Press Release May 13, 2022 Hong Kong: HRF Condemns Arbitrary Arrest of Denise Ho and Colleagues NEW YORK (May 13, 2022) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) strongly condemns the Hong Kong government’s arrest of pro-democracy activist, Cantopop star, and former Oslo Freedom Forum speaker, Denise Ho.
Blog Post Mar 12, 2022 HRF Welcomes Release of Saudi Writer and Activist Raif Badawi NEW YORK (March 11, 2022) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) welcomes the release of Raif Badawi, a Saudi writer and creator of the website Free Saudi Liberals.
Blog Post May 10, 2022 Refugees, Human Trafficking, and Authoritarianism Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, shook the world as the first invasion of a sovereign European nation since World War II.
Announcement Apr 27, 2022 HRF Wins Two Webby Awards The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is pleased to announce that the organization’s Uyghur Forced Labor Checker has won The Webby People’s Voice Award in the Public Service & Activism: Advertising, Media & PR category and The Webby Award in the Web Services & Applications: Websites and Mobile Sites category in the 26th annual Webby Awards.
Publication Apr 15, 2022 Who Burned Down the Sculpture of Xi Jinping at a California Park? Federal prosecutors say Weiming Chen’s ‘CCP Virus’ was destroyed by men working for China.
Press Release Apr 11, 2022 HRF Mourns the Passing of Ghanaian Economist and Freedom Champion George Ayittey The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is deeply saddened by the passing of Dr. George Ayittey, a celebrated Ghanaian economist, author, and the president of the Free Africa Foundation. He was also a former political prisoner.
Press Release Apr 4, 2022 U.S. Government Should Maintain Targeted Sanctions Against Venezuelan Dictator Nicolás Maduro and His Cronies NEW YORK (April 22, 2022) – The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) urges the democratic world and the United States, in particular, to maintain the pressure of targeted sanctions against the dictatorship of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela as he is being investigated for crimes against humanity and his dictatorship continues to usurp the state to use it as a transnational criminal enterprise.
Report Apr 1, 2022 Framing Justice in Syria: The Road Toward Comprehensive Justice Only by listening to the demands of Syrians and standing with those who want a peaceful and democratic future for the country will stability come to Syria.
Report Apr 1, 2022 Arabic Edition of “Framing Justice in Syria” Only by listening to the demands of Syrians and standing with those who want a peaceful and democratic future for the country will stability come to Syria.
Press Release Mar 21, 2022 HRF Condemns Sham Trials of Opposition Figures in Nicaragua NEW YORK (March 21, 2022) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) strongly condemns the criminal convictions and long sentences that the Nicaraguan regime has handed down following sham trials against seven…
Blog Post Mar 12, 2022 Four Years Since the Arbitrary Detention of Abdulrahman Al-Sadhan Today marks the four-year anniversary of the arbitrary detention and forced disappearance of Saudi humanitarian aid worker and online activist Abdulrahman al-Sadhan.
Press Release Mar 12, 2022 HRF Launches Ukraine Solidarity Fund NEW YORK (March 12, 2022) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is announcing the Ukraine Solidarity Fund, in partnership with Operation Sunflower, a coalition of American and Ukrainian organizations delivering aid to Ukrainians affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Press Release Mar 9, 2022 HRF Urges the United States to Stand for Democracy and Not Betray the People of Venezuela NEW YORK (March 9, 2022) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) expresses grave concern regarding the recent meeting between United States (U.S.) officials and Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela.
Press Release Feb 27, 2022 How To Support Ukrainians On Thursday, February 24th, Vladimir Putin declared war on Ukraine. Over the past several days, Russian forces have launched missile strikes on Ukrainian cities, shelled Ukrainian military positions, and advanced across the border.
Press Release Feb 24, 2022 Russia Invades Ukraine. Democratic Nations Should Make Putin Pay. NEW YORK (February 24, 2022) — At 4AM local time, Russian troops invaded and launched a full-scale assault on Ukraine.
Blog Post Feb 18, 2022 Kazakhstan in Context: Cult of Personality In early January, tens of thousands of people across Kazakhstan protested after a sharp rise in the price of gas.
Blog Post Feb 18, 2022 Kazakhstan in Context: A Repressive State In early January, tens of thousands of people across Kazakhstan protested after a sharp rise in the price of gas.
Blog Post Feb 18, 2022 Kazakhstan in Context: Corrupt to the Core In early January, tens of thousands of people across Kazakhstan protested after a sharp rise in the price of gas.
Press Release Feb 8, 2022 Celebrated Human Rights Activist Hervé Mombo Kinga Dies in Gabon NEW YORK (February 8, 2022) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) mourns the passing of prominent human rights and pro-democracy activist Hervé Mombo Kinga, who died in his native Gabon, following complications due to COVID-19.
Publication Feb 1, 2022 Chinese Artist Wields Digital Olympic Imagery to Protest Own Country Badiucao’s wild poster campaign focuses on country’s human rights violations
