Celebrities & Dictators
Our Impact In 2024, ESPN highlighted HRF’s advocacy in its report “How the NBA got into business with an African dictator” about the National Basketball Association’s partnership with the regime of Rwandan dictator Paul Kagame. The ESPN report led two US senators to summon the NBA for answers on their relationship with the dictatorship. In […]
How the NBA got into business with an African dictator
Fueling Ambition: Aramco’s pivotal role in Saudi Arabia’s sports expansion
Justin Bieber Slammed by Human Rights Activists Ahead of Saudi Arabia Concert
Akon’s Romance with Dictatorship
Tyga Cancels Belarus Concert Criticized as “Propaganda Stunt”
Nicki Minaj pulls out of Saudi Arabia performance following backlash from human rights activists
Lionel Messi Slammed for ‘Partying with Oppressors’ by Human Rights Foundation
Erykah Badu’s Oppressively Apolitical Stance on Human Rights
Urban Outfitters No Longer Carrying Che Guevara Shirts After Controversy
