Events Feb 19, 2021 Report: The Impact of Foreign Investment on Human Rights in Laos NEW YORK — Just days before Laos’ national elections on February 21, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) has released a report detailing how international development investment in Laos
Op-Ed Mar 18, 2021 The last blow to Hong Kong’s faltering democracy Two Fridays ago, the annual National People’s Congress convened in Beijing to rubber-stamp the Chinese Communist Party’s policies. Unfortunately for Hong Kong, restructuring the city’s electoral process topped the agenda.
Press Release Feb 3, 2021 HRF to Biden Administration: Focus on Worst Human Rights Offenders NEW YORK (February 3, 2021) – Following the inauguration of President Joseph Biden in the United States on January 20, 2021
Press Release Feb 1, 2021 Military Coup Returns Burma to Full Dictatorship NEW YORK (February 1, 2021) – The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is gravely concerned about the events unfolding in Burma
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…
