Events Jul 10, 2020 Announcing HRF’s 2019 Annual Report Since our launch 15 years ago, the Human Rights Foundation has created a global network of support for hundreds of the bravest and most influential dissidents in the world.
Events Jun 23, 2020 Introducing HRF’s new podcast: Dissidents and Dictators Today, HRF is introducing a new interview series: Dissidents and Dictators.
Events Jun 3, 2020 Looking Back On The Tiananmen Massacre: June 4 Live Event On June 4, 2020, the Human Rights Foundation will host a live online event with survivors and eyewitnesses of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, on the 31st anniversary of these protests…
Events May 20, 2020 Flash Drives For Freedom Wins Webby Award NEW YORK — Flash Drives For Freedom has been voted the Best Cause-Related Campaign in the People’s Voice category of the 24th annual Webby Awards. Hailed as the “Internet’s highest honor” by the New York Times, The Webby Awards…
Events May 15, 2020 SXSW Virtual Panel: Protest In The Age of Surveillance For protesters, technology is an important tool to communicate and mobilize.
Events May 15, 2020 All COVIDCon Videos Available Now While governments around the world struggle with COVID-19, dissidents and civil society leaders continue their fight for freedom and democracy under increasingly difficult conditions.
Events Apr 22, 2020 Chinese Dissident Dr. Yang Jianli Describes China’s Authoritarian Censorship and Surveillance Dr. Yang Jianli is a Chinese human rights activist and survivor of the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests.
Events Apr 22, 2020 8 Questions with Ai Weiwei: Art and Dissent in China Chinese artist Ai Weiwei sits down for a conversation via video with Thor Halvorssen, president of the Human Rights Foundation, about art, dissent, and freedom of expression at the Human…
Events Apr 3, 2020 Announcing COVIDCon: April 13-14, 2020 On April 13-14, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) will host COVIDCon, a virtual Oslo Freedom Forum event focused on how tyranny sparked and is exploiting the novel coronavirus pandemic to…
Events Mar 6, 2020 Rule of law is under attack in Hong Kong A series of recent high-profile arrests in Hong Kong underscore the message from the Chinese Community Party: criticize the government, expect intimidation and worse.
Events Feb 28, 2020 The 2020 Oslo Freedom Forum is postponed The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) has made the difficult decision to postpone the May 25-27 Oslo Freedom Forum in Norway due to the public health emergency posed by COVID-19, the “Wuhan Coronavirus.”
Events Feb 24, 2020 Announcing the 2020 Oslo Freedom Forum speakers The Oslo Freedom Forum is the world’s top destination for entrepreneurs, philanthropists, technologists, journalists, creatives, and investors to unite with brave human rights activists and dissidents.
Events College Freedom Forum returns to Guatemala The College Freedom Forum is a series of one-day events on university campuses designed to connect students directly with activists promoting democracy and fundamental rights around the world.
Events Feb 10, 2020 Bringing human rights to center stage at South by Southwest Each year, the Human Rights Foundation travels to Austin, Texas in the middle of March to take part in the largest interactive conference in the world – South by Southwest (SXSW).
Events Jul 2, 2019 Announcing the 2019 Oslo Freedom Forum in Taiwan Learn more and register to attend here.
Events Nov 18, 2018 Jamal Khashoggi’s Oslo Freedom Forum reflections Just months before his murder in Istanbul, Saudi journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi attended the Oslo Freedom Forum in Norway. Khashoggi wrote two columns inspired by his time in Oslo for…
Events Apr 2, 2018 Art in Protest: Longing for Freedom The Human Rights Foundation (HRF), in partnership with Artists for Human Rights, will exhibit the work of North Korean defector artist Song Byeok in an exhibit at Gloria Delson Contemporary Arts, located…
Events Mar 20, 2018 Inside PutinCon, the first conference to focus on the Russian dictator Join HRF for a brief look inside PutinCon, the world’s first conference dedicated to exposing Vladimir Putin’s crimes. Hear from experts like Garry Kasparov, Bill Browder, Amy Knight, Preet Bharara,…
Events Mar 14, 2018 PutinCon this Friday NEW YORK (March 14, 2018) – This Friday, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is hosting the world’s first Putin Conference (PutinCon) amid chilling developments, including the poisoning of a former…
Events Mar 1, 2018 Join HRF at SXSW: Tech, Creativity, and Fashion for Freedom From March 11 to March 14, HRF will participate in the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas to engage the creatives in one of the world’s largest communities with the struggle…
