Human Rights Dispatch Aug 5, 2026 Angola Protest Impunity, India Releases Minors, Petition Filed for Mahrang Baloch Together with @freedomhouse and @Hindus4HR, HRF filed a petition on behalf of Baloch human rights defender Dr. Mahrang Baloch, who is serving two life sentences on politically-motivated charges in Pakistan.
Human Rights Dispatch Jul 22, 2026 Aston Villa Sponsoring Rwanda, Nicaragua Abolishes Elections, China Jails Uyghur Family, and more HRF condemns the Indian regime’s use of excessive force to suppress peaceful protests in New Delhi.
Publication Jun 14, 2026 Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam file fresh bail pleas in Delhi court To be sure, the court on January 5 rejected the bail pleas of Khalid and Imam, while granting relief to five co-accused.
Publication Jun 13, 2026 Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam file fresh bail pleas in Delhi Riots conspiracy case Activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam have moved fresh bail applications before a Delhi court in the larger conspiracy case linked to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots, arguing that their continued incarceration without commencement of trial violates their fundamental right to liberty.
Publication Jun 13, 2026 Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam move fresh bail pleas after nearly 6 years in jail Activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam have approached a Delhi court with fresh bail applications in the larger case linked to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots, arguing that their continued detention without the commencement of trial infringes upon their fundamental right to personal liberty.
Human Rights Dispatch May 26, 2026 Public Order Crisis Shakes Bolivia, Narendra Modi Ignores Journalist, Abdullah Ibhais Silenced Illegally On May 10, 2026, Jordanian authorities at Queen Alia International Airport detained Abdullah Ibhais for nearly three hours upon his return from speaking at Nordic Media Days in Bergen, Norway.
Publication Apr 3, 2026 Families React After Supreme Court Denies Bail to Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam in Delhi Riots Case Families of activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam expressed disappointment after the Supreme Court of India denied them bail in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case.
Press Release Mar 17, 2026 HRF succeeds in UN petition, India condemned for arbitrary detention NEW YORK (Mar. 17, 2026) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) welcomes the favorable opinion of the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD), which found India’s detention of activist Umar Khalid to be arbitrary and in violation of international human rights law.
Human Rights Dispatch Feb 24, 2026 Tanzanian human rights activist abducted, Kashmiri journalist Irfan Mehraj “Trial by Jail” HRF condemns Sunday’s violent abduction of Tanzanian human rights activist Mshabaha Hamza Mshabaha in Kenya in a coordinated operation to forcibly return him to Tanzania. HRF calls on Kenya to ensure his safety and hold Tanzania accountable for its campaign of transnational repression on Kenyan soil.
Announcement Feb 19, 2026 The international community must call for the immediate release of Umar Khalid On Jan. 5, 2026, the Indian Supreme Court denied bail to human rights defender and student activist Umar Khalid, who has been detained for over five years without trial, in violation of India’s obligations under international human rights law.
Human Rights Dispatch Feb 19, 2026 Call for Unconditional Release of Umar Khalid The Human Rights Foundation (HRF), along with @Hindus4HR, @DAHRD_Official, @AIIndia, @InSAFIndia, @IAMCouncil, @UKIMC, @ScottishIndians, @IndiaAllianceParis, @SouthAsiaSolidarityUK, @StopRepression, @IndiaLabourSolidarity, @FreedomHouse, and @OBS_defenders urge the international community to take urgent and coordinated action to secure the immediate and unconditional release of Umar Khalid.
Human Rights Dispatch Jan 30, 2026 The case of Kashmiri journalist Irfan Mehraj HRF, together with its partner the @forum_asia , urges the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) to intervene in the case of Kashmiri journalist Irfan Mehraj.
Press Release Jan 30, 2026 HRF urges UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention to rule India’s detention of Kashmiri journalist Irfan Mehraj arbitrary and unlawful Today, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) and the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) submitted an individual complaint to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) on behalf of Kashmiri journalist and human rights defender Irfan Mehraj, urging the group to declare his detention arbitrary and in violation of international law.
Human Rights Dispatch Jan 22, 2026 British Doctor arrested for alleged defamation of Modi HRF condemns the arrest of British doctor Sangram Patil in India for his alleged defamation of Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Detaining critics for political speech marks a dangerous escalation in India’s crackdown on dissent.
Op-Ed Jan 9, 2026 Umar Khalid and the Erosion of Indian Justice Khalid’s case is a stark example of how the Modi government weaponizes anti-terror laws to indefinitely silence Muslim voices and crush dissent.
Human Rights Dispatch Jan 9, 2026 Umar Khalid and the Erosion of Indian Justice, All Eyes on Iran. Indian activist and scholar Umar Khalid remains in Delhi’s notorious Tihar jail.
Press Release Jan 5, 2026 HRF urges UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention to rule India’s detention of activist Umar Khalid arbitrary and unlawful The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) condemns the Indian Supreme Court’s decision on January 5th, 2026 to deny bail in the case of Indian activist Umar Khalid, who has been detained for over five years without trial or conviction.
Publication Jan 5, 2026 No bail for Indian activists after five years in jail without trial Two prominent student activists in India have been denied bail after being held in prison for more than five years without trial.
Publication Sep 20, 2025 ‘This is their attempt to silence him’: Umar Khalid reaches five years in Indian jail without trial There is indeed something about captivity that makes one feel like a state of somewhere between life and death,” wrote Umar Khalid in June in a letter penned as his fifth year languishing behind bars approached.
Blog Post Dec 16, 2024 How Elections in Asia Mirror Global Challenges to Democracy Sixty-five elections were held around the globe in 2024. What emerged from these polls was the realization that global democracy is at a critical juncture, especially with the disturbing trend of tyrants manipulating electoral systems to maintain their filthy grip on power.
