Human Rights Dispatch Nov 4, 2025 Remembering political prisoners, AI for human rights, Tanzanian dictator sworn in. In this season of giving, our team at HRF is reflecting on the incredible global community that stands with us. Every voice we amplify, every political prisoner we help release, every dictatorship we challenge is all thanks to you.
Blog Post Nov 3, 2025 Inside the prison state What’s it like to live in North Korea? Yumi Kim on heavy repression, secret phone calls, and virtual private networks.
Blog Post Oct 31, 2025 The way of Kim Jong Un How is political upheaval in South Korea affecting North Korea? Soo Kim on what’s driving Pyongyang’s increasing hostility toward Seoul.
Press Release Oct 29, 2025 Reinvigorating Global Engagement on Human Rights in North Korea: The 2025 NK Insider Forum Last week on October 22, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) and the NGO Council for North Korean Human Rights hosted the 2025 NK Insider Forum, the day-long kickoff event of the inaugural three-day Seoul World Convention on North Korean Human Rights.
Blog Post Oct 28, 2025 Obscured by clouds Why does North Korea keep threatening South Korea and its allies without ever going to war? Michael Breen on theater and reality in one of the most enigmatic places on Earth.
Human Rights Dispatch Oct 28, 2025 Venezuela moves to strip Leopoldo Lopez of his Venezuelan citizenship HRF condemns the Maduro regime’s persecution of critics, both at home and abroad, and its gross violations of human rights.
Human Rights Dispatch Oct 27, 2025 AI at Oslo Innovation Week, Anniversary of Sudan’s 1964 revolution At Oslo Innovation Week 2025, HRF hosted a powerful conversation that explored AI, corporate power, and human rights.
Press Release Oct 24, 2025 HRF submits petition to UNWGAD for Owen Chow NEW YORK (Oct. 24, 2025) — Last week, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) submitted an individual complaint to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD) in the case of Hong Kong activist Owen Chow.
Human Rights Dispatch Oct 23, 2025 UPR submission, immunity of authoritarian leaders, arrest of Chinese activist. This month, HRF submitted formal contributions to the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of three authoritarian regimes.
Press Release Oct 23, 2025 HRF Brings UN Attention to Rights Abuses in Mozambique, Niger, and Singapore This month, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) submitted formal contributions to the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Mozambique, Niger, and Singapore.
Report Oct 22, 2025 Singapore UPR NGO Submission This submission was prepared by HRF for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the Republic of Singapore (“Singapore”).
Report Oct 22, 2025 Niger UPR NGO Submission The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization that promotes and protects human rights globally, with a focus on closed societies.
Report Oct 22, 2025 Mozambique UPR NGO Submission The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization that promotes and protects human rights globally, with a focus on closed societies. HRF unites people in the common cause of defending human rights and promoting liberal democracy.
Human Rights Dispatch Oct 22, 2025 Art as activism, anniversary of Nigerian #EndSARS protest. When music meets activism, change takes the stage. On Sept. 24, Roskilde Festival and the Human Rights Foundation hosted a powerful conversation on music festivals…
Human Rights Dispatch Oct 20, 2025 Global coalition demands Swedish publisher Gui Minhai’s immediate release HRF joins 90+ NGOs and press freedom organizations in standing up against the arbitrary detention of Swedish publisher Gui Minhai…
Announcement Oct 16, 2025 The Oslo Freedom Forum Returns June 1–3, 2026 Mark your calendar: the Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF) is back! Join us from June 1-3, 2026, in Oslo, Norway, for the 18th edition of the world’s most unique conference
Human Rights Dispatch Oct 15, 2025 Hostage taking panel, detention of Chinese pastor. This briefing highlights key developments and shares HRF’s stance on urgent human rights struggles unfolding around the world.
Publication Oct 15, 2025 Calling for the release of Gui Minhai, marking the 10th anniversary of his arbitrary detention We, the undersigned press freedom, journalists’, human rights, international organisations, strongly condemn the Chinese government’s ongoing arbitrary detention of Swedish publisher and writer Gui Minhai on the 10th anniversary of his kidnapping.
Human Rights Dispatch Oct 14, 2025 Venezuela closes Norway embassy, Cuba persecution of dissidents, Navalny lawyers trial. This briefing highlights key developments and shares HRF’s stance on urgent human rights struggles unfolding around the world.
Press Release Oct 10, 2025 HRF celebra que el Premio Nobel de la Paz haya sido otorgado a María Corina Machado La Human Rights Foundation (HRF) celebra el anuncio de hoy de que la líder opositora venezolana María Corina Machado ha sido galardonada con el Premio Nobel de la Paz por su compromiso de décadas con la libertad, la democracia y la dignidad humana en Venezuela.
