Following is a rush transcript from a speech delivered at today’s Geneva Summit for Human Rights, Tolerance and Democracy, by Caspian Makan, fiance of Neda
Following is a rush transcript from a speech delivered at today’s Geneva Summit for Human Rights, Tolerance and Democracy, by Caspian Makan, fiance of Neda
Among the most active users of the Internet and emergent communication technologies have been youth activists, who have harnessed new social media, video and real-time
The Geneva Summit for Human Rights opened this morning with a high-level panel on censorship and Internet freedom, a core subject of the conference. The
The Geneva Summit turned to the humanitarian challenge of Genocide and considered Sudan as a case study. The panel was moderated by Colum Murphy, President
This afternoon’s first panel, “Authoritarianism and Dissent” featured human rights defenders spanning all regions of the world. “These people are trying to affirm the right
Today marks the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, which this year will focus on the discrimination against women in countries marred by authoritarian repression
“I was a political prisoner of the Chinese government. I saw torture and cruelty against my people,” said Rebiya Kadeer at this morning’s session of
PRESS RELEASE GENEVA, Mar. 8, 2010 – The second annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights, Tolerance and Democracy, organized by an international coalition of 25 human rights
Across the street from the public square dedicated to human rights pioneer René Cassin, an international coalition of thirty human rights organizations have come together
PRESS RELEASE 30 Rights Groups Urge UN Rights Chief to Protest Cuban Restraint on Rights Defender GENEVA, Mar. 4, 2010 – Cuba created a stir at
PRESS RELEASE Caspian Makan to protest Iranian government brutality Source: Geneva Summit for Human Rights, Tolerance and Democracy (https://www.genevasummit.org) GENEVA, March 2, 2010 — One