Press Release Feb 8, 2017 Zimbabwe Releases Activist from Illegal Detention But Will Not Drop Charges Human Rights Foundation (HRF) welcomes the release of #ThisFlag movement founder Evan Mawarire in Zimbabwe, and asks the government to drop all charges against him.
Press Release Feb 1, 2017 Zimbabwe Arrests Evangelical Pastor on Return from New York Human Rights Foundation (HRF) condemns the arbitrary arrest of human rights activist and civil society leader Evan Mawarire in Zimbabwe.
Press Release Dec 12, 2016 Canada, U.S., Estonia: HRF Supports Legislation to Reject Dictatorship Enablers The Magnitsky Law, if adopted, will allow Canada to sanction foreign officials who commit gross human rights abuses abroad by restricting their entry into the country and freezing their assets.
Blog Post Nov 29, 2016 The Gambia: On the Eve of a Presidential Election, HRF Demands Release of Pro-Democracy Activists Human Rights Foundation (HRF) condemns the convictions of 19 activists for conducting a peaceful demonstration demanding an official explanation for the presumed extrajudicial killings of fellow activists.
News Oct 26, 2016 HRF Questions Atlantic Council in The Hill Washington is filled with public relations firms which promote the agendas of the world’s most repressive regimes in exchange for cash. To hide human rights abuses, Equatorial Guinea’s strongman hired Qorvis; the pre-revolutionary Tunisian regime hired Washington Media Group and the Saudis hired Edelman.
Press Release Oct 24, 2016 HRF Urges Democratic Countries not to Elect Dictatorships to UN Human Rights Council Governments seeking election to the U.N.’s top human rights body this year include China, Cuba, Egypt, Iraq, Malaysia, Russia, Rwanda, and Saudi Arabia.
Press Release Oct 12, 2016 HRF to Burundi: Let Independent UN Experts Do Their Jobs Human Rights Foundation (HRF) strongly condemns the decision taken by the Burundian government to ban three UN independent experts from entering the country.
Press Release Oct 5, 2016 HRF to UN: Do Not Elect Dictatorships to the Human Rights Council “This year, five notorious dictatorships are running for reelection at the world’s top human rights body. By gaining these highly coveted seats, which they have consistently used to exercise a heckler’s veto, they seek to shield themselves from any significant exposure of their horrendous human rights records,” said HRF Chief Legal Officer Javier El-Hage.“
Blog Post Oct 4, 2016 HRF to Eritrea: Disclose the Whereabouts of Journalists Detained in Secret Prisons Since 2001 Last month marked 15 years since the Eritrean government arbitrarily detained a group of 11 independent journalists in secret prisons, effectively bringing about the end of independent press in the country.
Press Release Sep 19, 2016 ‘Independent’ Think Tank Honors African Dictator as ‘Global Citizen’ HRF president Thor Halvorssen and HRF Chief Strategy officer Alex Gladstein on the Atlantic Council, which has chosen to give an award to the corrupt dictator of Gabon.
Press Release Sep 12, 2016 Why Is Atlantic Council Honoring the Dictator of Gabon? Next week the Atlantic Council, a Washington D.C.-based policy organization, will celebrate the dictator of Gabon, Ali Bongo Ondimba, by presenting him with a prestigious award previously bestowed on Robert DeNiro and Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos.
Press Release Aug 24, 2016 HRF to Angola: Withdraw Secret Social Media Bill Human Rights Foundation (HRF) strongly condemns Angola’s obscure Statute of Journalists Bill and calls on the National Assembly to both make it public and reject it immediately.
Blog Post Jul 29, 2016 HRF to Gabon: Stop Violence Against Peaceful Protesters; Release Youth Activists and Union Leaders Human Rights Foundation (HRF) condemns the Gabonese government’s crackdown on activists and union leaders, and calls for their immediate release. In recent weeks, more than 30 civil society leaders were arrested and imprisoned for organizing demonstrations in opposition to president Ali Bongo Ondimba, who is seeking a second term in the upcoming August election.
Press Release Jul 18, 2016 Zimbabwe: HRF Welcomes Dropped Charges Against Mawarire; Urges Authorities to Stop Arbitrary Arrests Human Rights Foundation (HRF) welcomes the release of civil society leader Evan Mawarire and the court’s ruling that his rights were violated. Mawarire is a popular evangelical pastor who started the “#ThisFlag” movement to protest against police brutality and the destruction of the economy under President Mugabe’s rule.
Press Release May 12, 2016 Uganda: HRF Condemns Social Media Blackout Ahead of Presidential Inauguration Human Rights Foundation (HRF) condemns the Uganda Communication Commission’s (UCC) order blocking access to major social media platforms ahead of President Yoweri Museveni’s controversial fifth term inauguration.
Press Release Apr 20, 2016 HRF to the Gambia: Investigate Extrajudicial Executions of Political Opponents Last week, Gambian armed forces forcefully dissolved a peaceful demonstration calling for electoral reforms and arbitrarily arrested 25 activists.
News Mar 28, 2016 HRF to Nigeria: Withdraw Social Media Bill Targeting Free Speech The vaguely drafted bill, officially called “An Act to Prohibit Frivolous Petitions; And Other Matters Connected Therewith,” seeks to prevent “false” and “abusive statements,” published through “text message, tweets, WhatsApp or through any other social media post,” against any person or “institutions of government.”
Press Release Mar 28, 2016 Angola: HRF Condemns Convictions and Demands Release of Youth Activists HRF calls on the Angolan government to vacate the convictions and release the activists immediately.
Blog Post Dec 22, 2015 Facing Worldwide Scrutiny, Angola Releases Political Prisoners After one week of intensive international media attention on Angola’s dictatorship, 15 political prisoners were released from prison into house arrest this past Friday.
Blog Post Dec 17, 2015 Nicki Minaj Shouldn’t Be Performing for Dictators HRF president Thor Halvorssen and HRF International Council member George Ayittey in Slate on Nicki Minaj’s upcoming performance for Angolan dictator José Eduardo dos Santos.
