Blog Post Jan 29, 2021 What’s Happening in Xinjiang? Q&A With Uyghur Activist Jewher Ilham China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, also known as the Uyghur Region or East Turkestan, is home to millions of Uyghur Muslims and other ethnic and religious minorities.
Press Release Jan 6, 2021 Hong Kong Arrests Dozens of Pro-Democracy Figures in a Mass Raid NEW YORK (January 6, 2021) – The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) condemns the Hong Kong government’s mass arrests of 53 opposition activists and politicians in a single day
Blog Post Dec 23, 2020 What’s Happening in Hong Kong? Q&A With HK Activist Johnson Yeung 2020 has been an especially difficult year for Hongkongers tirelessly fighting against the authoritarian Chinese regime.
Op-Ed Dec 20, 2022 HRF Op-Ed: The Plight of Political Dissident Jimmy Lai Hong Kong businessman and political dissident Jimmy Lai told me over dinner at his Taiwan home in 2019 that he knew speaking out for truth, justice and freedom in the region could come at great personal cost. He is now behind bars for this supposed crime, so I’m speaking out for him.
Press Release Dec 14, 2020 South Korean Government Criminalizes North Korean Human Rights Activism NEW YORK (December 14, 2020) – Today, the South Korean National Assembly passed a controversial bill proposed by the Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee
Press Release Dec 3, 2020 Crackdown on Hong Kong’s Pro-Democracy Activists Accelerates with New Charges and Sentencing A Hong Kong magistrates’ court sentenced pro-democracy activists Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow, and Ivan Lam to prison yesterday for their involvement in promoting a protest in late June of 2019, at the height of the leaderless anti-extradition law movement in Hong Kong.
Press Release Dec 3, 2020 Crackdown on Hong Kong’s Pro-Democracy Activists Accelerates with New Charges and Sentencing NEW YORK (December 3, 2020) – A Hong Kong magistrates’ court sentenced pro-democracy activists Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow, and Ivan Lam
Announcement Dec 1, 2020 State-Sponsored Hacking: Russia, Saudi Arabia, and North Korea At the 2020 Oslo Freedom Forum, the Human Rights Foundation hosted a panel discussion about how dictatorships employ cyber attacks at home and abroad.
Press Release Nov 25, 2020 Hong Kong: HRF Sends UN Urgent Appeal to Condemn National Security Law NEW YORK (November 25, 2020) – The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) has submitted an Urgent Appeal to three Special Rapporteurs of the United Nations Human Rights Council
Events Nov 2, 2020 Key Takeaways from HRF’s Event Series on China, AI, and Human Rights From September 29 to October 9, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) in partnership with Stanford University’s Global Digital Policy Incubator, the Hoover Institution, and the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence hosted an online event series titled “The Rise of Digital Authoritarianism” highlighting the global implications of the Chinese dictatorship’s growing use of artificial intelligence and big data analysis.
Press Release Oct 20, 2020 Thailand: HRF Condemns State Violence Against Peaceful Protesters NEW YORK (October 19, 2020) – The Thai government has reacted violently to peaceful rallies in Bangkok after introducing new legislation banning large gatherings.
Press Release Sep 22, 2020 HRF signs a joint letter to call on Chinese President Xi Jinping to pardon journalist at risk of dying in prison The Human Rights Foundation along with the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and a coalition of nine human rights NGOs call on Chinese President Xi Jinping to pardon journalist and two-time RSF Press Freedom Prize laureate, Huang Qi, who may die in prison if not freed immediately.
Press Release Sep 11, 2020 HRF to Disney: Speak Out About Chinese Oppression and Donate Mulan Profits NEW YORK (September 11, 2020) – Thousands of movie fans around the globe are boycotting the new live action remake of Disney’s Mulan after revelations regarding the movie’s filming and production in the Xinjiang region of China
Events Sep 4, 2020 HRF and Stanford University’s Hoover Institution Launch Event Series The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is co-hosting The Rise of Digital Authoritarianism: China, AI, & Human Rights
Press Release Aug 18, 2020 HRF Urges Canada, U.K., to Join Global Magnitsky Sanctions Against Chinese Officials Responsible for Violating the Rights of Uyghurs NEW YORK – The Human Rights Foundation today joined 70 other human rights organizations in announcing a joint letter calling on the governments of Canada and the United Kingdom to join…
Blog Post Aug 10, 2020 Vietnam’s COVID Success Belies Escalating Crackdown on Rights Recently, Vietnam’s government has received praise in the media for the country’s low reported COVID-19 infection numbers and death rates. However, international media outlets should not be so quick to…
Press Release Jul 1, 2020 Hong Kong’s National Security Law: The Nail in the Coffin for One Country, Two Systems On July 1, 1997, the former British colony, Hong Kong, was handed back to the Chinese government after a 99-year lease between China and Britain expired.
Media Jun 5, 2020 Op-Ed: In Hong Kong, Remembering Tiananmen Is Now Forbidden This op-ed was published by The Diplomat on June 4, 2020. By Thor Halvorssen, HRF’s President and Oslo Freedom Forum’s Founder One year ago, on the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen…
Events Jun 3, 2020 Looking Back On The Tiananmen Massacre: June 4 Live Event On June 4, 2020, the Human Rights Foundation will host a live online event with survivors and eyewitnesses of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, on the 31st anniversary of these protests…
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…
