Press Release Mar 9, 2022 HRF Urges the United States to Stand for Democracy and Not Betray the People of Venezuela NEW YORK (March 9, 2022) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) expresses grave concern regarding the recent meeting between United States (U.S.) officials and Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela.
Press Release Aug 26, 2021 HRF Succeeds in UN Petition Against Cuba NEW YORK (August 26, 2021) — This week, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD) published a decision concluding that the April 2020 arrest and detention of Cuban prodemocracy activist Keilylli De La Mora
Press Release Jul 15, 2021 HRF Supports Cubans’ Demand for Freedom, Condemns Regime’s Call for Violence In the individual submission for Venezuela, HRF pointed out that the situation in the country has worsened considerably since its last review in 2016.
Press Release Jul 15, 2021 HRF Brings UN Attention to Rights Abuses in Venezuala, Uganda, and Zimbabwe NEW YORK (July 15, 2021) — Yesterday, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) submitted contributions to the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Venezuela, Uganda, and Zimbabwe.
Press Release Jun 17, 2021 HRF Calls on the OAS to Apply Democracy Clause to Ortega’s Nicaragua NEW YORK (June 17, 2021) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) strongly condemns the recent wave of politically-motivated detentions by the Nicaraguan government
Publication Jun 10, 2021 Exposición digital de artistas del Movimiento San Isidro reivindica el arte como forma de resistencia Bajo el título “Arte en resistencia”, el Centro para la Apertura y el Desarrollo de América Latina (CADAL), en conjunto con el programa Art in Protest (Arte en Protesta) de Human Rights Foundation (Fundación para los Derechos Humanos), inauguró este 3 de octubre una exposición digital que reúne obras de diversos artistas integrantes del Movimiento San Isidro (MSI) y las presenta mediante una experiencia virtual en 3D.
Press Release Jun 1, 2022 HRF condemns sham trials against Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara and Maykel ‘Osorbo’ Castillo NEW YORK (May 31, 2022) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) strongly condemns the sham trials that are set to begin this week on charges of “contempt,” “public disorder,” and “defamation of institutions and organizations and of heroes and martyrs,” against artists Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara and Maykel ‘Osorbo’ Castillo.
Press Release Mar 9, 2021 Maduro’s Responsibility for Venezuelan Crisis Needs to Be Unequivocally Acknowledged, Not Whitewashed, by UN Special Rapporteur NEW YORK (March 9, 2021) – The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) urges Alena Douhan, UN Special Rapporteur on the Negative Impact of the Unilateral Coercive Measures on the Enjoyment of Human Rights
Press Release Feb 3, 2021 HRF to Biden Administration: Focus on Worst Human Rights Offenders NEW YORK (February 3, 2021) – Following the inauguration of President Joseph Biden in the United States on January 20, 2021
Press Release Dec 17, 2020 ICC Releases New Report Regarding Maduro Regime’s Crimes Against Humanity NEW YORK (December 17, 2020) – The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) welcomes the report by the Office of the International Criminal Court’s Prosecutor released on Monday, December 14
Press Release Dec 3, 2020 Cuba: Stop Criminalizing Freedom of Speech and Artistic Expression NEW YORK (December 2, 2020) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) calls on the Cuban dictatorship to free all imprisoned artists
Press Release Nov 12, 2020 HRF Submits Joint Petition to UN on Maduro’s Persecution of Judge Afiuni NEW YORK (November 12, 2020) – Today, the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights (RWCHR), the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI)
News Jul 11, 2020 Op-Ed: The Dishonest and Irresponsible Wasp Network This op-ed was published by The National Review on July 11, 2020. By HRF’s Senior Legal Associate Roberto González and Junior Legal Researcher Zoe Gladstone The Netflix film Wasp Network,…
Press Release Jun 16, 2020 Cuba: 60 Years of Revolution, 60 Years of Oppression Last month, the Cuban regime reportedly released over 6,500 prisoners to curb the spread of COVID-19. It was also reported that more than 300 people were imprisoned for “spreading an…
Press Release Nov 21, 2019 Bolivia’s Government Must Exercise Maximum Restraint in the Use of Force, and Call for Elections Immediately The situation has grown increasingly dangerous as Morales’ supporters attempted to blow up the Senkata gas plant that would have would have killed up to 10,000 people in the city of El Alto on Nov. 19, they have vowed to attempt to do it again.
Press Release Nov 12, 2019 Líder autoritario de Bolivia renuncia luego de protestas masivas motivadas por elección fraudulenta NUEVA YORK (11 de noviembre de 2019) – Evo Morales renunció a la presidencia de Bolivia el día de ayer, luego de tres semanas de protestas masivas que comenzaron luego de que evidencias de un fraude electoral salieran a la luz.
Press Release Nov 12, 2019 Bolivia’s authoritarian leader resigns after widespread protests triggered by election fraud NEW YORK (Nov. 11, 2019) – Evo Morales resigned from the Bolivian presidency yesterday, following three weeks of massive peaceful protests triggered by overwhelming evidence of fraud.
Press Release Oct 3, 2019 Bolivia: HRF Condemns President Morales’ Role in Forest Fires NEW YORK – The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) condemns president Evo Morales for failing to acknowledge that his government’s policies contributed to this year’s dramatic increase in forest fires and the ecological damage that has ensued in Bolivia.
Report Aug 7, 2019 The Cost and Consequences of the War on Drugs The “war on drugs” was first declared by U.S. President Richard Nixon in 1971, with the goal of eradicating what he viewed as the growing problem of drug addiction. Since then, it has had dire consequences, including the exacerbation of human rights violations …
Press Release Mar 14, 2019 HRF entregó primer Premio Rómulo Betancourt a la Diplomacia Democrática CIUDAD DE MÉXICO (14 de marzo de 2019) — Human Rights Foundation (HRF) realizó la entrega del Premio Rómulo Betancourt a la Diplomacia Democrática en la cena inaugural del Oslo Freedom Forum en México…
