{"id":75106,"date":"2026-03-25T09:58:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T08:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/humanrights-online.org\/54-jahrestagung-der-igfm\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T08:43:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T06:43:29","slug":"54th-annual-conference-of-igfm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/humanrights-online.org\/ge\/54th-annual-conference-of-igfm\/","title":{"rendered":"54th Annual Conference of IGFM"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:2142.4px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-fontsize=\"39.82\" data-lineheight=\"55.748px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-75305 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/humanrights-online.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/54th-Annual-Conference-of-ISHR-1.png\" alt=\"54th Annual Conference of ISHR\" width=\"1200\" height=\"627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/humanrights-online.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/54th-Annual-Conference-of-ISHR-1-31x16.png 31w, https:\/\/humanrights-online.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/54th-Annual-Conference-of-ISHR-1-200x105.png 200w, https:\/\/humanrights-online.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/54th-Annual-Conference-of-ISHR-1-383x200.png 383w, https:\/\/humanrights-online.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/54th-Annual-Conference-of-ISHR-1-400x209.png 400w, https:\/\/humanrights-online.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/54th-Annual-Conference-of-ISHR-1-600x314.png 600w, https:\/\/humanrights-online.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/54th-Annual-Conference-of-ISHR-1-768x401.png 768w, https:\/\/humanrights-online.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/54th-Annual-Conference-of-ISHR-1-800x418.png 800w, https:\/\/humanrights-online.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/54th-Annual-Conference-of-ISHR-1-1024x535.png 1024w, https:\/\/humanrights-online.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/54th-Annual-Conference-of-ISHR-1.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>54th Annual Conference of ISHR<\/h1>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-double\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:#e0dede;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\">\n<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\">\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\">\n<h2 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-fontsize=\"30.77\" data-lineheight=\"46.15px\">Europe as a Guarantor of Human Rights and Peace<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-0 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-content-boxes content-boxes columns row fusion-columns-1 fusion-columns-total-1 fusion-content-boxes-1 content-boxes-icon-with-title content-left\" style=\"--awb-body-color:#000000;--awb-hover-accent-color:#205aa4;--awb-circle-hover-accent-color:#205aa4;--awb-item-margin-bottom:40px;\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:#ccecff;\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-1 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper-background link-area-link-icon icon-hover-animation-fade\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Date:<\/strong> 11\u201312 April 2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location:<\/strong> Gustav Stresemann Institute, Langer Grabenweg 68, 53175 Bonn<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Start:<\/strong> 12:00 PM (arrival from 11:00 AM)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>We look forward to your participation!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-1 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"176\">Once a year, we bring together members, partners, human rights defenders, friends, and interested participants from around the world to exchange on current human rights issues.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"178\" data-end=\"401\">We are in contact worldwide with people engaged in humanitarian aid and hands-on human rights work. Together, we advocate for the protection of human dignity and the inviolability of universal human rights across the globe.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"403\" data-end=\"718\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">This year, we aim to place a special focus on political prisoners, victims of religious persecution, and the courageous individuals who are persecuted and imprisoned for their activism against totalitarian structures. On Sunday, our General Assembly will also take place, to which we warmly invite all IGFM members.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-countdown fusion-countdown-1 fusion-countdown-floated fusion-countdown-label-text_flow fusion-countdown-has-heading\" style=\"--awb-counter-border-size:0;\"><div class=\"fusion-countdown-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-countdown-heading-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-countdown-subheading\">We look forward to see you soon!<\/div><div class=\"fusion-countdown-heading\"> The conference begins on 11 April!<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-countdown-counter-wrapper\" id=\"fusion-countdown-1\" data-gmt-offset=\"2\" data-timer=\"2026-04-11-12-00-00\" data-omit-weeks=\"1\"><div class=\"fusion-dash-wrapper \"><div class=\"fusion-dash fusion-dash-days\"><div class=\"fusion-digit-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-thousand-digit fusion-digit\">0<\/div><div class=\"fusion-hundred-digit fusion-digit\">0<\/div><div class=\"fusion-digit\">0<\/div><div 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center;\" data-fontsize=\"30.77\" data-lineheight=\"43.078px\">Conference Programme 2026<\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Saturday, 11 April 2026<\/h3>\n<p>11:00 Arrival, registration<\/p>\n<p>12:00 Welcome address by<strong> Edgar Lamm<\/strong> (Chairman of IGFM)<\/p>\n<p>12:15 Keynote speeches on the conference theme<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Thomas Rachel<\/strong>, Member of the German Bundestag \u2013 Federal Government Commissioner for Freedom of Religion or Belief<\/li>\n<li><strong>Anastasija Aleksejewa<\/strong> \u2013 IGFM Ukraine<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dmytro Lubinets<\/strong> \u2013 Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights (video)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jos\u00e9 Daniel Ferrer<\/strong> \u2013 former political prisoner from Cuba (tbc)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Oleksandra Matviichuk<\/strong> \u2013 human rights defender, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (video)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>15:00 Coffee break, refreshments<\/p>\n<p>15:30 Country reports (moderated by RA Carmen Jondral-Schuler and Valerio Kr\u00fcger)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Russia: <strong>Kevin Lick<\/strong> \u2013 former political prisoner in Russia<\/li>\n<li>Belarus: <strong>Mikola Dziadok<\/strong> \u2013 former political prisoner in Belarus<\/li>\n<li>Iran: <strong>Haleh Hosseini Ramandi<\/strong> \u2013 Chairwoman, Iranian Liberal Women e.V.<\/li>\n<li>Iraq: <strong>Subaz Ali<\/strong> \u2013 Kurdistan\/Iraq (video)<\/li>\n<li>China: <strong>Dr. Enver Tohti<\/strong> \u2013 surgeon and human rights activist against organ harvesting in China<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>18:00 Dinner<\/p>\n<p>19:00 Award ceremony of the Stephanus Foundation for Persecuted Christians<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\">\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Sunday, 12 April<\/h3>\n<p>8:00 Breakfast<\/p>\n<p>9:00 General Assembly chaired by <strong>Edgar Lamm<\/strong> (separate agenda)<\/p>\n<p>11:45 Brief report by <strong>Valerio Kr\u00fcger<\/strong> (Executive Board Spokesperson)<\/p>\n<p>12:00 Brief report by the Working Committee on Freedom of Religion \u2013 <strong>Heinz Ernst<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>12:15 Additional greetings \/ video messages<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dr. Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann<\/strong>, MEP \u2013 Chair of the Committee on Security and Defence (video)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>12:30 Contemporary history<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Alexander Bauersfeld<\/strong><br \/>\n50th anniversary of the death of Pastor Oskar Br\u00fcsewitz, Zeitz (former GDR)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>13:00 Closing remarks by <strong>Prof. Dr. Thomas Schirrmacher<\/strong> (President of the International Council of IGFM and former Secretary General of the World Evangelical Alliance)<\/p>\n<p>13:15 Lunch<\/p>\n<p>14:00 End of the Annual Conference<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"18.1\" data-lineheight=\"27.15px\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" 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