Hasler Iglesias
Venezuelan youth leader, went into hiding to escape arrest by the Maduro regime
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Speakers
Vicente de Lima II
Brother of Philippine Senator Leila de Lima, jailed for criticizing Duterte’s Drug War
Jewher Ilham
Author, rights activist, and daughter of Uyghur scholar sentenced to life in prison for promoting peace
Dolkun Isa
President of the World Uyghur Congress, former pro-democracy student leader targeted in China
Moayad Iskafe
Syrian Activist
Gulalai Ismail
Pakistani women’s rights activist, political prisoner and escapee after going into forced hiding
Soomaya Javadi
Young Hazara activist who fled Afghanistan following the overthrow of Kabul
Yang Jianli
Chinese dissident, former political prisoner, Tiananmen Square massacre survivor and President of Initiatives for China
Golog Jigme
Tibetan monk and human rights activist
Abraham Jiménez Enoa
Prominent Cuban journalist forced into exile, grandson of the bodyguard to Fidel Castro and Che Guevara
James Jones
Emmy-winning documentary-maker, producer of Saudi Arabia Uncovered
Frank Jordans
Associated Press reporter at the United Nations in Geneva
Rebecca Kabuo
Congolese rights activist named the world’s youngest Prisoner of Conscience
Rebiya Kadeer
Human rights advocate and former President of the World Uyghur Conference
Mukesh Kapila
Aegis Trust expert on Sudan genocide
Evgenia Kara-Murza
Activist, wife of Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza
Vladimir Kara-Murza
Russian dissident and politician who survived two poisoning attempts
Jacqueline Kasha
Ugandan LGBT activist, founder and director of Freedom and Roam Uganda
Randa Kassis
Syrian politician, journalist and President of the Movement for a Pluralistic Society
Farida Abbas Khalaf
Freed Yazidi ISIS slave, author of “The Girl Who Beat ISIS”
News
Press releases
Pakistani Activist & Former Political Prisoner to Win International Women’s Rights Award
GENEVA, May 19, 2021 – An international coalition of 25 human rights organizations has announced that its prestigious International Women’s Rights award will be presented to Gulalai Ismail, a prominent campaigner for Pakistani women’s rights who fled the country after authorities falsely accused her of a litany of serious offenses for her advocacy work. The Pakistani
May 19, 2021
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COMUNICADO DE PRENSA: Artista pro-democracia Tania Bruguera presenta demanda contra conductor de TV cubana.
LA HABANA – 7 de Mayo 2021 – Hoy, a las 12:30 PM (Hora de México), la artista y referente del movimiento pro-democracia cubano, Tania Bruguera, dará una conferencia de prensa para dar detalles sobre la denuncia que ha presentado contra el conductor televisivo, Humberto López. López, que encabeza el
May 7, 2021
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GS Speaker Spotlight: Q&A with Dennis Chau (GS’20)
Interviewed by Hilary Miller. Editor’s Note: In January 2019, Chau Van Kham, a 72-year-old Vietnamese-Australian, was arrested in Ho Chi Minh after meeting with a fellow democracy activist. After authorities detained him on fake charges of conspiring against the Vietnam government, he was sentenced to 12 years in prison. Mr.
May 3, 2021
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25 Human Rights NGOs Announce Jailed Russian Dissident as 2021 Courage Award Winner
GENEVA, April 19, 2021 – A cross-regional coalition of 25 human rights organizations announced today that its prestigious international human rights award will go this year to Alexey Navalny, a political prisoner in Russia whose current condition is so severe that U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan yesterday warned Moscow that “there will be
April 19, 2021
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Q&A with Maria Alejandra Aristeguieta
Maria Alejandra Aristeguieta is the former Ambassador-designate in Switzerland of Venezuela interim President Juan Guaido. Interviewed by Hilary Miller. Editor’s Note: More than having a meticulous and full understanding of the policy failings and economic turmoil in Venezuela, Maria Alejandra Aristeguieta (GS’20) feels deeply how the humanitarian crisis is affecting
April 5, 2021
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GS Speaker Spotlight: Q&A with Dr. Elham Manea (GS’20)
Interviewed by Hilary Miller. Editor’s Note: Dr. Elham Manea (GS’20) stands out in the human rights arena. The internationally renown scholar’s rich insight and nuanced examinations of the interplay between the Islam and the West, and also of the complexities of the Middle East, complement her unambiguous calls for reform
March 3, 2021
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GS Speaker Spotlight: Q&A with Evan Mawarire (GS’18)
Interviewed by Hilary Miller. Editor’s note: Just a few years ago, Evan Mawarire (GS’18) was the pastor of a small church in Harare. Today, the Zimbabwe clergyman and democracy activist draws a global audience for empowering citizens to challenge the rampant corruption, injustice and poverty in his home country. Our
February 3, 2021
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GS Speaker Spotlight: Q&A with Bill Browder (GS’18)
Interviewed by Hilary Miller. Editor’s Note: Bill Browder (GS’18) is simultaneously a profile in courage and one of the most vilified men by the Russian regime. The financier turned human rights activist set out to hold the Kremlin to account following the horrific murder of his lawyer Sergei Magnitsky. After
January 6, 2021
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