Press Release Oct 24, 2025 HRF submits petition to UNWGAD for Owen Chow NEW YORK (Oct. 24, 2025) — Last week, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) submitted an individual complaint to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD) in the case of Hong Kong activist Owen Chow.
Human Rights Dispatch Oct 23, 2025 UPR submission, immunity of authoritarian leaders, arrest of Chinese activist. This month, HRF submitted formal contributions to the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of three authoritarian regimes.
Human Rights Dispatch Oct 20, 2025 Global coalition demands Swedish publisher Gui Minhai’s immediate release HRF joins 90+ NGOs and press freedom organizations in standing up against the arbitrary detention of Swedish publisher Gui Minhai…
Human Rights Dispatch Oct 9, 2025 Russia’s war on Ukraine’s youth, forcible disappearance of Tanzanian regime critic, Hong Kong’s crackdown on free expression, and more. HRF condemns the abduction and forcible disappearance since Oct. 6 of Tanzanian regime critic Humphrey Polepole, amid ongoing repression against critics of President Samia Suluhu Hassan ahead of Oct. 29 elections.
Publication Sep 30, 2025 Calling for action on systemic abuse and political control in Hong Kong prison As a coalition of 52 civil society organizations committed to human rights and the rule of law, we write collectively to urgently raise serious concerns regarding the systemic abuses occurring inside Hong Kong’s prisons, as detailed in the recent report by the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong (CFHK) Foundation, “We Were Made to Suffer: Systemic Abuse and Political Control Inside Hong Kong’s Prisons” (September 2025).
Publication Sep 2, 2025 Court of Appeal to hear key appeals in subversion case The Court of Appeal has scheduled a hearing on July 14 to address applications from 14 convicted defendants who are appealing their convictions and prison sentences in the high-profile 35+ subversion case.
Publication Aug 21, 2025 Hong Kong: RSF and a coalition of 72 NGOs urge UK Prime Minister to secure Jimmy Lai’s release on medical parole RSF_en Partager facebook twitter linkedin Email Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and a coalition of 72 human rights and press freedom organisations are urging British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to secure the release of publisher Jimmy Lai, whose health is dangerously deteriorating after over 1,680 days in detention in Hong Kong.
Op-Ed Jul 14, 2025 Legitimizing repression: A retired New Zealand judge lends credibility to China’s crackdown The very last thing any person with integrity wants, or should want, is to be praised by the likes of Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee, the main man responsible for aiding and abetting the Chinese Communist Party in eroding democracy and freedom in Hong Kong.
Publication Jun 24, 2025 Calling for UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to meet with Sebastien Lai, the son of British publisher Jimmy Lai In a joint letter coordinated by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), 33 organisations around the globe have written to UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer asking him to meet Sebastien Lai, the son of British publisher Jimmy Lai who has been arbitrarily jailed in Hong Kong since December 2020.
Publication May 13, 2025 Jailed Hong Kong activist Owen Chow, lawyer lose appeals over prison letter convictions Jailed Hong Kong activist Owen Chow and his lawyer have lost their appeals against convictions for removing a complaint letter from prison without prior approval in 2023.
Publication May 7, 2025 Condemning the Hong Kong government’s escalating repression of activists in exile and their family members in Hong Kong We, the undersigned civil society and human rights organizations, strongly condemn the Hong Kong government’s escalating repression of activists in exile and their family members in Hong Kong.
Publication Apr 11, 2025 Hong Kong: Solidarity with artist Badiucao as he faces legal harassment The undersigned organisations condemn the harassment of artist, political cartoonist, and activist Badiucao, which has taken place via email, in the media, and on social media in the last week.
Publication Nov 19, 2024 45 Hong Kong democracy activists get 4 to 10 years in prison under Beijing-imposed law HONG KONG (AP) — Forty-five ex-lawmakers and activists were sentenced to four to 10 years in prison Tuesday in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case under a Beijing-imposed law that crushed a once-thriving pro-democracy movement.
Publication May 30, 2024 ‘Sitting in jail for everyone else’ – a Hong Kong democrat’s sacrifice HONG KONG, May 30 (Reuters) – Owen Chow has spent most of the past four years in prison and in repeated court hearings, fighting charges carrying a possible life sentence – a far cry from his days as a nursing student and one of thousands supporting Hong Kong’s democratic freedoms.
Blog Post Jul 7, 2023 What’s Happening in Hong Kong? Q&A with HK Activist Sunny Cheung As further proof that the Chinese Communist Party isn’t letting up on infringing on Hong Kong’s autonomy and the freedom of its citizens, police on Monday issued arrest warrants for eight overseas Hong Kong activists for offenses such as foreign collusion and incitement to secession under the national security law.
Press Release Sep 28, 2022 HRF Urges Congress to Impose Sanctions on Hong Kong Individuals Involved in Apple Daily Raids NEW YORK (September 28, 2022) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF), in collaboration with the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong (CFHK), sent a joint letter to Congress urging them to impose sanctions upon Hong Kong individuals and Chinese government officials involved in the raids and closure of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy newspaper, Apple Daily.
Video Series Jul 22, 2022 Hong Kong Today This episode discusses the deterioration of freedoms in Hong Kong since the implementation of the national security law, and highlights the Chinese government’s aggression.
Press Release May 13, 2022 Hong Kong: HRF Condemns Arbitrary Arrest of Denise Ho and Colleagues NEW YORK (May 13, 2022) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) strongly condemns the Hong Kong government’s arrest of pro-democracy activist, Cantopop star, and former Oslo Freedom Forum speaker, Denise Ho.
Report Aug 1, 2021 HRF Report: CCP 100 Years of Suppression 2021 marks the centenary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the sole ruling party of China.
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
