Blog Post Dec 19, 2024 Legitimizing Aggression in Russia’s 2024 Vote Following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russia entered a period of profound political and economic change.
Press Release Oct 23, 2024 HRF Chair Yulia Navalnaya appeared on ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ ulia Navalnaya, Chair of the Human Rights Foundation (HRF), appeared on тАЬThe Late Show with Stephen ColbertтАЭ on Monday to discuss the release of тАЬPatriot,тАЭ a memoir written by her late husband, Alexei Navalny.
Press Release Aug 29, 2024 HRFтАЩs Casey Michel Sanctioned by Russian Regime On Wednesday, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs sanctioned the Human Rights FoundationтАЩs (HRF) Casey Michel, as well as other American academics, journalists, and industry leaders.
Press Release Aug 1, 2024 HRF Welcomes the Release of Vladimir Kara-Murza The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) welcomes the release of prominent Russian opposition leader and pro-democracy advocate Vladimir Kara-Murza, along with other prisoners of conscience in Russia.
Press Release Jul 10, 2024 HRF Condemns RussiaтАЩs Arrest Warrant for HRF Chair Yulia Navalnaya Vladimir PutinтАЩs regime on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant for Yulia Navalnaya, chair of the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) and widow of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Navalnaya is accused of тАЬparticipating in an extremist community.тАЭ
Press Release Jun 17, 2024 HRF submits joint petition to the United Nations on behalf of Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza On June 3, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) submitted an individual complaint to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD) in the case of Russian opposition leader and pro-democracy advocate Vladimir Kara-Murza, along with the Centre de la Protection Internationale (CPI), Freedom House, Free Russia Foundation (FRF), Global Justice Advisors, McCain Institute, and the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights (RWCHR).
Blog Post May 3, 2024 Capital Punishment in Vladimir PutinтАЩs Russia On Monday, an independent polling organization reported that more than 50% of ordinary Russian citizens support bringing back the death penalty, yet another sign of the publicтАЩs growing approval of the use of capital punishment over the last 10 years.
Press Release Apr 12, 2024 HRF Petitions the State Department on Vladimir Kara-MurzaтАЩs Detention On Thursday, the second anniversary of Russian pro-democracy advocate Vladimir Kara-MurzaтАЩs detention, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF), Free Russia Foundation (FRF), McCain Institute, and the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights (RWCHR) filed a request to the US Department of State, calling for it to designate Kara-Murza as wrongfully detained and transfer his case to the Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs.
Announcement Mar 26, 2024 2024 Oslo Freedom Forum Speaker Spotlight: Anastasia Shevchenko Meet Anastasia Shevchenko, a prominent Russian opposition leader and 2024 Oslo Freedom Forum speaker.
Op-Ed Mar 16, 2024 5 Scenarios for Russia After PutinтАЩs Next Term This weekend, Vladimir Putin will win another election as RussiaтАЩs president.
Press Release Mar 6, 2024 HRF Condemns Russian RegimeтАЩs Designation of Garry Kasparov as a тАЬTerrorist and ExtremistтАЭ The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) condemns the Russian regimeтАЩs ludicrous designation of pro-democracy advocate and HRF Chairman Garry Kasparov as a Russian тАЬterrorist and extremist.тАЭ
Op-Ed Mar 1, 2024 RussiaтАЩs Opposition Needs More Than One Savior The past few weeks have seen an outpouring of both grief and tributes following the death of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny. And rightfully so. NavalnyтАЩs death in a Siberian gulag effectively snuffed out what many viewed as the clearest path to RussiaтАЩs eventual democratization.
Press Release Feb 16, 2024 HRF condemns the murder of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) condemns the murder of prominent Russian dissident and opposition leader Alexei Navalny while serving an unlawful 19-year prison sentence at the тАЬPolar WolfтАЭ penal colony in RussiaтАЩs Arctic Circle.
Op-Ed Oct 27, 2023 RussiaтАЩs Slaughter of Indigenous People in Alaska Tells Us Something Important About Ukraine In the racial-reckoning summer of 2020, local leaders in a small American town gathered for a contentious vote on whether to take down a statue that honored a man who was, as one assessment read, тАЬsteeped in racial division, violence and injustice.тАЭ
Press Release Oct 9, 2023 HRF to UN: Do Not Elect Dictatorships to Human Rights Council On Oct. 10, 193 member states of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) face the crucial task of filling 15 of the 47 seats of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
Op-Ed Oct 4, 2023 RussiaтАЩs Crimean Red Line Has Been Erased In December 2014, Russian President Vladimir Putin stood in the middle of the KremlinтАЩs St. GeorgeтАЩs Hall, delivering his annual address to the countryтАЩs Federal Assembly.
Blog Post Aug 11, 2023 Show Trials and Political Persecution: Judiciary in PutinтАЩs Russia From Tsarism to the modern era, Russian leaders have attempted to mold the nationтАЩs judiciary for their own gain and employ it as a weapon against their political opponents. In todayтАЩs Russia, this is evident by laws that limit anti-government demonstrations and criminalize anti-war speech.
Blog Post Aug 11, 2023 RussiaтАЩs Influence in Mali Squeezed by Western sanctions тАФ first in response to its illegal annexation of Crimea and then its subsequent invasion of Ukraine тАФ Vladimir PutinтАЩs regime has increasingly turned to new partnerships across Africa for greater global influence and economic lifelines.
Blog Post Aug 11, 2023 RussiaтАЩs Influence in Sudan Squeezed by Western sanctions тАФ first in response to its illegal annexation of Crimea and then its subsequent invasion of Ukraine тАФ Vladimir PutinтАЩs regime has increasingly turned to new partnerships across Africa for greater global influence and economic lifelines.
News May 30, 2023 Inside Men тАУ HRF x The Signal When Putin first came to power, part of his message and appeal was that heтАЩd bring an end to the corruption of the oligarchs and a victory for the rule of law in Russia. What happened?
