The Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy
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Leading annual gathering at U.N. European Headquarters of human rights activists and families of political prisoners. Sponsored by 30 NGOs. #GenevaSummit2025
Geneva, Switzerland
Joined October 2009
Thank you very much, @GenevaSummit, for continuing to stand with me and all victims of terrorism from tyranny and dictatorship!!!
Last week, @JobSikhala1’s family home was bombed. His children narrowly escaped harm. At #GenevaSummit2024 he warned about the price he and his family have paid for speaking truth to power. Watch as he describes decades of persecution and why Zimbabwe’s regime fears his voice.
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Last week, @JobSikhala1’s family home was bombed. His children narrowly escaped harm. At #GenevaSummit2024 he warned about the price he and his family have paid for speaking truth to power. Watch as he describes decades of persecution and why Zimbabwe’s regime fears his voice.
I am just waking up just now to see tens of missed calls and messages that my house was bombed last night around 1 am this night by dynamites. I am also advised that @PoliceZimbabwe swiftly attended to the scene, and my children are advising me that members of ZRP homicide are
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Speaking at the Geneva Summit, @RayhanAsat, @JewherIlham, and @RushanAbbas exposed their shared nightmares: loved ones disappeared by the Chinese regime. Today on #VictimsOfEnforcedDisappearances Day, we honor the missing — and the families who refuse to be silenced.
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Australia has finally announced it will proscribe the IRGC as a terrorist organization — joining the U.S., Canada, and Sweden. @KMooreGilbert advocated tirelessly for this step, including at #GenevaSummit2024. It’s time for the rest of the West to follow suit. #IRGCterrorists
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🇻🇪 One year ago today, millions of Venezuelans went to the polls and elected @EdmundoGU their president. Now exiled by the regime, González has never stopped fighting for his people. “Courage is not the absence of fear—it is the determination to push forward despite it.”
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Thank you, @SecRubio. That is why we invited the genuinely elected President of Venezuela, Edmundo Gonzalez, to the United Nations. We held up the photo of his son-in-law Rafael Tudares, who has now been cruelly kidnapped by the narco-terrorist Maduro regime for 201 days.
Maduro is NOT the President of Venezuela and his regime is NOT the legitimate government. Maduro is the head of the Cartel de Los Soles, a narco-terror organization which has taken possession of a country. And he is under indictment for pushing drugs into the United States.
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In 2021, Belarusian President-elect Sviatlana @Tsihanouskaya spoke at the Geneva Summit about the imprisonment of her husband, opposition leader Siarhei Tsikhanouski. Now, after 5 years, Siarhei is free. 1,150 political prisoners remain in Belarus. All must go free immediately.
My husband Siarhei is free! It’s hard to describe the joy in my heart. Thank you, 🇺🇸 @POTUS, @SPE_Kellogg, @JohnPCoale, DAS Christopher W. Smith, @StateDept & our 🇪🇺 allies, for all your efforts. We’re not done. 1150 political prisoners remain behind bars. All must be released.
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For 5 years, Jimmy Lai has been locked in a tiny cell—his only "crime" was running a newspaper that dared to criticize Beijing. His son, Sebastien Lai, delivered a powerful speech at #GenevaSummit2025 calling for his release. #FreeJimmyLai @SupportJimmyLai
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At the @GenevaSummit last week, Sebastien Lai demanded immediate justice—his father, #JimmyLai, must be freed now. Enduring over 1,500 days in solitary confinement without the solace of holy communion, British citizen Jimmy Lai has already sacrificed too much for Hong Kong’s
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“We must stop legitimizing a small group of Islamist tyrants ruling over almost 90 million people they do not represent and waging terror through their proxy groups” Thank you to @NazaninAJ’s powerful speech at this years @GenevaSummit and special thanks from our family for
My full remarks from the 17th annual @GenevaSummit for Human Rights and Democracy, where I had the honor of introducing a panel of courageous survivors of the Islamic Republic’s brutal regime ( @samaniist, @MahanMehrabi2, and @MaryamDior ). I highlighted the regime’s crimes
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Congratulations to @BaldehF on being named one of @TIME’s Women of the Year! Last year, Fatou received the #GenevaSummit2024 International Women's Rights Award for her heroic campaign to end FGM in The Gambia. Keep up the crucial work, Fatou!
Women of the Year: For Fatou Baldeh, the past year was critical in the fight to end the human-rights violation in Gambia
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This past weekend, our founder, Niemat Ahmadi, spoke at the Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy to speak out and advocate for the people of #Sudan experiencing genocide and terror every day #eyesonSudan.
"The world has left millions of Sudanese to die in silence because of indifference. May you all speak your conscience to the world, to have a heart, and finally wake up and do something for Sudan." —@niemata at #GenevaSummit2025
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The 2025 International Women’s Rights Award presented to Massouda Jalal and Husna at @GenevaSummit 🔗Report: https://t.co/YnTXpEG4tN… مسعوده و حسنا جلال جایزه بین المللی حقوق زنان ژنو را دریافت کردند.
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"His body is breaking down ... It's akin to torture," Sebastien Lai told @Reuters ahead of Tuesday's Human Rights and Democracy summit in Geneva (@GenevaSummit). "Time is running out for my father." #FreeJimmyLai
https://t.co/KzeqLSTcv7
reuters.com
Pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai is physically breaking down in a Hong Kong prison and "time is running out" for him if the U.S. and Britain do not push for his release, his son said.
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La libertad es la causa que me motiva a continuar. La libertad de mi país. La libertad de todos los pesos políticos. La libertad de Rafael La libertad de mi hija y mis nietos. La libertad de todas aquellas madres, padres, hijos, esposos que hoy sufren la desaparición forzada
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As promised, we gathered heroes who dare to defy the world's worst dictatorships. My opening remarks: “Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen: Welcome to the 17th annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy. My name is Hillel Neuer, and I am the Executive Director of United
What if the most courageous people defying the world's worst dictatorships joined hands? Stay tuned.
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"Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi is calling for global action to defeat the Islamic Republic’s regime... Pahlavi spoke at @GenevaSummit on Tuesday, highlighting the plight of the Iranian people, calling the country a 'nation in chains...'" https://t.co/l1gOAYqu9s
foxnews.com
Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi demanded global action against the Islamic Republic's regime while delivering the keynote address at the Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy.
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Saman was involved in peaceful protests in Iran during the Woman Life Freedom revolutionary movement when he was shot by the oppressive regime forces and permanently lost his left eye. Hundreds of Iranians have the same story. When will Europe finally list #IRGCTerrorists ?
“The fall of the Islamic Republic is not only necessary for the people of Iran—it is essential for global peace and security. This dictatorship, with its support for terrorism and regional instability, is a threat to the entire world.” —Saman Pouryaghma (@samaniist) at
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Grateful to be back at the @GenevaSummit among friends and colleagues from around the world. Autocrats have long been working in concert with each other. It’s long past time pro-democracy movements learned to cooperate as well — and global platforms like this are invaluable.
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