Video Series Feb 10, 2026 Owen Chow’s Birthday Behind Bars Today marks the fifth year Hong Kong pro-democracy leader Owen Chow is spending his birthday behind bars.
Human Rights Dispatch Feb 6, 2026 Kagame admits Rwandan presence in DRC, release of Ugandan activist Sarah Bireete, Venezuela releases more prisoners of conscience. HRF welcomes the release on bail of prominent Ugandan human rights advocate Sarah Bireete and calls for the bail restrictions and absurd charges imposed on her to be dropped.
Human Rights Dispatch Feb 5, 2026 Remembering the 1997 Ghulja Massacre Twenty-nine years on, we remember the Uyghurs in Ghulja who marched for basic rights but were met with lethal force, mass arrests, and torture.
Human Rights Dispatch Feb 4, 2026 Concerns regarding Thailand’s general election and constitutional referendum As Thailand approaches its general election and constitutional referendum, we — the Human Rights Foundation, @article19org, @FortifyRights, @forum_asia, and @TLHR2014 — express deep concern that restrictions on freedom of expression have precluded meaningful discussion of human rights issues from public debate.
Announcement Feb 4, 2026 Joint statement on the shrinking space for free expression and human rights debate ahead of Thailand’s election We, the undersigned organizations, express deep concern over restrictions on freedom of expression that have led to the exclusion of meaningful discussion on human rights issues ahead of Thailand’s upcoming general election and constitutional referendum.
Human Rights Dispatch Feb 3, 2026 Burma’s recent elections illegitimate, Why Ukraine ceding Donbas will not bring peace. As negotiations continue, Russia is pushing a new narrative: that peace in Ukraine can be achieved if Kyiv cedes the Donbas.
Human Rights Dispatch Jan 30, 2026 The case of Kashmiri journalist Irfan Mehraj HRF, together with its partner the @forum_asia , urges the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) to intervene in the case of Kashmiri journalist Irfan Mehraj.
Op-Ed Jan 30, 2026 Don’t Forget the Many Ways Russia Tried To Justify Invading Ukraine As negotiations continue to drag on between Washington, Kyiv and Moscow, the Kremlin’s narrative about the war has centered on one potential solution: evicting Ukrainian forces from the Donbas.
Press Release Jan 30, 2026 HRF urges UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention to rule India’s detention of Kashmiri journalist Irfan Mehraj arbitrary and unlawful Today, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) and the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) submitted an individual complaint to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) on behalf of Kashmiri journalist and human rights defender Irfan Mehraj, urging the group to declare his detention arbitrary and in violation of international law.
Human Rights Dispatch Jan 29, 2026 Venezuela releases over 100 prisoners of conscience, condemning prosecution of Hong Kong activists While welcoming the release of more than 100 prisoners of conscience, HRF calls on the Delcy Rodríguez dictatorship to immediately and unconditionally release the remaining 600 innocents who remain wrongfully imprisoned, many of whom have endured torture.
Blog Post Jan 27, 2026 All Eyes on Iran: After a Bloody Crackdown, Democracies Should Hold the Regime Accountable It has been 31 days since the Iranian people took to the streets en masse to protest. Though initially sparked by economic hardship, the protests quickly grew beyond Tehran’s grand bazaar, as people expressed outrage over the regime’s widespread human rights violations and called for the removal of dictator Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Human Rights Dispatch Jan 24, 2026 Celebrating International Day of the Endangered Lawyer On the International Day of the Endangered Lawyer, we honor the lawyers who defend human rights and uphold the rule of law despite facing grave personal risk.
Human Rights Dispatch Jan 22, 2026 British Doctor arrested for alleged defamation of Modi HRF condemns the arrest of British doctor Sangram Patil in India for his alleged defamation of Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Detaining critics for political speech marks a dangerous escalation in India’s crackdown on dissent.
Press Release Jan 17, 2026 HRF Petitions UN in Case of Navalny’s Lawyers Spotlighted by Yulia Navalnaya’s Washington Post Op-Ed The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) submitted the case of lawyers Vadim Kobzev and Alexei Liptser to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) today, on the first anniversary of their sentencing.
Human Rights Dispatch Jan 16, 2026 Venezuelan prisoners of conscience released, Nicaragua electoral results backed by OAS and EU, Iran protests update. HRF welcomes the release of a group of Venezuelan prisoners of conscience, including the 2025 Thulani Maseko Justice Prize laureate, Rocío San Miguel.
Human Rights Dispatch Jan 15, 2026 Remembering Ilham Tohti, HRF op-ed on Venezuela HRF President @ThorHalvorssen weighed in for the @WSJ on the future of Venezuela following the arrest of Nicolás Maduro.
Press Release Jan 14, 2026 HRF celebrates the release of Venezuelan prisoners of conscience and calls for the release of all those held arbitrarily The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) welcomes the release of a group of Venezuelan prisoners of conscience, including the 2025 Thulani Maseko Justice Prize laureate, Rocío San Miguel.
Press Release Jan 13, 2026 HRF urges UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention to rule Iran’s detention of online activist Hossein Shanbehzadeh arbitrary and unlawful Today, the Human Rights Foundation submitted an individual complaint to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) on behalf of Iranian online activist and freelance editor Hossein Shanbehzadeh, urging the group to declare his detention arbitrary and in violation of international law.
Human Rights Dispatch Jan 12, 2026 Nicaragua Escalates Political Repression, Remembering Peng Shuai. HRF condemns the Ortega-Murillo regime’s latest escalation of political repression in Nicaragua, as authorities detain citizens for commenting on, reacting to, or expressing symbolic support for the capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro.
Blog Post Jan 9, 2026 All Eyes on Iran Since December 28, 2025, the Iranian people have taken to the streets to protest en masse.
