Press Release Feb 25, 2016 Egypt: HRF & American University Washington College of Law Submit Petition to UN Yesterday, HRF handed the petition to representatives of the WGAD requesting that the group issue an opinion declaring Mr. Zeid’s detention to be arbitrary.
Press Release Feb 4, 2016 HRF to Morocco: Drop Charges Against Human Rights Activists Human Rights Foundation (HRF) strongly condemns Morocco’s continued crackdown on freedom of expression, and urges the authorities to drop all charges against seven human rights activists, including five journalists.
Press Release Jan 13, 2016 HRF to Saudi Arabia: End Harassment and Drop Charges Against Samar Badawi Badawi is a prominent Saudi human rights advocate and the former wife of the arbitrarily imprisoned human rights lawyer Waleed Abu al-Khair.
Blog Post Dec 17, 2015 Nicki Minaj Shouldn’t Be Performing for Dictators HRF president Thor Halvorssen and HRF International Council member George Ayittey in Slate on Nicki Minaj’s upcoming performance for Angolan dictator José Eduardo dos Santos.
Press Release Oct 29, 2015 HRF Deplores Election of Dictatorships to Top UN Human Rights Body The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) deplores yesterday’s U.N. General Assembly vote electing the authoritarian regimes of Burundi, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Kyrgyzstan, Togo, the United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela as members of the U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for a three-year term.
Press Release Oct 20, 2015 HRF, Lantos Foundation, UN Watch to Host Event Opposing Election of Authoritarians In anticipation of the upcoming elections of the 2016-2018 members of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), the Human Rights Foundation (HRF), the Lantos Foundation, and UN Watch will host a luncheon at the United Nations at 12:00pm on Tuesday, October 27, in opposition to bids from a collection of authoritarian states to sit on the council.
Press Release Oct 9, 2015 Nobel Peace Prize: HRF Welcomes Recognition of Tunisia’s Civil Society The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) welcomes today’s announcement by the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarding the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize to the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet.
Press Release Oct 2, 2015 HRF to Saudi Arabia: Halt Beheading and Crucifixion of Activist Ali Mohammed al-Nim The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) condemns the death penalty imposed on Ali Mohammed al-Nimr and urgently calls on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to halt his execution and order a retrial of his case.
Press Release Sep 9, 2015 HRF Urges President Obama to Press Saudi King for Release of Imprisoned Activists Last week, ahead of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud’s visit to the White House, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF), with other international human rights organizations and activists, sent a letter to President Obama.
Press Release Aug 25, 2015 Egypt: Release Photojournalist “Shawkan;” Dismiss Case Against Him The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) condemns the arbitrary detention of Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abou Zeid, best known as “Shawkan,” and calls on the government of Egypt to immediately release him.
Press Release Aug 17, 2015 Bahrain: Release Ebrahim Sharif; Drop Incitement Charges Against Him The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) condemns the arbitrary detention of prominent Bahraini opposition leader Ebrahim Sharif, and calls on the government of Bahrain to immediately release him.
Announcement Jun 1, 2014 Announcing OFF 2012 Speaker: Iyad el-Baghdadi Iyad el-Baghdadi is a Palestinian writer and expert on Islam and political liberties who was born and raised in the United Arab Emirates.
Announcement Jun 1, 2025 Announcing OFF 2012 Speaker: Asmaa al-Ghoul Asmaa al-Ghoul is a Palestinian journalist and secular feminist known for her vocal criticism of Hamas and Fatah, which led to her imprisonment, interrogation, death threats, and attacks.
Announcement Jun 1, 2012 Announcing OFF 2012 Speaker: Mona Eltahawy Mona Eltahawy is an award-winning Egyptian-American journalist.
Announcement Jun 1, 2011 Announcing OFF 2012 speaker: Izzeldin Abuelaish Izzeldin Abuelaish is a Palestinian doctor who has practiced extensively inside Israel and the Gaza Strip, seeking reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians through medicine and understanding.
