Centa Rek
Senior Legal and Policy Associate at the Human Rights Foundation
Summits
program
Speakers
Brandon Silver
Director of Policy & Projects at the Raoul Wallenberg Centre
Dhondup Wangchen
Tibetan filmmaker and activist who spent six years in a Chinese prison
News
Press releases
Jailed Myanmar Journalists To Be Honored at Geneva Rights Summit
GENEVA, March 22, 2019 – Jailed Reuters journalists Kyaw Soe Oo and Ko Wa Lone will be honored at an international human rights summit next week in Geneva, Switzerland, before an estimated crowd of 800 diplomats, human rights activists, journalists and students. A coalition of 25 human rights organizations will shine an international spotlight on the
March 23, 2019
8:54 pm
Press releases
25 NGOs Announce Courage Award For Tibetan Dissident and Filmmaker
GENEVA, March 23, 2019 – An international coalition of 25 human rights organizations announced today that a prestigious international human rights award will go this year to Dhondup Wangchen, a former political prisoner and Tibetan filmmaker who exposed life under Chinese rule through a groundbreaking documentary. The award ceremony will take place
March 23, 2019
8:17 pm
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25 NGOs Announce Anti-FGM Champion As 2019 International Women’s Rights Award Winner
GENEVA, March 8, 2019 – An international coalition of 25 human rights organizations announced on International Women’s Day that one of the world’s most prestigious international women’s rights awards will go this year to Nimco Ali, a leading advocate for the global eradication of female genital mutilation (FGM). The Somali activist is co-founder and director of
March 8, 2019
2:21 pm
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Destacado disidente nicaragüense irá a la ONU para asistir a la Cumbre de Ginebra por los Derechos Humanos
GINEBRA, 21 de Febrero de 2019 – Una coalición de 25 organizaciones no gubernamentales de derechos humanos anunciaron hoy que Felix Maradiaga, un importante opositor de la administración de Daniel Ortega en Nicaragua, compartirá su historia en la 11ª Cumbre de Ginebra por los Derechos Humanos y la Democracia, el 25 y 26
February 21, 2019
5:59 pm
Human Rights Heroes to Unite for 11th Geneva Summit
An international coalition of 25 human rights organizations will hold its 11th annual gathering of human rights dissidents on Tuesday, March 26, 2019, at Geneva’s Palexpo Convention Center. The 2019 Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy will hold its opening session at the Palace of Nations, the European headquarters of the
February 11, 2019
11:15 am
