Report May 12, 2026 Dictators and Diplomas: Why Foreign Autocracies Funding American Universities Threatens Democracy, Destroys Academic Freedom, and Entrenches Anti-Democratic Regimes For years, foreign dictatorships and their proxies have searched out any number of ways to influence policy and discourse in the United States. From hiring fleets of lobbyists to setting up dark money networks, from bankrolling sports leagues to launching disinformation campaigns on American social media platforms, from backing strategic investments to hiring consulting firms and white-shoe law firms, the list of targets is lengthy.
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”).
Press Release Aug 13, 2024 HRF submits petition to the UN for Singaporean activist Jolovan Wham Last month, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) submitted an individual complaint to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD) on the case of Singaporean human rights activist Jolovan Wham.
News Nov 28, 2017 Singapore charges activist for holding public assemblies, including a Skype talk with Joshua Wong The Police had engaged Wham prior to the event and advised him that a police permit was required.
Press Release Aug 29, 2016 HRF Welcomes UN Special Rapporteur’s Opinion Curbing Broad “Hate Speech” Prohibition On August 15, the Special Rapporteur condemned the government of Singapore for prosecuting 17-year-old blogger Amos Yee on charges of “wounding religious or racial feelings.” Mr. Yee published several videos that contained language disparaging devotees of Islam and Christianity, as well as their religious beliefs.
