Announcement Mar 13, 2025 HRF & The Signal release newspaper on corruption The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is excited to announce the release of “Altered States,” a limited-run newspaper examining how dictators use power and illicit wealth to undermine democracy and strengthen authoritarianism. The newspaper explores the question: How much influence do foreign autocratic regimes have on democracies?
Strategy Publications In 2024, the Combating Kleptocracy Program published the acclaimed book Foreign Agents, the first investigation into how the U.S.’s foreign lobbying industry has spent years aiding dictators, threatening democratic movements and entrenching despots around the world.
Strategy Podcast HRF’s “Dissidents and Dictators” podcast features voices from the frontline of the fight against dictatorship around the world, learning from their successes and highlighting their stories.
Op-Ed Sep 30, 2024 America’s Adversaries Are Targeting Its Cities and States Last week, federal prosecutors launched a bombshell indictment against sitting New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
Op-Ed Sep 28, 2024 The Indictment of Eric Adams Shouldn’t Surprise Us The new, unsealed indictment against Eric Adams, accusing him of a range of crimes over nearly a decade, is significant for any number of reasons
Strategy Original Investigations HRF’s Combating Kleptocracy Program conducts a range of original, ground-breaking research, such as on how the UAE’s dictatorship has authored the most successful political influence and interference campaign in the U.S.
Op-Ed Sep 5, 2024 Despots and oligarchs have many means to meddle in American politics As well as the colourful details of corruption on a grand scale—the gold bars, the cash stashed in boots and jackets—a particular point stood out during the conviction in July of Bob Menendez, then the senior Democratic senator for New Jersey, on charges including bribery and fraud.
Press Release Aug 29, 2024 HRF’s Casey Michel Sanctioned by Russian Regime On Wednesday, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs sanctioned the Human Rights Foundation’s (HRF) Casey Michel, as well as other American academics, journalists, and industry leaders.
Announcement Aug 26, 2024 New Book Release: Read “Foreign Agents” by HRF’s Casey Michel Casey Michel, director of the Human Rights Foundation’s (HRF) Combatting Kleptocracy program, is releasing his new book, “Foreign Agents: How American Lobbyists and Lawmakers Threaten Democracy Around the World.”
Announcement May 29, 2024 Infiltrating America: New HRF Report on UAE Political Interference The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) published a new report, “Infiltrating America: How the United Arab Emirates Launched an Unprecedented Political Interference Campaign in the United States,” as part of its Combating Kleptocracy program.
Op-Ed Mar 16, 2024 5 Scenarios for Russia After Putin’s Next Term This weekend, Vladimir Putin will win another election as Russia’s president.
Op-Ed Mar 15, 2024 How Viktor Orbán Conquered the Heritage Foundation Last week, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán made waves by flying to the United States to meet with Donald Trump—but not with sitting president Joe Biden.
Op-Ed Feb 27, 2024 In America, there is finally good news on the anti-money laundering front For years, the US acted as one of the world’s leading centres for money laundering and offshore finance. Now, that reality is changing fast.
Op-Ed Feb 15, 2024 The American Consulting Firms That Live in Fear of Their Murderous Clients For years, America’s most prominent consulting firms have been competing against one another to service the most heinous regimes on the planet, offering their efforts and advice for tyrants and kleptocrats looking to expand their reach and their repression.
Reports Feb 1, 2024 Infiltrating America: How the United Arab Emirates Launched an Unprecedented Political Interference Campaign in the United States For years, one foreign dictatorship has overseen an unprecedented interference effort aimed at the heart of the U.S. political process, unleashing squadrons of lobbyists while launching illicit campaigns that reached directly into the highest ranks of the American government.
Op-Ed Jan 23, 2024 How the US Became the World’s Refuge for Dirty Money For years, a small company headquartered in South Dakota toiled in one of the most boring niches imaginable.
Op-Ed Dec 11, 2023 Amazing Stories Interview with HRF’s Danielle Ranucci In August of 2020, Amazing Stories published an OpEd in opposition to the Chinese Worldcon Bid. Later that same year that same article was updated with additional information.
Op-Ed Dec 2, 2023 Why crypto was the perfect tool for criminals and kleptocrats The news last week of money laundering charges against crypto exchange Binance and its CEO, Changpeng Zhao, sent shockwaves through both financial markets and crypto consumers alike.
