepared remarks. On growing up in Iran: “I grew up in the religious dictatorship of the Islamic Republic
Orhan Kemal Cengiz, a Turkish human rights lawyer and journalist, addresses the 8th Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy – see quotes below, followed by full prepared remarks. On press freedom in Turkey: “Then they started to sue journalists who said that Erdogan is a dicator, or Erdogan
Polina Nemirovskaia, a seasoned human rights campaigner in Russia and active player in the political campaigns of Boris Nemtsov before his tragic addition to the list of high-profile political critics of President Vladimir Putin assassinated for their dissent, addresses the 8th Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy – see
Daniel Mekonnen, Eritrean human rights lawyer and scholar, addresses the 8th Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy – see quotes below, followed by full prepared remarks. On the importance of the Geneva Summit: “I feel very honoured to have the opportunity of speaking in front of you today, in
Lee Young-guk, bodyguard to former North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il, addresses the 8th Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy – see quotes below, followed by full prepared remarks. On the luxurious life of the Kim dynasty: “These North Korean dictators have been passing down power for three generations and
Rosa Maria Paya, one of Cuba’s leading human rights and democracy activists and the daughter of the late Oswaldo Paya, addresses the 8th Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy – see quotes below, followed by full prepared remarks. On dictatorship in Cuba: “Let me tell you that as a
Journalist and Columnist
Former President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
Turkish human rights lawyer and columnist
International Chair of Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights, former Minister of Justice & Attorney General of Canada
Only female Yazidi member of Iraqi Parliament
Former General Counsel, Human Rights Foundation
Journalist and Middle East expert
Human rights activist and wife of Saudi political prisoner Raif Badawi
Editor, Democracy Index, Economist Intelligence Unit
Tibetan monk and human rights activist
German psychologist operating a clinic for women raped by ISIS
Daughter of imprisoned mayor of Caracas, Antonio Ledezma
Human rights advocate and Miss World Canada
Aunt of imprisoned Venezuelan opposition leader, Leopoldo López
Exiled Eritrean human rights lawyer and scholar
Chair of UN Watch, former U.S. Ambassador to Romania, Special Presidential Envoy for the Cyprus Conflict, Special Counsel to President Jimmy Carter
Former Director, Open Russia’s Human Rights Department
Belgian MP and Iranian women’s rights activist
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Member of British House of Lords
Vice-President, Studies and Analysis, National Endowment for Democracy
Click on the photos to watch France 24 Arabic interview Ensaf Haidar, wife of imprisoned Saudi blogger Raif Badawi and Vian Dakhil, recipient of 2016 Geneva Summit Women’s Rights Award.
Nina Larson – February 28, 2016 Click here to view the original article Geneva (AFP) – One eight-year-old was repeatedly sold and raped, while another girl set herself on fire to make herself less attractive to her jihadist captors. These are only two of the more than 1,400 horror stories
Watch Jan Ilhan Kizilhan, Geneva Summit 2016 International Women’s Rights award-winner, talk to Swiss-Italian TV during the Geneva Summit (in Italian):
Ci-dessous: un interview avec Ensaf Haidar, intervenant au Sommet de Genève, et l’épouse de Raif Badawi, le blogger Saoudien incarcéré.
Hija de Ledezma dice que Gobierno venezolano no tiene pruebas contra su padre Haga click aquí para el ver artículo original El Gobierno venezolano carece de pruebas que inculpen al alcalde de Caracas, Antonio Ledezma, detenido desde hace un año por supuesta conspiración y asociación criminal, según denunció hoy su
Watch Channel 4’s Krishnan Guru-Murthy interview Vian Dakhil live at the Geneva Summit.
«L’Erythrée est une prison, ne vous y trompez pas!» Interview Opposant politique, le juriste Daniel Mekonnen s’insurge contre ceux en Suisse qui jugent bénigne la dictature. Andrés Allemand – cliquez ici pour l’article original Daniel Mekonnen n’est pas requérant d’asile. Cet ancien juge a quitté l’Erythrée en 2001 déjà,
Deux opposants vénézuéliens distingués pour leur combat à Genève Cliquez ici pour voir l’article original DEUX opposants vénézuéliens, le maire de Caracas Antonio Ledezma et Leopoldo Lopez, assigné à résidence et détenu, sont honorés par 25 ONG à Genève pour leur courage. La seule parlementaire yazidie en Irak et un
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