News Nov 14, 2017 Gobierno de Venezuela anuncia que controlará las redes sociales con gran severidad El Nuevo Herald (CARACAS) — El gobierno del presidente Nicolás Maduro anunció el lunes que el organismo regulador del sector de telecomunicaciones controlará las redes sociales con una severidad semejante a la que ha mostrado desde hace casi dos décadas con las estaciones de radio y televisión del país.
News Nov 9, 2017 Venezuela Constituent Assembly Cracks Down On Media (NPR) – The Assembly, created by Maduro in July and mainly composed of his supporters, bans any message transmitted through radio, television or social media that instigates hate …
News Nov 6, 2017 HRF to Cuba: Explain Disappearance of Human Rights Activists “On October 23, Cuban activists Robert Jiménez Gutiérrez and César Ivan Mendoza Regal were supposed to travel to the United States from Havana. Family and friends denounced that their whereabouts remain unknown ever since…”
News Oct 31, 2017 HRF in the News — September and October highlights Every month, through publications, interviews, and coverage, we help put a bigger spotlight on some of the world’s most effective and important dissidents, and we promote ideas on how best to challenge corruption and repression.
Press Release Oct 30, 2017 HRF to Spain and U.S.: Bring Venezuelan Dictatorship Cronies to Justice The four individuals were detained last Thursday in Madrid, Spain’s capital, during a joint operation carried out by the Civil Guard and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (ICE-HSI).
News Oct 26, 2017 Parliament awards Sakharov Prize 2017 to Democratic Opposition in Venezuela “The Prize is for all Venezuelans in the world,” said Parliament President Antonio Tajani while awarding the prize. The President noted that the human rights situation in Venezuela was deteriorating and called for a “return to free elections with the participation of all so that the Venezuelan people can decide their future”.
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.
