Video Series Jul 22, 2022 Hong Kong Today This episode discusses the deterioration of freedoms in Hong Kong since the implementation of the national security law, and highlights the Chinese government’s aggression.
Blog Post Jul 20, 2022 Belarus’ Lukashenko is Challenging International Norms. We Must Stop Him. Entire cities besieged and razed to the ground, millions of people displaced, hundreds of billions of dollars worth of destruction, and, most tragically, thousands of people killed and grieving lost loved ones — that is a reality for millions of Ukrainians whose country was invaded by Russia’s Vladimir Putin almost five months ago.
Press Release Jul 19, 2022 Angola’s Dos Santos Died, Leaves Legacy of Kleptocracy NEW YORK (July 19, 2022) — José Eduardo dos Santos, Angola’s former dictator, died on July 8 in a Barcelona hospital after a long illness.
Press Release Jul 18, 2022 HRF Expresses Concern Over the Arrest of Journalist and Activist Marina Ovsyannikova The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) expresses grave concern over the arrest of Ukrainian-born Russian journalist and activist Marina Ovsyannikova.
News Jul 14, 2022 President Biden to Meet with Saudi Dictator Tomorrow Tomorrow, July 15th, United States President Joe Biden is scheduled to meet with Saudi dictator Mohammed bin Salman (MBS).
Blog Post Jul 11, 2022 One Year Anniversary of the 2021 Protests: Repression and Hope in Cuba One year ago today, the Cuban people took to the streets in a brave and rare act of defiance of the dictatorship that has ruled the island with an iron fist for over six decades.
Press Release Jun 3, 2022 Turkey: HRF Denounces Erdoğan’s Threats to Enes Kanter Freedom The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) denounces the Turkish government’s newly-announced investigation into professional basketball player and 2022 Havel Prize Laureate Enes Kanter Freedom (formerly Enes Kanter) under accusations of the crime of “insulting the president” — which has led to calls from regime supporters to “find… and kill [Kanter] on the spot.”
Publication May 24, 2022 Rally for Belarus Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya is a former presidential candidate and the leader of the national democratic movement in Belarus. According to unofficial results, she received the most votes in Belarus’ presidential election in August 2020.
Publication May 24, 2022 On the Frontlines of Freedom Oleksandra Matviichuk is a human rights defender who works on issues in Ukraine and the OSCE region.
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 25, 2022 Joint letter: Urging presidents and governing boards of all 50 United States flagship public universities to divest from entities complicit in the genocide of Uyghurs The People’s Republic of China is engaged in a global campaign to exterminate the culture, religion, and language of the Uyghur people.
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.
