Report Jun 1, 2020 Corporate Intimidation and Censorship in China Since China’s rise as a global trade giant, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has leveraged its position in the global economy to intimidate foreign companies into becoming indirect messengers of its political ideology. Since the 1990s, the Chinese government has exerted pressure…
News May 22, 2020 Op-Ed: The Other Hong Kong — Will China’s Democratic Enclave Become Just Like The Mainland? This op-ed was published by CNN Opinion on May 22, 2020. By Joy Park, HRF’s legal counsel for Asia For years, even as China has applied increasing pressure on Hong…
News May 15, 2020 Op-Ed: Pro-Democracy Legislators in Hong Kong Need International Support The CCP is taking advantage of the coronavirus crisis to execute its vision of completely stripping Hong Kong of its remaining freedoms.
Blog Post Mar 12, 2020 Using fashion as silent protest in North Korea From wearing lipstick to putting on a pair of jeans, fashion has become a political statement for North Koreans.
Press Release Apr 1, 2019 Statement on Syariah Penal Code in Brunei This Wednesday, on April 3, Brunei plans on fully implementing Syariah Penal Code, which will increase the number of offenses — including homosexuality — punishable by death and corporal punishment, and which…
Announcement Apr 1, 2019 HRF to Exhibit Dissident Art at 2019 Oslo Freedom Forum The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is excited to announce that internationally acclaimed Chinese dissident artists, the Gao Brothers, will be joining the 2019 Oslo Freedom Forum as part of our Art in Protest program.
Press Release Mar 1, 2025 HRF’s statement on North Korea and Otto Warmbier NEW YORK (March 1, 2019) — Earlier this week, the second summit between North Korea and the United States was held in Hanoi, Vietnam. At this time, we believe…
Press Release Feb 27, 2019 HRF to UN Special Rapporteur: Defend the Free Speech of North Korean Defectors and Human Rights Activists in South Korea NEW YORK (February 27, 2019) — In a joint letter addressed to the U.N. special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the…
Press Release Feb 13, 2019 TIME Person of the Year Maria Ressa Arrested in the Philippines NEW YORK (February 13, 2019) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) condemns the arbitrary arrest of Maria Ressa, renowned journalist and vocal critic of President Duterte, and calls on the Philippines government…
Press Release Oct 4, 2018 HRF to UN: Investigate Arbitrary Arrests in Cambodia and Iran NEW YORK (October 4, 2018) — Today, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) submitted two individual complaints to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD) requesting that it initiate…
Press Release Sep 25, 2018 Maldives: Opposition Candidate Wins Election, Ending Yameen’s Authoritarian Rule NEW YORK (September 25, 2018) — On Sunday, in a surprising turn of events, the Maldives’ authoritarian President Abdulla Yameen Gayoom lost a bid to secure a second term, despite…
Press Release Sep 11, 2018 Cambodia: opposition leader Kem Sokha released from prison The leader of Cambodia’s main opposition partyhas been released on bail, one year after he was jailed on politically motivated treason charges. The sudden arrest last September of Kem Sokha…
Press Release Sep 6, 2018 North Korea Denounces Flash Drives for Freedom NEW YORK (September 6, 2018) — Yesterday, the North Korean dictatorship denounced HRF‘s Flash Drives for Freedom program in its state-run newspaper, Minju Choson. Unlike the DPRK‘s Rodung Sinmun —…
Press Release Aug 23, 2018 China Denies Visa to Reporter and OFF Speaker Megha Rajagopalan NEW YORK (August 23, 2018) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) condemns the Chinese government’s decision to deny a journalist visa to BuzzFeed reporter and Oslo Freedom Forum speaker Megha Rajagopalan. Rajagopalan, who…
Press Release Aug 14, 2018 Hong Kong activist decries ‘colonial invasion’ in defiant speech A Hong Kong pro-independence activist has decried Beijing’s rule over the city as modern-day colonialism in a speech to a foreign journalists’ association that defied China’s demand that the event…
News Aug 2, 2018 Comoros leader says wins vote to extend presidential term limits (Reuters) – Comoros President Azali Assoumani has won a referendum to extend presidential term limits and end a system of rotating power among the archipelago’s three main islands by an…
Media Aug 1, 2018 Google Plans to Launch Censored Search Engine in China, Leaked Documents Reveal Google is planning to launch a censored version of its search engine in China that will blacklist websites and search terms about human rights, democracy, religion, and peaceful protest, The…
Media Aug 1, 2018 Taiwan, ‘Still Fighting’ for Democracy, Gets Nod to Host Human Rights Event (NYTimes) TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan has had a rough time of it lately.
Media Jul 31, 2018 In Cambodia, Dissenting Voters Find Ways to Say ‘None of the Above’ (The New York Times) – One Cambodian voter defaced his or her ballot with a lively reference to a dog’s anatomy. Others ticked every single box, or crossed out the…
Press Release Jul 27, 2018 Elections in Zimbabwe and Cambodia Violate Democratic Standards NEW YORK (July 27, 2018) — In the next few days, citizens of Cambodia and Zimbabwe — two authoritarian regimes — will head to the polls to vote in general…
