Authoritarian regimes continued stealing elections and attempting to silence pro-democracy activists and human rights defenders in the countries they control with an iron fist.

In 2023, as you will read in our report, we used international legal avenues, sound research methods, artistic and cultural platforms, and new technologies to expose the world’s worst tyrants, shift public attitudes, and directly support those on the frontlines of the struggle for freedom and democracy.

Years of resets and appeasement are over. Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is both a war against another state and against democracy.

The past year has made one thing painfully clear: the greatest champions of freedom and human rights are no longer Western governments and multilateral organizations like the United Nations. In fact, they never really were.

At the Human Rights Foundation (HRF), our work is inspired by the individuals who dedicate their lives, often at great personal risk, to challenging authoritarian governments that violate the most basic rights of 4.2 billion people around the world.

Since our launch 15 years ago, the Human Rights Foundation has created a global network of support for hundreds of the bravest and most influential dissidents in the world.

Despite the multitude of dangers in today’s world, we believe there are many positive developments on the horizon for humanity.

The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that promotes and protects human rights globally, with a focus on closed societies.

The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is a nonpartisannonprofit organization that promotes and protects human rights globally, with a focus on closed societies.

Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is a nonprofit organization that promotes and protects human rights globally, with a focus on closed societies.

The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization that promotes and protects human rights globally, with a focus on closed societies.

The human Rights Foundation (HRF) is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization that promotes and protects human rights globally, with a focus on closed societies.

The Human Rights Foundation marked, in 2012, its sixth year of unrelenting effort to provide international leadership in protecting and promoting individual rights and freedom.

Over the past two years, HRF has proven to be an efficient and effective advocate for human rights, as well as firmly established itself as a resilient and credible organization.

The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) defends and promotes fundamental human rights in the American hemisphere. Our staff works directly to intervene on behalf of those persecuted, jailed, harassed, tortured, or enslaved in the Americas.