Human Rights Dispatch Oct 23, 2026 Court Releases India Cockroach Movement Leaders HRF welcomes the Indian court’s decision to release “Cockroach” movement leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka after they were detained for their participation in the recent protests.
Op-Ed Oct 21, 2026 Cuba is, again, drumming up opposition to U.S. embargo. It’s all based on lies | Opinion On Oct. 28, the United Nations General Assembly is set to vote once again on Cuba’s resolution condemning the American embargo, and it will likely pass.
Op-Ed Oct 19, 2026 The New Face of Nicaraguan Repression On October 2, Foreign Ministers across the Americas convened in a meeting of the Organisation of Americas States (OAS) and approved a resolution outlining demands to restore freedom and political rights in Nicaragua, including the release of all political prisoners and the disclosure of the whereabouts of forcibly disappeared persons.
Human Rights Dispatch Oct 19, 2026 Standing with China Zion Church Leaders, Cuban Political Prisoners, and more. China’s new Entry and Exit Regulations expand the Chinese Communist Party’s power to prevent travelers from leaving the country under broadly defined “national security” concerns.
Blog Post Oct 19, 2026 China Casts a Wide Net for Travelers with New Exit and Entry Regulations Travelers to China be warned: The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) just doubled down on regulations that could subject innocent travelers and citizens to exit bans or detention.
Op-Ed Oct 16, 2026 To Secretary Rubio: Demand Freedom for Uzbekistan’s Political Prisoners U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will lead a delegation of executives from more than 200 American businesses to Samarkand, Uzbekistan, for a meeting with Central Asia’s five foreign ministers on October 17. This C5+1 visit gives Washington a rare opportunity to press the region, and more specifically Uzbekistan, for long-awaited institutional reforms and the release of political prisoners in exchange for American investment––an opportunity that may only come once.
Human Rights Dispatch Oct 15, 2026 Joshua Wong Marks 30th Birthday Jailed in Hong Kong, Ulviyya Ali Spent Second Birthday in Azerbaijani Custody Joshua Wong turned 30. He spent more than half of his twenties behind bars. From a 14-year-old student activist to one of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy voices, Joshua’s story traces the dismantling of Hong Kong’s freedoms.
Human Rights Dispatch Oct 13, 2026 Kremlin Targets Navalny’s Defense Team Three Years On, Morocco Marks Year of Brutal GenZ Suppression Today marks three years since Vadim Kobzev and Alexei Liptser, two of the lawyers who defended the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny, were arrested and imprisoned in Russia.
Press Release Oct 13, 2026 Navalny’s Lawyers mark 3 years since arrest NEW YORK (Oct. 13, 2026) — Three years ago today, Russian police arrested Vadim Kobzev and Alexei Liptser, two of the lawyers for the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) marks this anniversary by calling for the immediate release of Kobzev and Liptser, who remain imprisoned in harsh conditions in Russian penal colonies solely for doing their jobs as lawyers.
Press Release Oct 13, 2026 Uzbekistan: Release Political Prisoner Dauletmurat Tazhimuratov and Investigate New Torture Allegations Authorities in Uzbekistan must immediately release political prisoner Dauletmurat Tazhimuratov and investigate his allegations of torture, the Norwegian Helsinki Committee, International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR), Association for Human Rights in Central Asia (AHRCA), Freedom Now, Civil Rights Defenders, and the Human Rights Foundation said in a statement today.
Blog Post Oct 13, 2026 Joshua Wong: A Boy, A Ballot, A Cell During Joshua Wong’s first stint in prison at age 20, he read 777 pages of letters sent to him. He worked in the canteen and complained about the rules: Prisoners’ cups had to go on the floor, not on desks. “No” had to become “Sorry, sir.” Joshua joked that years of video games and Japanese anime had not prepared him for drills.
Human Rights Dispatch Oct 9, 2026 CCP Surveillance Targets Taiwan Leader’s Family in US, Vietnam Sentences Ethnic Khmer Krom Activists HRF firmly condemns the Chinese government’s surveillance of Taiwan President Lai Ching-te’s son in the United States. Early this month, the FBI revealed that a woman in California, Wanying Zhang, had been arrested for spying under the direction of Chinese officials.
Human Rights Dispatch Oct 8, 2026 Vietnam Abducts Activists in Cambodia, India Mass-Detains Protesters, HRF Remembers Anna Politkovskaya HRF expresses deep concern over the mass detention of at least 700 protesters by Delhi police during the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led protests at Jantar Mantar.
Op-Ed Oct 8, 2026 Kazakhstan Voted. But the New Constitution Had Already Chosen the Winner On Aug. 23, Kazakhstan elected its parliament for the first time under its new constitution. However, the most important thing about this election is not who won, but the candidates whom Kazakh citizens were not allowed to choose — not a single independent candidate and not a single party opposed President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
Human Rights Dispatch Oct 7, 2026 Nasrin Sotoudeh Awarded Maseko Prize, HRF Petitions UN Over Disappeared Rwandan Journalist HRF and the Thulani Maseko Foundation are proud to award the 2026 Thulani Maseko Justice Prize to Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh.
Press Release Oct 7, 2026 Announcing the 2026 Thulani Maseko Justice Prize Laureate NEW YORK (Oct. 7, 2026) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) and the Thulani Maseko Foundation (TMF) are pleased to announce the recipient of the 2026 Thulani Maseko Justice Prize: Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh.
Op-Ed Oct 6, 2026 Impunity for Crimes Against Humanity Is Feeding Authoritarianism in Latin America Dictators in Latin America are responsible for mass atrocities and crimes against humanity, considered some of the most serious violations under international law.
Human Rights Dispatch Oct 6, 2026 South Sudan Dictator Salva Kiir Dismantles Peace Accord, China Continues Persecution of Independent Churches In September, South Sudan’s dictator, Salva Kiir, orchestrated a controversial power grab that enabled him to dismantle the power-sharing governing structure established under the 2018 peace agreement and rule with full constitutional powers until the polls on Dec. 22.
Press Release Oct 6, 2026 HRF petitions United Nations on behalf of disappeared Rwandan journalist Cassien Ntamuhanga NEW YORK (Oct. 6, 2026) — This week, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) submitted a communication to the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances on behalf of Cassien Ntamuhanga, a Rwandan journalist and dissident who has not been seen since he was seized in Mozambique more than five years ago.
Human Rights Dispatch Oct 3, 2026 HRF Condemns Arbitrary App Censorship and Unlawful Blocking Orders in India HRF maintains that governments should not ban apps or content without an independent court finding the block necessary and proportionate under international human rights standards.
