GS Speaker Spotlight: Q&A with Yavuz Aydin (GS’20)
“I went to bed a judge and woke up a terrorist," says Turkish jurist Yavuz Aydin on when he was purged by the Erdoan regime on the day of [...]
GS Speaker Spotlight: Q&A with Tania Bruguera (GS’21)
Despite government efforts to silence her, Tania Bruguera remains committed to telling the world the truth about the Castro regime—even if it means risking her own freedom. Editor’s [...]
13th Geneva Summit: In the News
Media Mentions of 2021 Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy For videos, photos, transcripts, media mentions, quotes, and more, click here. Los Angeles Times article on the 2021 Geneva Summit and [...]
Navalny Wins Award as Russia, China, Iran, Belarus, Zimbabwe Scrutinized at Geneva Rights Summit
Daria Navalnaya, daughter of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, received the 2021 Moral Courage Award on behalf of her father, and testified about the fight for freedom and [...]
Panel of Champions for Change at 2021 Geneva Summit
Full Transcript Moderator: Welcome to our panel on Champions for Change. I'm joined by three incredibly courageous individuals here: Evan Mawarire, pastor and democracy activist from Zimbabwe, Yang Jianli, a [...]
Yang Jianli speaks at 2021 Geneva Summit
Yang Jianli, Chinese dissident, former political prisoner, and survivor of the Tiananmen Square massacre who founded Initiatives for China, addressed the 13th Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy [...]
Evan Mawarire speaks at 2021 Geneva Summit
Evan Mawarire, Zimbabwean protest leader who was arrested six times and tortured for his human rights work, addressed the 13th Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy as a [...]
Vladimir Kara-Murza speaks at 2021 Geneva Summit
Vladimir Kara-Murza, leading Russian democracy activist and politician who twice survived being poisoned by Russia’s Federal Security Service, addressed the 13th Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy as [...]
Kylie Moore-Gilbert speaks at 2021 Geneva Summit
Kylie Moore-Gilbert, Australian-British academic who was just freed after two years in Iranian prison as a victim of hostage diplomacy, addressed the 13th Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and [...]
Daria Navalnaya speaks at 2021 Geneva Summit
Daria Navalnaya, pro-democracy activist and daughter of poisoned and jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny - winner of the 2021 Moral Courage Award, addressed the 13th Annual Geneva Summit for Human [...]
