Media Jul 24, 2018 The Taliban Couldn’t Quash This Pakistani Squash Champ Toorpakai isn’t just trying to empower girls, says Human Rights Foundation legal counsel Joy Park, who met her when she spoke at the Oslo Freedom Forum in 2017. When talking…
Media Jul 17, 2018 Jailed Reporter in Myanmar Challenges Prosecution’s Version of His Arrest HONG KONG — A Reuters reporter jailed for months by Myanmar’s government has challenged the prosecution’s account of how he and a colleague were arrested, the latest twist in a…
Press Release Jul 16, 2018 HRF Warns UN of Egregious Rights Violations in Eritrea and Vietnam NEW YORK (July 16, 2018) — On July 12, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) submitted contributions to the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Eritrea and…
News Jan 12, 2018 Rohingya children left stranded amid garbage and muck in Myanmar Tens of thousands of Rohingya children have been left “trapped and almost forgotten” in remote, squalid camps and isolated villages in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, the UN has said. Stringent restrictions…
Press Release Jul 10, 2018 Liu Xia, Detained Widow of Nobel Peace Laureate, Leaves China BEIJING — The ailing widow of Liu Xiaobo, the Chinese democracy advocate and Nobel Peace Prize laureate who died of cancer last year under police guard, left China for Europe…
Media Jul 9, 2018 Myanmar judge charges two Reuters journalists with violating secrets act A Myanmar judge on Monday charged two Reuters journalists with violating the country’s colonial-era secrets act over their coverage…
Media Jul 3, 2018 Najib Razak, Malaysia’s Ex-Prime Minister, Is Arrested Amid Corruption Inquiry (The New York Times) – Najib Razak, the former prime minister of Malaysia who was ousted in an election two months ago, was arrested by anticorruption officials on Tuesday, amid…
Blog Post Jul 2, 2018 The great firewall of China: Xi Jinping’s internet shutdown In December 2015, thousands of tech entrepreneurs and analysts, along with a few international heads of state, gathered in Wuzhen, in southern China, for the country’s second World Internet Conference. At…
Press Release Jun 25, 2018 HRF to UN: Investigate Trần Thi Xuân’s Arbitrary Detention in Vietnam NEW YORK (June 25, 2018) — On Friday, June 22, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) submitted an individual complaint to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD) requesting…
Publication Jun 21, 2018 John Oliver, Having Mocked Chinese Censorship, Is Censored in China HONG KONG — In a 20-minute segment about China that aired Sunday on the satirical news show “Last Week Tonight,” the host John Oliver brought up President Xi Jinping’s resemblance…
Publication Jun 15, 2018 Thai government steps up efforts to crack down on fake news Thai authorities are stepping up a crackdown on false and misleading information targetting the government which is spreading quickly via social media platforms. Concerns about “fake news” were heightened after…
Media Jun 14, 2018 In China’s Far West, Companies Cash in on Surveillance Program In the far western region of Xinjiang, China has created one of the world’s most sophisticated and intrusive state surveillance systems to target the predominantly Muslim Uighur ethnic minority. Part…
Publication Jun 13, 2018 Vietnam Tightens Grip on Internet With Data-Storage Law Vietnam’s plans to vigorously police the internet took a step forward Tuesday when it adopted a cybersecurity law that requires internet companies such as Facebook and Google to store their…
Media Jun 11, 2018 Three Hong Kong democracy activists jailed up to seven years for rioting HONG KONG (Reuters) – Three protesters from Hong Kong’s radical youth opposition were jailed on Monday for taking part in a violent unrest, receiving the harshest sentences handed down to…
Media Jun 11, 2018 EU, West urge Maldives to hold credible, transparent presidential poll (Reuters) – The European Union and some Western nations on Friday urged the Maldives to hold a credible and transparent presidential poll, after police executing a court order disrupted an…
Media May 17, 2018 Hong Kong Journalist Is Roughed Up and Detained by Police in Beijing HONG KONG — A cameraman from a Hong Kong news station was roughed up and detained by the police in Beijing while trying to cover a human rights lawyer’s disciplinary…
Press Release May 16, 2018 Malaysian Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim Released from Prison NEW YORK (May 16, 2018) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) celebrates the release of Malaysia’s opposition leader and Oslo Freedom Forum speaker Anwar Ibrahim. During his electoral campaign, Malaysia’s…
Press Release May 8, 2018 Malaysia Uses Anti-Fake News Law to Target Political Opponents NEW YORK (May 8, 2018) — Last week, the Malaysian government announced that they are investigating Mahathir Mohamad, candidate for prime minister in the upcoming general election on May 9,…
Media May 22, 2022 The Kim-Trump Peace Talks Are a Tragedy for the North Korean People In yet another sign of how the international community continues to legitimize the North Korean regime, it emerged Tuesday that the U.S. government has already been minting commemorative coins to…
Publication May 2, 2018 ‘Easier to die than live’: Liu Xia, widow of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo By Liao Yiwu, Chinese writer in exile On April 30, 2018, at 4:00 p.m. in Germany, I spoke to Liu Xia at her home in Beijing. She said: “Now, I’ve…
