News Oct 20, 2025 Cuban Dissidents in Electoral Challenge as Castro Era Nears End Under Cuba’s one-party system, civic associations of individuals whose will to participate in the political life is legitimate from the standpoint of a democratic society, are considered and treated as illegal, and criminalized by the government with the official labels of “worms,” “scum,” “mercenaries,” “terrorists,” and “counter-revolutionaries.”
Press Release Oct 14, 2017 HRF Awarded D&AD Wood Pencil Prize NEW YORK (October 14, 2017) — The Human Rights Foundation’s Flash Drives for Freedom program has been recognized by D&AD and Advertising Week as a big idea that is making a difference in the world by using creativity for good.
News Oct 13, 2017 Bolivia: President Evo Morales’ bid to extend term limits sparks mass protest Thousands of Bolivians have taken part in protests against President Evo Morales’ bid to run for a fourth term. Morales’ party asked…
News Oct 11, 2017 Are North Korea and Cuba Democracies? Watch this excellent defense of common sense by Cuba expert John Suarez who debated a British apologist of the Castro dictatorship, Mr. Robert Miller, regarding the most recent diplomatic crisis between the U.S. and Cuban governments caused by a sonic attack that injured over 15 American diplomats in Havana. In the context of the debate and as he found himself out of arguments in defense of the Castro regime, Mr. Miller was cornered into stating on air that both the Cuban and North Korean totalitarian regimes were, in fact, democracies.
News Oct 9, 2017 Las víctimas olvidadas del Che Guevara La cara del Che Guevara adorna camisetas de muchos opositores a la pena capital, pero el hombre de carne y hueso exhibió un profundo desprecio por la santidad de la vida humana.
News Oct 6, 2017 This is No Joke: Bolivian Ruler Invokes His ‘Human Right’ to Stay in Power While many of us were trying to absorb the news of the Las Vegas massacre and President Trump’s bungled response to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, a growing political scandal in South America went almost unnoticed in the media: Bolivia’s populist President Evo Morales is making an illegal bid to run for a fourth term in office…
Press Release Oct 6, 2017 HRF Brings UN Attention to Rights Abuses in Turkmenistan and Cuba NEW YORK (October 6, 2017) — On October 4 and 5, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) submitted contributions to the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review of Turkmenistan and Cuba.
News Oct 3, 2017 ‘Go Kabila go’: new effort to oust DR Congo president despite fear of violence Opposition leaders in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have called for a new effort to oust President Joseph Kabila, who has yet to set dates for elections in the vast central African state despite his second term expiring nine months ago.
Press Release Aug 18, 2017 Venezuelan Regime Takes Over Legislative Powers of Elected Representatives The Constituent Assembly’s new “constitutional” decree, issued on August 18, lets the body assume legislative powers to “preserve the peace and institutions within the country,” effectively dissolving the National Assembly.
Press Release Aug 15, 2017 HRF to the Venezuelan Regime: Freedom for Lisbeth “Mamá Lis” Añez Añez, who has been wrongfully accused of “treason” and “military rebellion,” will appear before a military court tomorrow, August 15, for a preliminary hearing.
Press Release Aug 11, 2017 HRF al régimen de Venezuela: Libertad plena para Lisbeth “Mamá Lis” Añez Añez lleva tres meses detenida arbitrariamente en la sede del Servicio Bolivariano de Inteligencia (SEBIN) en el Helicoide.
Press Release Aug 1, 2017 HRF Condemns the Arrests of Venezuelan Opposition Leaders Both leaders were previously under house arrest; López was returned home on July 8.
Press Release Jul 28, 2017 HRF y CLADH solicitan a la CIDH a defender magistrados venezolanos Human Rights Foundation (HRF), en asociación con el Centro Latinoamericano de Derechos Humanos (CLADH), presentó esta mañana un memorial ante la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) solicitando que adopte medidas cautelares donde se exija al Estado venezolano garantizar la vida, la integridad física y la libertad personal de los 33 magistrados del Tribunal Supremo de Justicia de Venezuela, que fueron nombrados la semana pasada por la Asamblea Nacional.
Press Release Jul 26, 2017 HRF in U.S. Senate Testimony: Probe Fusion GPS for Paid Smear Campaigns in Venezuela Thor Halvorssen’s testimony, which will entered the public record today, focuses on the Washington-based strategy company Fusion GPS and its role in coordinating a smear campaign against investigative journalists and whistleblowers who threatened to expose its client, Derwick Associates.
Press Release Jul 21, 2017 HRF Joins Cuba Decide to Honor Oswaldo Payá on the 5th Anniversary of his Death The campaign launched earlier this week to recognize the 5th anniversary of his death and to urge the Cuban State to launch an investigation into the circumstances surrounding his killing.
Blog Post Jul 18, 2017 UN Condemns Cuba for Arbitrary Detention of El Sexto In a ruling published today , the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) explained that Maldonado was denied due process, and recommended the Cuban State to provide him with compensation for his nearly two months of wrongful imprisonment.
Blog Post Jul 18, 2017 ONU condena a Cuba por detención arbitraria de El Sexto En una opinión publicada hoy, el Grupo de Trabajo sobre la Detención Arbitraria de la ONU (GTDA) determinó que el Estado cubano privó arbitrariamente a Maldonado de su derecho a un debido proceso legal, y recomendó una indemnización por los casi dos meses de prisión que el artista estuvo detenido.
Press Release Jul 18, 2017 HRF Condemns Use of Child Soldiers in Colombia Javier El Hague, jefe de Asuntos Legales de la ONG Human Rights Foundation, manifestó a NTN24 la preocupación que tienen por los menores que permanecen reclutados en las filas de las FARC y aseguró que es responsabilidad del Gobierno de Colombia exigir la entrega total de los niños.
Press Release Jul 8, 2017 Venezuela’s Leopoldo López Released From Prison, Now Under House Arrest The announcement was published in the official Twitter account of Venezuela’s notoriously subservient Supreme Court, who cited “irregularities in the execution of his sentence” and “information about the health situation of the political leader” as justification for his conditional release.
Press Release May 6, 2017 Red Bull Athletes Train Children of Pres. Maduro and Drug Kingpin Hugo Carvajal Celebrated professional skydivers from the Red Bull Athletic Team, Amy Chmelecki, Mike Swanson, Jon Devore, Filippo “Ippo” Fabbi, and global wingsuit champion Noah Bahnson are currently in Venezuela as contractors of Skydive Caribbean, a company owned by Pedro Trebbau-Lopez and Domingo Guzman-Lopez, to train the stepchildren and nephews of President Nicolas Maduro along with those of drug kingpin Hugo Carvajal.
