Human Rights Dispatch May 13, 2026 HRF Presents Tyranny Tracker at Copenhagen Summit On May 12, HRF presented the #TyrannyTracker — a global democracy index designed to inform action — at a @WLCongress -hosted discussion as part of the Copenhagen Democracy Summit.
Press Release May 12, 2026 HRF’s AI Fund Supports 10 Innovative Projects The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is pleased to announce 10 new grants from its AI for Individual Rights Fund.
Publication May 13, 2026 A 7-Year-Old American Boy Is Trapped in China Because His Father Made Art On May 10, 2026, Chinese artist Gao Zhen turned 70 years old. He spent his birthday in a Chinese prison.
Report May 12, 2026 Dictators and Diplomas: Why Foreign Autocracies Funding American Universities Threatens Democracy, Destroys Academic Freedom, and Entrenches Anti-Democratic Regimes For years, foreign dictatorships and their proxies have searched out any number of ways to influence policy and discourse in the United States. From hiring fleets of lobbyists to setting up dark money networks, from bankrolling sports leagues to launching disinformation campaigns on American social media platforms, from backing strategic investments to hiring consulting firms and white-shoe law firms, the list of targets is lengthy.
Blog Post May 11, 2026 Why is Forced Labor So Prominent in Authoritarian Regimes? The first piece of our series introduced a harsh reality: the clothes we wear every day are often produced within a global system where human rights are regularly violated and workers have limited ability to refuse or exit abusive conditions.
Press Release May 10, 2026 Wife of Chinese Dissident Artist Gao Zhen Wishes Husband Happy 70th Birthday Today, May 10, 2026, is Chinese dissident artist Gao Zhen’s 70th birthday, and he is spending it in a Chinese prison.
Press Release May 10, 2026 HRF Continues to Condemn the Detention of Gao Zhen on his 70th Birthday Today, May 10, 2026, is Gao Zhen’s 70th birthday, and he is spending it in a Chinese prison.
Press Release May 8, 2026 HRF Sponsors Second Edition of AI Hack for Freedom in Nashville, TN, May 9–10 The Human Rights Foundation is pleased to sponsor the AI Hack for Freedom II, taking place May 9–10 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Publication May 8, 2026 The UN Demands the Immediate Release of Anacleto Micha Ndong The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) issued an official opinion declaring that the detention of the Equatorial Guinean lawyer and activist – one of the recipients of the 2026 Graciela Fernández Meijide Human Rights Award – is arbitrary and violates international law.
Newsletter May 7, 2026 HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #120 In India, the state is expanding its central bank digital currency within welfare programs across the country.
Publication May 7, 2026 Political Prisoner Spotlight: The Struggle for Pastor Ezra Jin’s Freedom in China Days before President Donald Trump met with General Secretary Xi Jinping in Beijing, Freedom House hosted leading experts and human rights defenders to discuss the Chinese government’s escalating crackdown on religious freedom.
Blog Post May 6, 2026 Reflections On HRF’s “Beyond Borders: Youth Resilience Against the CCP” Conference The following reflection was authored by Norpell Wilberforce, a London-based Tibetan activist, who attended HRF’s Beyond Borders activist workshop. The piece has been edited for clarity and condensed.
Publication May 6, 2026 La ONU declara arbitraria la detención de Anacleto Micha y pide su liberación inmediata En noviembre de 2025, el Grupo de Trabajo de las Naciones Unidas sobre la Detención Arbitraria adoptó la Opinión núm. 70/2025 relativa al abogado y defensor de derechos humanos Anacleto Micha Ndong Nlang, cuya versión oficial ha sido publicada recientemente, el 16 de febrero de 2026, pidiendo su liberación inmediata.
Publication May 6, 2026 La ONU exige la liberación inmediata de Anacleto Micha Ndong Nlang La Human Rights Foundation ha anunciado una decisión importante para el abogado y defensor de derechos humanos Anacleto Micha Ndong Nlang.
Publication May 6, 2026 Chinese artist Gao Zhen and his family stuck in repressive legal limbo over his Mao sculptures The verdict is imminent, and Zhao Yaliang can no longer bear the wait. As calm as she is determined, the 48-year-old is finally about to learn the fate of her husband, artist Gao Zhen, who has already been detained for a year and a half.
Blog Post May 3, 2026 Keeping Uyghur Stories Alive: Q&A with Exiled Uyghur Journalist Tahir Imin Press freedom is under threat globally, as media outlets face mounting challenges that force their closure and a growing number of journalists are thrown behind bars.
Newsletter Apr 30, 2026 HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #119 In Kenya, users of the digital asset exchange Binance report account freezes at the request of law enforcement.
Announcement Apr 29, 2026 Announcing the Freedom Tech track at the 2026 Oslo Freedom Forum On Tuesday, June 2, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) will host the Freedom Tech track at the 2026 Oslo Freedom Forum.
Op-Ed Apr 27, 2026 NBA’s Rwanda ties face scrutiny after sanctions-linked BAL withdrawal As the NBA enters its postseason crescendo, its carefully cultivated image as one of the most progressive leagues in sports is once again in the spotlight due to its partnership with Rwanda, which has long been accused of human rights abuses and war crimes.
Newsletter Apr 27, 2026 HRF’s AI for Individual Rights Newsletter #9 We start this month in Russia, where officials proposed new legislation aimed at restricting or banning Russian access to foreign AI models.
