The Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy

Listen as @MarziehHamidi, recipient of the International Women's Rights Award at #GenevaSummit2026, rejects efforts to normalize the Taliban's rule in Afghanistan: "They are terrorists today, and they will remain terrorists tomorrow. I know this not as theory, but as lived reality."

Watch as French comedian @SophiaAram presents the International Women's Rights Award to @MarziehHamidi at #GenevaSummit2026. Sophia highlighted Marzieh’s determination as a taekwondo athlete and her courage in speaking out against gender apartheid in Afghanistan.

.@Tsihanouskaya, President-elect of Belarus, advocated for the freedom of Belarusian political prisoners and urged the international community to refuse normalization with Lukashenko's regime. "Do not trade principles for convenience." #GenevaSummit2026

.@Urruchurtu, held hostage in the Argentine embassy in Caracas for over 400 days, told #GenevaSummit2026 about an unlikely source of hope while trapped: wild parrots. He shared that as his rescue drew nearer, "They felt like a signal from the universe that it was time to fly."

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.@bbmhlanga shared with #GenevaSummit2026 the cost of free speech and journalism in Zimbabwe: Prison. Mnangagwa's regime has proven his point: Following his speech, authorities called him a criminal, threatening arrest. He has been unable to return home to his family in Harare.

Pastor Ezra Jin is being held as a political prisoner in China simply for leading his Christian church. His daughter, @GraceJDrexel, traveled across the world to plead for his release. The CCP must immediately release her father and all 17 other Zion Church leaders. #FreePastorJin

A Sudanese human rights advocate and legal advisor at @TheRWCHR, @mutasimali3 spoke at #GenevaSummit2026 about the atrocities occurring in Sudan: "Imagine waking up to learn that half the people you know are gone. That is what happened in El Fasher."

“This is the Berlin Wall moment for Iranians. Help us to bring down the wall of dictatorship.” Must-watch speeches by @AlinejadMasih at #GenevaSummit2026.

🥂Victory to Iran. Xi Jinping, you are the next.

Kim Yumi @kimyumitv, a North Korean defector, spoke at #GenevaSummit2026 about the peril North Korean soldiers held as prisoners of war in Ukraine face if sent back: They will be jailed or killed, as the regime considers it treason if soldiers don’t commit suicide when captured.

"The regime treated us as if we were worse than a pandemic." Listen as Cuban activist and playwright @yuniortrebol describes the repression he faced for protesting against the Cuban regime. #GenevaSummit2026

Marina Ovsyannikova (@newslady19) courageously interrupted a live TV broadcast in Russia to protest Putin’s war on Ukraine. She told her story at #GenevaSummit2026:

Listen as Hue Nhu, a Vietnamese anti-corruption activist, shares at #GenevaSummit2026 the harrowing story of her abduction by security forces: "I lost my child not because of fate but because of the systematic repression of the communist party of Vietnam." #Vietnam

“I am in hiding, but I don’t want to be in hiding. It was necessary, though, so I can stay alive and be able to speak to you right now.” Listen to @HEBobiwine at #GenevaSummit2026 as he speaks about the cost of challenging Uganda’s regime during the January 2026 elections.

“This is not a theatre performance. This was my home. This was Hong Kong in 2019.” Watch @Chloe_chc_25's powerful testimony at #GenevaSummit2026. Stand with Hong Kong. Don’t look away. @thecfhk

Listen to @leopoldolopez speak at #GenevaSummit2026 on what Venezuela needs for a real democratic transition: an end to repression, the return of political exiles, and free, credible elections at every level of governance. @VoluntadPopular @WLCongress

📢Today, as Mr. Kazem Gharibabadi, Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs of Iran, speaks before the UN Human Rights Council, we announce our intention to recommend that he - along with several of his colleagues - be #sanctioned for complicity in crimes against humanity and other grave human rights violations. The Human Rights Council was established to uphold the highest standards in the promotion and protection of human rights. Granting a platform to senior representatives of a regime that has been credibly accused of widespread and systematic human rights violations, including the repression of peaceful protest, arbitrary detention, torture, and the execution of political dissidents, risks undermining the Council’s credibility and the trust placed in it by victims worldwide. #Iran’s record is well documented by successive UN mechanisms, including the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran, which has detailed grave violations arising from the state’s violent suppression of peaceful protesters. Survivors, families of victims, and political prisoners continue to seek #justice and accountability. Human rights institutions must remain steadfast in their mandate: to protect victims, confront impunity, and uphold international law. Platforms designed to advance human dignity must not be used, directly or indirectly, to confer legitimacy on those alleged to have so profoundly violated it. #sanctions #crimesagainsthumanity #IranMassacre @UN_PGA @UN @UNGeneva #HRC61

Aram Aqil (@aram_aqil) testified about documenting ISIS crimes and the Yazidi genocide in Sinjar, then being taken hostage and held in an underground prison. “When they thought no one was watching, I was watching.” #GenevaSummit #Syria

2026 International Women’s Rights Award #GenevaSummit @MarziehHamidi: “Recognizing gender apartheid as a crime will change everything.” Gender apartheid is a system of domination, not culture. Legal recognition would help block normalization and advance justice for Afghan women. #Afghanistan #womensrights