Press Release Aug 23, 2018 China Denies Visa to Reporter and OFF Speaker Megha Rajagopalan NEW YORK (August 23, 2018) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) condemns the Chinese government’s decision to deny a journalist visa to BuzzFeed reporter and Oslo Freedom Forum speaker Megha Rajagopalan. Rajagopalan, who…
Press Release Aug 31, 2018 HRF pide a la CIDH promover aplicación de la cláusula democrática a Bolivia El 17 de agosto pasado, Human Rights Foundation (HRF) entregó una carta al representante de la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) José Eguiguren, y llamó al también relator para Bolivia del organismo a denunciar la alteración del orden democrático en ese país a cargo del gobierno autoritario del presidente Morales.
Press Release Aug 14, 2018 Hong Kong activist decries ‘colonial invasion’ in defiant speech A Hong Kong pro-independence activist has decried Beijing’s rule over the city as modern-day colonialism in a speech to a foreign journalists’ association that defied China’s demand that the event…
Press Release Aug 13, 2018 HRF Calls on Ecuador to Reform Draconian Communications Law NEW YORK (August 13, 2018) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) has joined efforts to restore press freedom to Ecuador by submitting two legal briefs to Ecuador’s legislative body exposing…
Press Release Aug 9, 2018 Ecuador: HRF envía informes a Relator Especial y Asamblea Nacional NUEVA YORK (9 de agosto de 2018) — La semana pasada, Human Rights Foundation (HRF) envió un informe al Relator Especial para la Libertad de Expresión de la Comisión Interamericana…
Press Release Aug 8, 2018 Belarus Detains 18 Journalists in Raids at Independent Outlets MOSCOW — The authorities in Belarus have detained at least 18 journalists, accusing them of unlawfully obtaining information from a state news agency, local news reports said on Wednesday, raising…
Press Release Aug 6, 2018 Saudi Arabia expels Canadian ambassador after arrests of Saudi activists (The Washington Post) – Saudi Arabia ordered the expulsion on Monday of the Canadian ambassador and the halting of all new trade and investment deals between the two countries after…
News Aug 2, 2018 Comoros leader says wins vote to extend presidential term limits (Reuters) – Comoros President Azali Assoumani has won a referendum to extend presidential term limits and end a system of rotating power among the archipelago’s three main islands by an…
Media Aug 1, 2018 Google Plans to Launch Censored Search Engine in China, Leaked Documents Reveal Google is planning to launch a censored version of its search engine in China that will blacklist websites and search terms about human rights, democracy, religion, and peaceful protest, The…
Media Aug 1, 2018 Saudi Arabia Detains More Women’s Rights Activists (The Wall Street Journal) – Authorities in Saudi Arabia have detained two women’s rights activists, human-rights groups said Wednesday, broadening a campaign of arrests that has drawn international criticism and…
Media Aug 1, 2018 Taiwan, ‘Still Fighting’ for Democracy, Gets Nod to Host Human Rights Event (NYTimes) TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan has had a rough time of it lately.
Media Jul 31, 2018 In Cambodia, Dissenting Voters Find Ways to Say ‘None of the Above’ (The New York Times) – One Cambodian voter defaced his or her ballot with a lively reference to a dog’s anatomy. Others ticked every single box, or crossed out the…
Report Jul 27, 2018 Authoritarianism and Trafficking in Persons Though trafficking is present in every country, including democracies, our analysis shows that there is a connection between trafficking and authoritarianism. A possible explanation for this is that…
Press Release Jul 27, 2018 Elections in Zimbabwe and Cambodia Violate Democratic Standards NEW YORK (July 27, 2018) — In the next few days, citizens of Cambodia and Zimbabwe — two authoritarian regimes — will head to the polls to vote in general…
Media Jul 24, 2018 The Taliban Couldn’t Quash This Pakistani Squash Champ Toorpakai isn’t just trying to empower girls, says Human Rights Foundation legal counsel Joy Park, who met her when she spoke at the Oslo Freedom Forum in 2017. When talking…
Press Release Jul 23, 2018 Six Years After Oswaldo Payá’s Death, His Family is Still Waiting for Justice Yesterday marked the sixth anniversary of the death of Cuban pro-democracy dissident Oswaldo Payá Sardiñas. Despite the Castro regime’s perpetual smear campaign against him, Payá is internationally recognized as the…
Press Release Jul 19, 2018 HRF to UN: Investigate Jailing of Iranian Women’s Rights Activist NEW YORK (July 19, 2018) — Today, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) submitted an individual complaint to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD) requesting that it launch…
Media Jul 17, 2018 Jailed Reporter in Myanmar Challenges Prosecution’s Version of His Arrest HONG KONG — A Reuters reporter jailed for months by Myanmar’s government has challenged the prosecution’s account of how he and a colleague were arrested, the latest twist in a…
Press Release Jul 16, 2018 HRF Warns UN of Egregious Rights Violations in Eritrea and Vietnam NEW YORK (July 16, 2018) — On July 12, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) submitted contributions to the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Eritrea and…
