Announcement Apr 11, 2023 Meet HRF Freedom Fellow Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal Meet Buddhist monk and Thai human rights activist Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal (@NetiwitC).
Announcement Mar 24, 2023 Meet Freedom Fellow Vanessa Tsehaye Meet Eritrean human rights activist Vanessa Tsehaye. In 2001, Vanessa’s photojournalist uncle, Seyoum Tsehaye, and his colleagues were imprisoned for demanding democracy in Eritrea. At 16, she launched One Day Seyoum to advocate for her uncle and other prisoners of conscience.
Press Release Mar 13, 2023 HRF Brings Discounted Lives Installation to SXSW The annual South by Southwest (SXSW) conference is underway in Austin, Texas, celebrating the latest in tech, film, music, education, and culture. The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) and Le Truc, a creative collective within Publicis Groupe, are there to bring human rights to the forefront of discussions.
Press Release Mar 2, 2023 HRF in Times Square: End Uyghur Forced Labor in the Fashion Industry On Monday, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) launched a new ad campaign in the heart of Times Square, bringing awareness to the prevalence of Uyghur forced labor within the fashion industry.
Blog Post Feb 24, 2023 February 24, One Year Later: Hope on the Humanitarian Front On Feb. 24, the Russian army, on the orders of Vladimir Putin, began a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a sovereign nation of just over 43 million people. The attack —preceded by the annexation of Crimea, an armed conflict in the Donbas region, and never-ending propaganda on Russian TV —has upended world order and undermined the international security system that has been forming since the end of World War II.
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.
Announcement Feb 21, 2023 HRF Bitcoin Development Fund grants 2 billion satoshis to 10 projects worldwide The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is pleased to announce its latest round of gifts from the Bitcoin Development Fund, focusing on censorship-resistant communication, Bitcoin education in authoritarian regimes, core development, and building local community and education. Areas of focus include Africa and Southeast Asia. The grants total $475,000, or approximately 2 billion satoshis.
Announcement Feb 8, 2023 Meet HRF Freedom Fellow Pema Doma Human Rights Foundation Freedom Fellow Pema Doma is a Tibetan human rights and climate campaigner who was a key organizer in #NoBeijing2022, a global campaign against China’s hosting of the Winter Olympic Games.
Press Release Feb 1, 2023 HRF Succeeds in Joint UN Petition: Cuba Condemned for Detention of Artists Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara & Hamlet Lavastida The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD) issued an opinion concluding that the June 2021 and July 2021 arrests of Cuban artists Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara and Hamlet Lavastida, respectively, were arbitrary and violated international law.
Blog Post Jan 11, 2023 Meet HRF Freedom Fellow Volya Vysotskaia Meet HRF Freedom Fellow Volya Vysotskaia, a Belarusian human rights activist who exposes repression and torture by state officials.
Press Release Dec 20, 2022 HRF Bitcoin Development Fund Grants $325,000 to 12 Projects on 5 Continents The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is pleased to announce its latest round of gifts from its Bitcoin Development Fund, focusing on core development, building worldwide communities, improving privacy technology, and global education.
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.
Op-Ed Dec 8, 2022 Hollywood Should Stand with Protesters against China’s Oppression For too long, America’s film industry has complied with the Chinese government’s censorship demands. Now is the time to fight back.
Publication Nov 29, 2022 ‘Chinese Banksy’ hits Miami streets An artist from China launched a five-part collection of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on Tuesday that use the 2022 Winter Olympics as imagery to protest China’s oppression, lack of transparency regarding COVID-19 and the dismantling of democracy in Hong Kong, according to the dedicated site for the collection.
Announcement Nov 5, 2022 Join HRF and Block for a Virtual Event on Financial Freedom this Monday, Nov. 7 On Monday, November 7, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) and Block will be joined by humanitarians, activists, and leaders from around the world at the virtual Currency of Freedom event, a collaboration between HRF and Block to learn how activists worldwide are turning to new tools to secure their financial freedom
Press Release Oct 28, 2022 HRF Submits Joint Petition on Saudi Activist Salma Al-Shehab This week, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF), MENA Rights Group, The Freedom Initiative, and ALQST for Human Rights submitted a joint petition to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD) on behalf of the Ph.D. student and women’s rights activist Salma Al-Shehab.
Announcement Sep 14, 2022 HRF Welcomes Flash Drives for Freedom New Program Lead Q&A with Seongmin Lee, HRF’s Flash Drive for Freedom’s New Program Lead
Press Release Sep 6, 2022 HRF Bitcoin Development Fund grants $325,000 to projects worldwide NEW YORK (September 6, 2022) – The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is pleased to announce its latest round of gifts from its Bitcoin Development Fund, focusing on censorship-resistant donations, core development, open-source self-custody, chaumian e-cash, and global education.
Publication Aug 16, 2022 Saudi woman given 34-year prison sentence for using Twitter Salma al-Shehab, a Leeds University student, was charged with following and retweeting dissidents and activists
Blog Post Aug 9, 2022 Why We Must Remember Belarus in 2022 Today marks the 2nd anniversary of the 2020 presidential election in Belarus. During this election, the people of Belarus made it clear that they reject the presidency of Alexander Lukashenko — a brutal dictator who has ruled the country since 1994 — by voting instead for Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and choosing a free and democratic path for their country.
