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Ailing Iranian political prisoner’s husband to testify at U.N. for rights summit

  Plight of Iran’s Most Famous Political Prisoner to be Spotlighted in U.N. Testimony as Journalist Husband Heads to Geneva Summit  Political prisoner Narges Mohammadi, one of Iran’s most venerated women’s rights activists, is in dire medical condition. Her case has drawn global attention—and even an appeal from 15 Iranian

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Investigator of Philippines President to Speak at U.N., Address Dissidents’ Gathering

  Investigator of Philippines President to Speak at U.N., Address Dissidents’ Gathering High-profile activists to testify on human rights in Russia, Turkey, Tibet, Saudi Arabia, North Korea, Iran & more Chito Gascon, head of the Philippines Human Rights Commission, recently said the watchdog will investigate claims by President Rodrigo Duterte

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Ousted Maldives President to Headline Geneva Human Rights Summit on Eve of UNHRC Ministerial Meeting

Ousted Maldives President to Headline Geneva Human Rights Summit on Eve of UNHRC Ministerial Meeting Also featuring prominent dissidents from Russia, Turkey, Tibet, and more   Ex-Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed was brutally arrested in 2015, and convicted to a 13-year prison sentence on  politically motivated charges. While in the UK for urgent medical treatment in