Human Rights Dispatch Nov 6, 2025 Thailand arrests Montagnard refugees, CCP supports Burmese junta, U.S. and South Korea halt North Korea broadcasts. HRF expresses deep concern over Thailand’s arrest of approximately 70 Vietnamese indigenous Montagnard refugees, including some under UNHCR protection.
Human Rights Dispatch Nov 5, 2025 Uyghur Forced-Labor Research Blocked HRF condemns Beijing’s pressure on UK-based Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) to halt Professor @LauraTMurphy ‘s work on Uyghur forced labor and supply chains in China.
Blog Post Nov 3, 2025 Inside the prison state What’s it like to live in North Korea? Yumi Kim on heavy repression, secret phone calls, and virtual private networks.
Blog Post Oct 31, 2025 The way of Kim Jong Un How is political upheaval in South Korea affecting North Korea? Soo Kim on what’s driving Pyongyang’s increasing hostility toward Seoul.
Press Release Oct 29, 2025 Reinvigorating Global Engagement on Human Rights in North Korea: The 2025 NK Insider Forum Last week on October 22, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) and the NGO Council for North Korean Human Rights hosted the 2025 NK Insider Forum, the day-long kickoff event of the inaugural three-day Seoul World Convention on North Korean Human Rights.
Blog Post Oct 28, 2025 Obscured by clouds Why does North Korea keep threatening South Korea and its allies without ever going to war? Michael Breen on theater and reality in one of the most enigmatic places on Earth.
Press Release Oct 24, 2025 HRF submits petition to UNWGAD for Owen Chow NEW YORK (Oct. 24, 2025) — Last week, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) submitted an individual complaint to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD) in the case of Hong Kong activist Owen Chow.
Human Rights Dispatch Oct 23, 2025 UPR submission, immunity of authoritarian leaders, arrest of Chinese activist. This month, HRF submitted formal contributions to the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of three authoritarian regimes.
Press Release Oct 23, 2025 HRF Brings UN Attention to Rights Abuses in Three Countries This month, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) submitted formal contributions to the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Mozambique, Niger, and Singapore.
Report Oct 22, 2025 Singapore UPR NGO Submission This submission was prepared by HRF for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the Republic of Singapore (“Singapore”).
Human Rights Dispatch Oct 20, 2025 Global coalition demands Swedish publisher Gui Minhai’s immediate release HRF joins 90+ NGOs and press freedom organizations in standing up against the arbitrary detention of Swedish publisher Gui Minhai…
Human Rights Dispatch Oct 15, 2025 Hostage taking panel, detention of Chinese pastor. This briefing highlights key developments and shares HRF’s stance on urgent human rights struggles unfolding around the world.
Human Rights Dispatch Oct 9, 2025 Russia’s war on Ukraine’s youth, forcible disappearance of Tanzanian regime critic, Hong Kong’s crackdown on free expression, and more. HRF condemns the abduction and forcible disappearance since Oct. 6 of Tanzanian regime critic Humphrey Polepole, amid ongoing repression against critics of President Samia Suluhu Hassan ahead of Oct. 29 elections.
Blog Post Aug 26, 2025 The Sculptor Xi Jinping Wants You to Forget For 68-year-old Gao Zhen, last Aug. 26 wasn’t just any other day — it was the day of his arrest.
Press Release Aug 26, 2025 Joint statement on the first anniversary of Gao Zhen’s detention, demanding his urgent release We, the undersigned organizations, express our grave concern at the ongoing detention of artist Gao Zhen (高兟), a 69-year-old US permanent resident and prominent figure in China’s contemporary art scene, who has now been imprisoned for a year without trial.
Press Release Aug 19, 2025 HRF secures UN opinion condemning Vietnam’s detention of Khmer Krom activists The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD) found that Vietnam’s detention of To Hoang Chuong and Thach Cuong — activists and members of the Khmer Krom indigenous community — is arbitrary and violates international law.
Publication Aug 15, 2025 An artist on the run, an exhibition censored: How China tried to silence a Thai art show Three weeks ago, Burmese artist Sai was in Bangkok, celebrating the opening of an art exhibition he had curated with his wife at one of Thailand’s top galleries.
Report Aug 14, 2025 Youthquake: Youth-led Movements Shaking Up East and Southeast Asia In recent years, youth across East and Southeast Asia, and around the world, have spearheaded the demand for democracy, justice, and freedom.
Publication Aug 8, 2025 Bangkok Art & Culture Centre censors works following visit from Chinese officials The Bangkok Art & Culture Centre (BACC) has removed and obscured several artworks and artists’ names from their current exhibition..
Op-Ed Jul 14, 2025 Legitimizing repression: A retired New Zealand judge lends credibility to China’s crackdown The very last thing any person with integrity wants, or should want, is to be praised by the likes of Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee, the main man responsible for aiding and abetting the Chinese Communist Party in eroding democracy and freedom in Hong Kong.
