Press Release Aug 15, 2017 Chinese Human Rights Lawyer Gao Zhisheng Goes Missing The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) requests that the Chinese government provide proof of life of human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng and release information on his current location.
Press Release Aug 15, 2017 HRF to the Venezuelan Regime: Freedom for Lisbeth “Mamá Lis” Añez Añez, who has been wrongfully accused of “treason” and “military rebellion,” will appear before a military court tomorrow, August 15, for a preliminary hearing.
Press Release Aug 11, 2017 HRF al régimen de Venezuela: Libertad plena para Lisbeth “Mamá Lis” Añez Añez lleva tres meses detenida arbitrariamente en la sede del Servicio Bolivariano de Inteligencia (SEBIN) en el Helicoide.
Press Release Aug 9, 2017 Rwanda: HRF Condemns Kagame on Façade Election The country’s National Electoral Commission announced that President Paul Kagame of the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) won 98.63% percent of the vote, an outcome that upholds the country’s authoritarian status quo due to a lack of true electoral competition.
Press Release Aug 1, 2017 HRF Condemns the Arrests of Venezuelan Opposition Leaders Both leaders were previously under house arrest; López was returned home on July 8.
Press Release Jul 28, 2017 HRF y CLADH solicitan a la CIDH a defender magistrados venezolanos Human Rights Foundation (HRF), en asociación con el Centro Latinoamericano de Derechos Humanos (CLADH), presentó esta mañana un memorial ante la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) solicitando que adopte medidas cautelares donde se exija al Estado venezolano garantizar la vida, la integridad física y la libertad personal de los 33 magistrados del Tribunal Supremo de Justicia de Venezuela, que fueron nombrados la semana pasada por la Asamblea Nacional.
Press Release Jul 26, 2017 HRF in U.S. Senate Testimony: Probe Fusion GPS for Paid Smear Campaigns in Venezuela Thor Halvorssen’s testimony, which will entered the public record today, focuses on the Washington-based strategy company Fusion GPS and its role in coordinating a smear campaign against investigative journalists and whistleblowers who threatened to expose its client, Derwick Associates.
Press Release Jul 26, 2017 Nicolas Cage Should Rescind Support of Kazakhstan’s Authoritarian Government This week, Oscar-winning actor Nicolas Cage attended the Eurasia International Film Festival in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Press Release Jul 21, 2017 HRF Joins Cuba Decide to Honor Oswaldo Payá on the 5th Anniversary of his Death The campaign launched earlier this week to recognize the 5th anniversary of his death and to urge the Cuban State to launch an investigation into the circumstances surrounding his killing.
News Jul 19, 2017 Woman Recently Arrested for Wearing a Skirt Crop Top in Public Released Saudi Arabia: The regime have released Khulood, a woman who was arrested after videos appeared online of her strolling through a historic neighborhood in a short skirt and crop top.
Blog Post Jul 18, 2017 UN Condemns Cuba for Arbitrary Detention of El Sexto In a ruling published today , the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) explained that Maldonado was denied due process, and recommended the Cuban State to provide him with compensation for his nearly two months of wrongful imprisonment.
Blog Post Jul 18, 2017 ONU condena a Cuba por detención arbitraria de El Sexto En una opinión publicada hoy, el Grupo de Trabajo sobre la Detención Arbitraria de la ONU (GTDA) determinó que el Estado cubano privó arbitrariamente a Maldonado de su derecho a un debido proceso legal, y recomendó una indemnización por los casi dos meses de prisión que el artista estuvo detenido.
Press Release Jul 18, 2017 HRF Condemns Use of Child Soldiers in Colombia Javier El Hague, jefe de Asuntos Legales de la ONG Human Rights Foundation, manifestó a NTN24 la preocupación que tienen por los menores que permanecen reclutados en las filas de las FARC y aseguró que es responsabilidad del Gobierno de Colombia exigir la entrega total de los niños.
Press Release Jul 11, 2017 Real Russia Today (Part 4) Real Russia Today is a news digest with the most important news from Russia.
Press Release Jul 8, 2017 Venezuela’s Leopoldo López Released From Prison, Now Under House Arrest The announcement was published in the official Twitter account of Venezuela’s notoriously subservient Supreme Court, who cited “irregularities in the execution of his sentence” and “information about the health situation of the political leader” as justification for his conditional release.
Blog Post Jul 7, 2017 Russia tried to stop us from protesting On June 12, when I arrived to St. Petersburg’s Marsovo field, it wasn’t clear who came to participate in a protest and who was there just to celebrate Russia Day.
Blog Post Jul 6, 2017 HRF Real Russia Today (Part 1) The U.S. government on Wednesday unsealed charges against two Russian spies and two criminal hackers for allegedly pilfering 500 million Yahoo user accounts in 2014.
Blog Post Jul 6, 2017 Real Russia Today (Part 4) Britain’s high street banks processed nearly $740m from a vast money-laundering operation run by Russian criminals with links to the Russian government and the KGB, the Guardian can reveal.
Blog Post Jul 6, 2017 Real Russia Today (Part 2) Three years ago, OCCRP exposed the “Russian Laundromat” – an immense financial fraud scheme that enabled vast sums to be pumped out of Russia.
Blog Post Jul 6, 2017 Real Russia Today (Part 3) Ukraine asked the United Nations’ highest court on Monday to order Russia to stop funding and equipping pro-Russian separatists, at the start of a hearing where it hopes to prove Moscow is breaking international law.
