“The microphone belongs to the persecuted”: Global dissidents challenge tyranny at 18th Geneva Summit

–              By Innocent Fowung (UK Correspondent) GENEVA – Under the rallying cry “Unite Against Tyranny, Rise for Freedom,” the 18th Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy concluded its main session recently, delivering a stinging rebuke to both global dictatorships and the perceived “moral bankruptcy” of international institutions. Organised by a coalition of over 30 non-governmental organisations led by United Nations Watch, the summit gathered hundreds of dissidents, former political prisoners, and diplomats at the Centre International de Conférences Genève (CICG). The event traditionally takes place on the eve of the United Nations Human Rights Council’s main annual session…