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 “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” on Monday to discuss the release of “Patriot,” a memoir written by her late husband, Alexei Navalny.
Press Release Aug 29, 2024 HRF’s Casey Michel Sanctioned by Russian Regime On Wednesday, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs sanctioned the Human Rights Foundation’s (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 Russia’s Arrest Warrant for HRF Chair Yulia Navalnaya Vladimir Putin’s 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 “participating in an extremist community.”
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 Putin’s 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 public’s 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-Murza’s Detention On Thursday, the second anniversary of Russian pro-democracy advocate Vladimir Kara-Murza’s 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 Putin’s Next Term This weekend, Vladimir Putin will win another election as Russia’s president.
Press Release Mar 6, 2024 HRF Condemns Russian Regime’s Designation of Garry Kasparov as a “Terrorist and Extremist” The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) condemns the Russian regime’s ludicrous designation of pro-democracy advocate and HRF Chairman Garry Kasparov as a Russian “terrorist and extremist.”
Op-Ed Mar 1, 2024 Russia’s 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. Navalny’s death in a Siberian gulag effectively snuffed out what many viewed as the clearest path to Russia’s 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 “Polar Wolf” penal colony in Russia’s Arctic Circle.
Op-Ed Oct 27, 2023 Russia’s 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, “steeped in racial division, violence and injustice.”
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 Russia’s Crimean Red Line Has Been Erased In December 2014, Russian President Vladimir Putin stood in the middle of the Kremlin’s St. George’s Hall, delivering his annual address to the country’s Federal Assembly.
Blog Post Aug 11, 2023 Show Trials and Political Persecution: Judiciary in Putin’s Russia From Tsarism to the modern era, Russian leaders have attempted to mold the nation’s judiciary for their own gain and employ it as a weapon against their political opponents. In today’s Russia, this is evident by laws that limit anti-government demonstrations and criminalize anti-war speech.
Blog Post Aug 11, 2023 Russia’s Influence in Mali Squeezed by Western sanctions — first in response to its illegal annexation of Crimea and then its subsequent invasion of Ukraine — Vladimir Putin’s regime has increasingly turned to new partnerships across Africa for greater global influence and economic lifelines.
Blog Post Aug 11, 2023 Russia’s Influence in the Central African Republic Squeezed by Western sanctions — first in response to its illegal annexation of Crimea and then its subsequent invasion of Ukraine — Vladimir Putin’s regime has increasingly turned to new partnerships across Africa for greater global influence and economic lifelines.
Blog Post Aug 11, 2023 Russia’s Influence in Sudan Squeezed by Western sanctions — first in response to its illegal annexation of Crimea and then its subsequent invasion of Ukraine — Vladimir Putin’s regime has increasingly turned to new partnerships across Africa for greater global influence and economic lifelines.
