Press Release Dec 23, 2024 HRF hosts inaugural NK Insider Forum in Seoul, South Korea On Dec. 19, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) hosted the inaugural NK Insider Forum, a unique conference addressing critical issues related to North Korean human rights.
Press Release Oct 3, 2024 HRF Announces New Grants for North Korean Human Rights The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is pleased to announce a new set of grants to help strengthen the work of civil society organizations in South Korea focused on improving North Korean human rights, education, and resettlement.
Announcement Jul 20, 2024 тАЬBeyond UtopiaтАЭ Nominated for a 2024 Emmy Award The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is pleased to announce that тАЬBeyond Utopia,тАЭ a film following the desperate and harrowing journeys of several individuals as they attempt to escape North Korea, has been nominated for the Emmy Award for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking.
Announcement Feb 8, 2024 HRF launches NK Insider The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is excited to announce the launch of NK Insider, the first English-language news platform featuring information, analyses, and op-eds about North Korea written by North Korean defectors.
Announcement Feb 2, 2024 Beyond Utopia now available on streaming platforms The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is pleased to announce that тАЬBeyond Utopia,тАЭ a BAFTA-nominated and du-Pont-Columbia Award-winning film that follows the harrowing journeys of several individuals as they attempt to escape North Korea, is now available to stream on Amazon Prime, Apple TV, and YouTube.
Announcement Jan 3, 2024 тАЬBeyond UtopiaтАЭ shortlisted for Best Documentary Feature at 2024 Oscars The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is pleased to announce that тАЬBeyond Utopia,тАЭ a film following the desperate and harrowing journeys of several individuals as they attempt to escape North Korea, has landed on the Oscars shortlist for Best Documentary Feature, Variety reported.
Press Release Nov 14, 2023 HRF Supports South Korea Decision to Uphold Freedom of Speech in Face of North Korean Threats The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) strongly condemns the North Korean regimeтАЩs recent threats following a September South Korean Constitutional Court decision striking down a law that banned private activists from sending informational leaflets into the dictatorship of North Korea
Press Release Oct 20, 2023 HRF Sponsors Art Exhibition тАЬSinging About North Korea: Heaven on EarthтАЭ at South KoreaтАЩs National Assembly The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) announces the upcoming art exhibition, тАЬSinging About North Korea: Heaven on Earth,тАЭ dedicated to raising awareness of North Korean human rights issues.
Press Release Oct 13, 2023 The Governments of South Korea and the US Must Demand Xi Jinping to Stop Forcibly Repatriating North Korean Defectors On the evening of Oct. 9, Chinese officials swiftly repatriated North Korean defectors back to North Korea through Hunchun, Tumen, Changbai, Nanping, and Dandong.
Announcement Apr 24, 2023 Meet Oslo Freedom Forum Speaker Pastor Kim Meet Pastor Seungeun Kim (@Pastorkim_Caleb), a prominent human rights advocate, the head of the Caleb Mission, a Christian church based in South Korea, and a 2023 Oslo Freedom Forum speaker.
Press Release Feb 22, 2023 HRF Announces New Grants for North Korean Human Rights The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is pleased to announce five grants to help strengthen the work of civil society organizations in South Korea focused on improving North Korean human rights, education, and resettlement.
Press Release Jun 14, 2021 HRF Urges G7 to Address Human Rights Violations in North Korea During Cornwall Summit Since the spread of the Covid-19 virus, North Korea has enacted the strictest and most brutal restrictions of any country.
Press Release May 24, 2021 Biden and Moon Administrations Must Prioritize North Korean Human Rights NEW YORK (May 24, 2021) тАФ Last Friday, President Joseph Biden held his first summit with South Korean president Moon Jae-in.
Press Release Feb 3, 2021 HRF to Biden Administration: Focus on Worst Human Rights Offenders NEW YORK (February 3, 2021) тАУ Following the inauguration of President Joseph Biden in the United States on January 20, 2021
Press Release Dec 14, 2020 South Korean Government Criminalizes North Korean Human Rights Activism NEW YORK (December 14, 2020) тАУ Today, the South Korean National Assembly passed a controversial bill proposed by the Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee
Announcement Dec 1, 2020 State-Sponsored Hacking: Russia, Saudi Arabia, and North Korea At the 2020 Oslo Freedom Forum, the Human Rights Foundation hosted a panel discussion about how dictatorships employ cyber attacks at home and abroad.
Blog Post Mar 12, 2020 Using fashion as silent protest in North Korea From wearing lipstick to putting on a pair of jeans, fashion has become a political statement for North Koreans.
