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Launched in 2003, the Geneva International Committee includes some 30 prominent and dedicated members representing various professions such as law, banking, journalism and the arts, and sharing the same interest in promoting human rights in Geneva and within the international community. The Committee’s goals are: The Committee's role has been indispensable for the visibility of human rights ideals in Geneva. Committee Events Each year, the International Geneva Committee is involved in the organization of events, including the Annual Dinner "Voices for Justice", as well as lectures, meetings or receptions. A member of the Executive Committee speaks out Neil Rimer explains how he became a member of the Geneva International Committee:"As I had the chance to find myself blocked on the tarmac in a little airplane, sitting next to Ken Roth, I could ask him during some hours about the aim of Human Rights Watch, about its functioning and structure of organization, as well as about its budget and its fundraising. During this discussion I understood that Human Rights Watch represents one of the best tools to identify and investigate human rights violations, to make the findings public in order to protect the victims, and to bring the guilty to justice. In spite of our situation here in Geneva that gives us a privileged standpoint on international affairs and in spite of the flow of information that comes from the media, it is increasingly difficult to remain objective, to erase the biases from all the sides and to know the truth — not ten years later in history books, but immediately, in order to help and to avoid having catastrophes on our consciences. […] I decided six years ago to become involved with Human Rights Watch, which I see as a formidable opponent of dictators and impunity." Contact the Geneva Committee For more information on the International Geneva Committee, please contactLaurence Fabry Lorenzini on +41 22 738 04 81. |
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