Genocide and the Humanitarian Challenge: Case Study of Sudan - The Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy

Speakers and Participants

Simon Deng

Sudanese human rights activist and former slave

After the Referendum: The Human Rights Situation in Sudan with Bernard Schalscha, Juan Branco, John Dau, Catherine Fiankan-Bokonga

A panel including French lawyer and former President of ‘Jeune République,’ Juan Branco; Sudanese activist and one of the “Lost Boys of Sudan,” John Dau; senior UN correspondent at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Catherine Fiankan-Bokonga; journalist and activist who served as General Secretary of ‘Collectif Urgence Darfour,’ Bernard

Genocide and the Humanitarian Challenge: Case Study of Sudan with Amer Adam Hesabu

Amer Adam Hesabu, a refugee from Darfur who has served as Chair of the Darfur Community in the UK and Northern Ireland, addresses the 2nd Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy – see below for full prepared remarks. Full remarks

War Crimes

Sudan’s Ongoing Nightmare: Preventing Further Atrocities with Niemat Ahmadi

Niemat Ahmadi, survivor of the Darfur Genocide, Sudanese women’s rights defender, and founder and president of Darfur Women Action Group, addressed the 17th Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy on February 18th, 2025. Full Remarks: Good Afternoon, everyone, I am standing before you today, feeling incredibly dismayed that,

Crimes Against Humanity: Slavery, Genocide and Concentration Camps – In Our Own Time? with Mukesh Kapila, James Kirchick

Professor Mukesh Kapila, public health and international development expert, addresses the 5th Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy remotely via a video message– see below for full prepared remarks. Full remarks James Kirchik: Mukesh Kapila, who is a professor of Global Health and Humanitarian Affairs at the

Genocide and the Humanitarian Challenge: Case Study of Sudan with Simon Deng