Announcement Aug 23, 2023 Announcing Speakers at the 2023 Oslo Freedom Forum in New York On Sept. 28, some of the world’s top human rights advocates, innovators, and creatives will take the stage at New York City’s The Town Hall for the 2023 Oslo Freedom Forum in New York (OFF in NY).
Announcement Aug 17, 2023 The Oslo Freedom Forum Returns to Taiwan on Oct. 18 The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is excited to announce the return of the Oslo Freedom Forum in Taiwan (OFF in TW) on Wednesday, Oct. 18, at the W Taipei Hotel.
Announcement Aug 9, 2023 Announcing New Speakers for the Oslo Freedom Forum in NY On Sept. 28, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) will return to New York City’s historic The Town Hall theater for the fifth edition of the Oslo Freedom Forum in New York (OFF in NY).
Announcement Jul 25, 2023 Announcing the Oslo Freedom Forum in NY on Sept. 28 The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is excited to announce the 2023 Oslo Freedom Forum in New York (OFF in NY), a half-day event at The Town Hall featuring theater talks and performances by the world’s top freedom fighters and dissidents, followed by a special Speaker Gala.
Announcement Jul 20, 2023 Looking Back at the 2023 Oslo Freedom Forum Last month, the Human Rights Foundation welcomed over 1,300 human rights advocates from around the world to Oslo, Norway, for the 15th annual Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF).
Announcement Jul 6, 2023 The 15th Annual Oslo Freedom Forum Is In The Books! Our community of human rights defenders and democracy advocates reunited in Oslo, Norway, for the 15th annual Oslo Freedom Forum.
Publication Jun 16, 2023 We Want to Live! The Voice of Ukrainian Women… Lisa Yasko is a member of Ukraine’s Parliament, the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Interparliamentary Cooperation, and the Ukrainian Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
Publication Jun 13, 2023 The Long Game – HRF x The Signal For 17 years, democracy has been in decline globally. According to Freedom House, a Washington-based research organization founded in 1941, not only has the number of democracies dropped; the democratic health of many countries that remain democracies—including the biggest among them, the United States and India—has deteriorated as well.
Report Jun 13, 2023 2023 Oslo Freedom Forum Recap Report The theme of the 15th annual Forum, “Celebrating Solidarity,” honored the unity and community that the Human Rights Foundation
Publication Jun 8, 2023 Rattle and Hum – HRF x The Signal After the 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died in custody, following her arrest by Iran’s Guidance Patrol—the morality police—for “improperly” wearing her hijab head covering, fierce protests spread across the country.
News May 30, 2023 Inside Men – HRF x The Signal When Putin first came to power, part of his message and appeal was that he’d bring an end to the corruption of the oligarchs and a victory for the rule of law in Russia. What happened?
News May 25, 2023 Well and Good – HRF x The Signal This article is part of a series in partnership with the Human Rights Foundation. Buscaglia will be a speaker at the Oslo Freedom Forum in June.
News May 18, 2023 Dark Arts – HRF x The Signal In March, the Reuters news agency published a review of more than 2,000 Russian court cases showing security-camera footage and facial-recognition technology having been used in the arrests of hundreds of people.
News May 12, 2023 Taken – HRF x The Signal No American had been arrested on charges of espionage in Russia since the Cold War—until The Wall Street Journal’s reporter Evan Gershkovich was just less than two months ago.
News May 8, 2023 Conspiracies of Hope – HRF x The Signal Despite increasing political polarization around the democratic world—where it can now seem as though we’re living in starkly divided realities, formed by competing ideological views and media ecosystems—there’s a remarkably broad and resilient moral consensus on the foundational values of democracy and human rights.
Announcement May 1, 2023 Meet Oslo Freedom Forum Speaker Malcolm Bidali Meet Malcolm Bidali (@NoahArticulates), a prominent Kenyan human rights defender, migrant workers’ rights activist, and 2023 Oslo Freedom Forum speaker.
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.
Announcement Dec 13, 2022 Thank you for supporting HRF in 2022! With 2022 coming to a close, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) would like to thank you for continuing to support our efforts to promote and protect human rights worldwide.
Announcement Dec 10, 2022 At HRF, Every Day is International Human Rights Day Today, December 10, marks International Human Rights Day.
Announcement Dec 2, 2022 A Recap of the 2022 Oslo Freedom Forum in Taiwan As we reflect on 2022, it’s evident how this year was a critical moment for human rights and democracy in Asia and globally.
