Kristiyana Valcheva, a Bulgarian nurse who was wrongfully accused by the Libyan regime of participating in the poisoning of 400 Libyan children, imprisoned, and tortured, addresses the 1st Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy – see below for full prepared remarks.
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Exiled Venezuelan human rights activist and former political prisoner
Member of Canadian Parliament, Chair of Foreign Affairs Committee
Exiled Belarusian opposition figure and chair of the Belarus Women’s Foundation
British-Australian academic, formerly held as a diplomatic hostage in Iran
Bolivian indigenous leader from the Sura Nation, member of the Bolivian Legislative Assembly
Cuban playwright and democracy activist
Swedish MP campaigning for the EU to list the IRGC as a terrorist entity
Mayor of Frankfurt, former political prisoner in Iran
Vice Chair, U.N Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
Zimbabwean opposition leader held for 595 days in pre-trial detention
Zhanna Nemtsova, Russian activist and daughter of murdered opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, addresses the 9th Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy – see quotes below, followed by full prepared remarks. On a resurgent Russian authoritarianism: “The title of the panel, as you know, is “The Return of Authoritarianism”, and
Hillel Neuer, executive director of United Nations Watch, on behalf of 30 co-sponsoring NGOs, delivered the welcome address at the 17th Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy on February 18th, 2025. Full Remarks: Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen: Welcome to the 17th annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and
Full Transcript Moderator: I want to ask you, you served as Afghanistan’s youngest female mayor. But what made you run for mayor in the first place? Zarifa Ghafari: Thank you so much. Actually, first of all, I think if you believe in yourself, if you believe you’re doing right, it doesn’t
Osiris Puerto Terry, a victim of brutality by the Cuban regime who was shot twice at the 11J protests, addressed the 17th Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy on February 18th, 2025. Full Remarks (Translated from Spanish): I am not a politician. I am not an activist. I