Blog Post Mar 12, 2020 Using fashion as silent protest in North Korea From wearing lipstick to putting on a pair of jeans, fashion has become a political statement for North Koreans.
News Mar 2, 2020 Dictatorships Are Making the Coronavirus Outbreak Worse (Wired) China, Iran, North Korea, and other authoritarian regimes have concealed information and exacerbated the spread of the disease.
Press Release Jan 28, 2020 HRF Mourns The Passing Of Lina Ben Mhenni NEW YORK – (Jan. 28, 2020) The Human Rights Foundation is deeply saddened by the passing of Tunisian activist, journalist, and educator Lina Ben Mhenni, after a long battle with a chronic illness.
Press Release Dec 4, 2019 Iran’s Leaders Must be Held Accountable For Killings of Hundreds of Dissidents NEW YORK – The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) strongly condemns the Iranian regime’s ongoing wave of deadly violence against dissidents and calls for an independent international investigation into these crimes.
Press Release Nov 23, 2019 In memory of Raed Fares, 1972-2018 Today, we honor Raed Fares, a brave Syrian activist and member of the Human Rights Foundation family who lost his life one year ago today.
Press Release Nov 21, 2019 Bolivia’s Government Must Exercise Maximum Restraint in the Use of Force, and Call for Elections Immediately The situation has grown increasingly dangerous as Morales’ supporters attempted to blow up the Senkata gas plant that would have would have killed up to 10,000 people in the city of El Alto on Nov. 19, they have vowed to attempt to do it again.
Press Release Nov 12, 2019 Líder autoritario de Bolivia renuncia luego de protestas masivas motivadas por elección fraudulenta NUEVA YORK (11 de noviembre de 2019) – Evo Morales renunció a la presidencia de Bolivia el día de ayer, luego de tres semanas de protestas masivas que comenzaron luego de que evidencias de un fraude electoral salieran a la luz.
Press Release Nov 12, 2019 Bolivia’s authoritarian leader resigns after widespread protests triggered by election fraud NEW YORK (Nov. 11, 2019) – Evo Morales resigned from the Bolivian presidency yesterday, following three weeks of massive peaceful protests triggered by overwhelming evidence of fraud.
Op-Ed Oct 18, 2019 Why was a Nobel Prize awarded to a man who celebrated a war criminal? When the Nobel Committee asked the public on Twitter if they had read the works of the Austrian writer Peter Handke, one of the winners of the 2019 Nobel Prize in literature, a Bosnian man, Emir Suljagic, answered back: “No, we were busy looking for our families and friends buried in mass graves which he denied existed.”
Press Release Oct 15, 2019 HRF opposes the election of human rights abusers to the UN’s Human Rights Council NEW YORK – This week, the U.N. General Assembly will vote to elect 14 countries to the UN’s Human Rights Council (HRC).
Press Release Oct 3, 2019 Bolivia: HRF Condemns President Morales’ Role in Forest Fires NEW YORK – The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) condemns president Evo Morales for failing to acknowledge that his government’s policies contributed to this year’s dramatic increase in forest fires and the ecological damage that has ensued in Bolivia.
Press Release Aug 15, 2019 HRF Mourns the Passing of Suleiman Bakhit NEW YORK – The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) mourns the passing of Suleiman Bakhit, an artist, businessman, and human rights activist.
Report Aug 7, 2019 The Cost and Consequences of the War on Drugs The “war on drugs” was first declared by U.S. President Richard Nixon in 1971, with the goal of eradicating what he viewed as the growing problem of drug addiction. Since then, it has had dire consequences, including the exacerbation of human rights violations …
Press Release Jul 17, 2019 Saudi Arabia Spends Millions to Add Last-Minute Performers Janet Jackson, 50 Cent, and Others to the Jeddah “World Fest” NEW YORK (July 17, 2019) — Janet Jackson, 50 Cent, Future, Chris Brown, and Tyga are scheduled to perform at a concert tomorrow in Saudi Arabia.
Publication Jul 9, 2019 Nicki Minaj pulls out of Saudi Arabia performance following backlash from human rights activists Hip-hop star Nicki Minaj said that she is no longer headlining a concert in Saudi Arabia this month after her decision to perform in the staunchly conservative nation generated backlash from human rights groups.
Press Release Jun 12, 2019 The Collapse of the Rule of Law and Human Rights in Turkey The Human Rights Foundation has published a report that highlights the collapse of the rule of law and human rights in Turkey as well…
Press Release May 31, 2019 HRF Demands Release of Nonviolent Activists in Zimbabwe The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) condemns the arrest of seven human rights activists in Zimbabwe for their participation in a non-violent activism workshop, and calls on the Zimbabwe government to release them immediately.
Blog Post Apr 25, 2019 Manal al-Sharif Responds to Invitation from Saudi Embassy On Wednesday April 17, the spokesperson of the Embassy of Saudi Arabia to the United States posted this message on Twitter.
Report Apr 1, 2019 The Collapse of the Rule of Law and Human Rights in Turkey In recent years, Turkey has experienced a massive deterioration of its human rights record, judicial independence, and adherence to the rule of law. This decline began in December 2013, when two major corruption scandals surfaced, incriminating many in the inner circle of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Press Release Apr 1, 2019 Statement on Syariah Penal Code in Brunei This Wednesday, on April 3, Brunei plans on fully implementing Syariah Penal Code, which will increase the number of offenses — including homosexuality — punishable by death and corporal punishment, and which…
