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Dissidents, Victims & Activists from 30 countries crafting resolutions on abuses for UN to adopt
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Today, in parallel with the current session of the UN Human Rights Council,
some of the world’s most courageous champions of human rights will join together
in Geneva, Switzerland, to urge action against oppressive governments, support
democracy dissidents, and propose country resolutions for the UN to adopt.
When: Today, Tuesday, March 13
Where: Geneva International Conference Center (CICG)
Media Contact & Interviews: Arielle Herzog-Hadida, Tel: +41 78 838 6536
secretariat@genevasummit.org
More: www.genevasummit.org
Program
| 09:00 Opening | |
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Dr. Yang Jianli, Former political prisoner, President of Initiatives for China |
| 09:30 Session I: The Struggle for Reform | |
| Chair: Catherine Fiankan-Bokonga, Journalist | |
| BURMA: IS WHAT YOU SEE, WHAT YOU GET? | |
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Zoya Phan, Exiled dissident, author of “Little Daughter” |
| VIETNAM: THE FORGOTTEN FIGHT FOR FREEDOM | |
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Michel Tran Duc, Human rights activist |
| THE ZIMBABWE PEACE PROJECT | |
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Jestina Mukoko, Human Rights Activist, 2010 International Woman of Courage |
| 11:00 Session II: Defying Totalitarian Regimes | |
| Chair: Guy Mettan, President, Swiss Press Club and Geneva MP | |
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FROM THE DEMOCRACY WALL TO TIANANMEN SQUARE
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Ren Wanding, Leading Chinese human rights activist, former political prisoner |
| NORTH KOREA: NEW RULER, SAME REPRESSION? | |
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Joo-il Kim and Song Ju Kim, North Korean defectors |
| WHY CUBA JAILED, TORTURED AND EXILED ME | |
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Nestor Rodriguez Lobaina, President of the Movement of Young Cubans |
| SAFEGUARDING TIBETAN CULTURE | |
| Kalden Tsomo, Tibetan Activist | |
| 12:30 Networking Lunch | |
| 14:00 Session III: Blasphemy Laws & Honour Killings | |
| Chair: Philippe Robinet, Publisher, CEO of Editions Kéro | |
| HOW THE UN CAN SAVE ASIA BIBI FROM EXECUTION | |
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Anne-Isabelle Tollet, Reporter with France 24 TV, author of “Blasphème” |
| THE DISHONOUR OF HONOUR KILLINGS | |
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Jacqueline Thibault, President Fondation Surgir Pakistani couple, Survivors of attempted honour killings |
| 15:30 Session IV: Beyond the Arab Spring | |
| Chair: Tom Gross, Journalist and commentator on Mideast & international affairs | |
| JUST RELEASED FROM EGYPTIAN PRISON | |
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Maikel Nabil, Hero of Tahrir Square, jailed for “insulting the Egyptian army” |
| IRAN: JAILED, TORTURED & ABUSED BY THE REGIME | |
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Ebrahim Mehtari, Iranian democracy activist and political prisoner |
| 16:30 Massacre in Syria: Victim Testimonies | |
| Chair: Saba Farzan, Freelance Journalist | |
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Hadeel Kouki, 20-year-old Syrian activist brutally tortured in prison |
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Jacques Bérès, War surgeon just returned from Homs inferno to give eyewitness testimony |
| 17:30 Conclusion | |
