Panel
Taking Action: How Activists Can Make a Difference with Yang Jianli, Hillel Neuer, Jacob Mchangama, Mu Sochua
Full Transcript To Be Confirmed
February 25, 2014 5:00 pm
Speeches
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Human Rights
Mobilising the 98% with Taha Bawa
Taha Bawa, co-founder of Goodwall, the humanitarian and environmental social network that encourages people to actively contribute to society and seek to inspire others, addresses the 6th Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy – see quotes below, followed by full prepared remarks. Quotes: To Be Confirmed Full Remarks To Be Confirmed
February 25, 2014 4:05 pm
Saudi Arabia
Virtual: Human Rights in Saudi Arabia with Ali Al Ahmed
Ali Al Ahmed, formerly Saudi Arabia’s youngest political prisoner, addresses the 6th Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy – see quotes below, followed by full prepared remarks. Quotes: To Be Confirmed Full Remarks To Be Confirmed
February 25, 2014 4:03 pm
Syria
Covering An Uprising with Moayad Iskafe
Moayad Iskafe, a Syrian journalist who played a central role at the start of the Syrian uprising by organizing a network of local journalists to break Assad’s media siege, addresses the 6th Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy – see quotes below, followed by full prepared remarks. Quotes: To Be
February 25, 2014 4:02 pm
North Korea
Defecting from the Hermit Kingdom with Ahn Myeong Chul
Ahn Myeong Chul, North Korean former prison guard turned defector and human rights activist, addresses the 6th Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy – see quotes below, followed by full prepared remarks. Quotes: To Be Confirmed Full Remarks To Be Confirmed
February 25, 2014 4:01 pm
Cuba
Resisting Authoritarianism with Damaris Moya Portieles
Cuban democracy leader and rights activist Damaris Moya Portieles addresses the 6th Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy – see quotes below, followed by full prepared remarks. Quotes: To Be Confirmed Full Remarks To Be Confirmed
February 25, 2014 4:00 pm
Vietnam
The Fight for Fundamental Freedoms with Dang Xuong Hung
Dang Xuong Hung, a diplomat who defected from the Vietnamese Communist Party, addresses the 6th Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy – see quotes below, followed by full prepared remarks. Quotes: To Be Confirmed Full Remarks To Be Confirmed
February 25, 2014 2:33 pm
Mauritania
The Battle to End Slavery with Biram Dah Abeid
Biram Dah Abeid, “the Nelson Mandela of Mauritania,” founder of the Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA) and an antislavery campaigner, addresses the 6th Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy – see quotes below, followed by full prepared remarks. Quotes: To Be Confirmed Full Remarks To Be Confirmed
February 25, 2014 2:32 pm
Iran
Imprisoned in Iran with Naghmeh Abedini
Naghmeh Abedini, wife of Iranian-American Christian Pastor, Saeed Abedini, who was sentenced to 8 years in Iran’s infamously brutal Evin Prison in 2012 for his faith, addresses the 6th Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy – see quotes below, followed by full prepared remarks. Quotes: To Be Confirmed Full Remarks To
February 25, 2014 2:31 pm
Russia
Russia: Corruption, Torture, Murder with William Browder
William Browder, founder and CEO of Hermitage Capital Management and the largest foreign investor in Russia until 2005, when he was denied entry to the country as a consequence of his campaigning against corporate corruption, addresses the 6th Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy – see quotes below, followed by full
February 25, 2014 2:31 pm
China
Geneva Summit 2014 Courage Award with Alfred Moses, Chen Guangcheng
Blind Chinese human rights lawyer Chen Guangcheng recieves the 2014 Geneva Summit Courage Award and addresses the 6th Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy – see quotes below, followed by full prepared remarks. Quotes: To Be Confirmed Full Remarks To Be Confirmed
February 25, 2014 12:00 pm
Panel
24 Hour Reality: Russia Today, Iran’s Press TV and the Battle for Objectivity with James Kirchik, Guy Mettan, Potkin Azarmehr
Full Transcript To Be Confirmed
February 25, 2014 11:02 am
Iran
Finding the Truth in Iran with Potkin Azarmehr
Potkin Azarmehr, Iranian activist and blogger who left Iran for the UK after the revolution of 1979, since becoming a key activist resisting religious extremism and political intolerance in Iran, addresses the 6th Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy – see quotes below, followed by full prepared remarks. Quotes: To Be
February 25, 2014 11:01 am
Russia
Putin’s Propaganda with James Kirchik
James Kirchik, visiting fellow at the Center on the United States and Europe and the Project on International Order and Strategy at the Brookings Institution, addresses the 6th Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy – see quotes below, followed by full prepared remarks. Quotes: To Be Confirmed Full Remarks To Be
February 25, 2014 11:00 am
Tibet
Fighting for Dignity in Tibet with Tenzin Dhardon Sharling
Tenzin Dhardon Sharling, youngest member of the Tibetan Parliament in exile, addresses the 6th Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy – see quotes below, followed by full prepared remarks. Quotes: To Be Confirmed Full Remarks To Be Confirmed
February 25, 2014 9:33 am
Libya
Exposing Gaddafi’s Harem with Annick Cojean
Annick Cojean, special correspondent at Le Monde and the author of the internationally acclaimed Gaddafi’s Harem, addresses the 6th Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy – see quotes below, followed by full prepared remarks. Quotes: To Be Confirmed Full Remarks To Be Confirmed
February 25, 2014 9:32 am
Pakistan
Gender Violence in Pakistan with Rakhshinda Perveen
Rakshinda Perveen, Pakistani survivor of gender violence, addresses the 6th Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy – see quotes below, followed by full prepared remarks. Quotes: To Be Confirmed Full Remarks To Be Confirmed
February 25, 2014 9:31 am
Egypt
Women’s Rights and the Hope for Egypt with Dalia Ziada
Dalia Ziada, one of Egypt’s leading human rights activists and Executive Director of the Center for Middle East and East Mediterranean Studies, addresses the 6th Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy – see quotes below, followed by full prepared remarks. Quotes: To Be Confirmed Full Remarks To Be Confirmed
February 25, 2014 9:30 am
Political Prisoners
Opening Speech: Political Prisoners and The Legacy of Nelson Mandela with Irwin Cotler
Irwin Cotler, Founder and Chair of the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights, Emeritus Professor of Law at McGill University, former Member of Parliament, former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, and international human rights lawyer, addresses the 6th Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy – see quotes
February 25, 2014 9:10 am
