News Oct 3, 2017 ‘Go Kabila go’: new effort to oust DR Congo president despite fear of violence Opposition leaders in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have called for a new effort to oust President Joseph Kabila, who has yet to set dates for elections in the vast central African state despite his second term expiring nine months ago.
Press Release Oct 3, 2017 HRF Urges Burma to End Violence Against Rohingya in Rakhine State NEW YORK (October 3, 2017) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) urges the Burmese government to end the violence in Rakhine State and address the gross violations of the Rohingya population’s human rights.
News Oct 2, 2017 Rally Held ‘For Fair Elections’ In Bishkek Ahead Of October Presidential Vote BISHKEK — Around one thousand people gathered at a rally in the Kyrgyz capital organized by activists protesting against election-campaign abuses, including bribery and the use of “administrative resources” — whereby political candidates and parties use their official connections to influence and pressure voters, especially those employed by the state.
Press Release Sep 28, 2017 HRF Demands Release of Political Cartoonist in Equatorial Guinea Esono Ebalé was arrested on September 16 in Malabo, the country’s capital, while leaving a restaurant with the head of the Spanish Cooperation Agency for International Development.
News Sep 26, 2017 A heart-breaking testimony of torture in North Korea Watch the heart-breaking testimony by Otto Warmbier’s parents of the torture his son endured under the world’s most brutal dictatorship.
Press Release Sep 26, 2017 Saudi Activists Succeed in Ending Ban on Women Drivers Previously, Saudi Arabia was the only country in the world that enforced a ban on women drivers. The new policy will be implemented starting on June 24, 2018.
Press Release Aug 29, 2017 HRF Calls for Release of Detained Lawyers, End of Press Persecution in Tajikistan Yorov was initially arrested for agreeing to act as legal representation for members of the country’s Islamic opposition party, the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT), and sentenced to 23 years of imprisonment.
Press Release Aug 18, 2017 Venezuelan Regime Takes Over Legislative Powers of Elected Representatives The Constituent Assembly’s new “constitutional” decree, issued on August 18, lets the body assume legislative powers to “preserve the peace and institutions within the country,” effectively dissolving the National Assembly.
News Aug 17, 2017 Kenyan Opposition Leader Will Go to Supreme Court Over Disputed Election NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga said on Wednesday he would challenge last week’s presidential election result in court, calming fears that further street protests by his supporters might lead to widespread violence.
Press Release Aug 16, 2017 Syria: White Helmets Co-Founder Speaks out against Regime Violence Earlier this week, the White Helmets suffered a horrific attack, in which seven of its volunteers were assassinated.
Press Release Aug 16, 2017 HRF Urges Release of Chinese Human Rights Lawyer Wang Quanzhang The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) urges the Chinese government to release human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang unconditionally after more than two years of incommunicado detention
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.
