Press Release Feb 22, 2019 Maduro Regime Must Refrain from Violence and Allow Humanitarian Aid (February 22, 2019) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) demands that Venezuelan dictatorship allow humanitarian aid to enter the country this weekend, and refrain from using any type…
Press Release Feb 21, 2019 HRF anuncia entrega del primer Premio Rómulo Betancourt a la Diplomacia Democrática CIUDAD DE MÉXICO (21 de febrero de 2019) — Human Rights Foundation (HRF) se complace en anunciar la entrega inaugural del Premio Rómulo Betancourt a la Diplomacia Democrática. Los galardonados…
Press Release Feb 13, 2019 TIME Person of the Year Maria Ressa Arrested in the Philippines NEW YORK (February 13, 2019) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) condemns the arbitrary arrest of Maria Ressa, renowned journalist and vocal critic of President Duterte, and calls on the Philippines government…
Press Release Feb 7, 2019 HRF Chairman Garry Kasparov Recognizes Juan Guaidó as the Acting President of Venezuela The Standing Committee of the Free Russia Forum declares its support for the citizens of Venezuela, who are defying the dictatorship of Nicolas Maduro.
Press Release Jan 30, 2019 HRF Urges World-Renowned Artists to Cancel Concert in Saudi Arabia RIYAD, Saudi Arabia (January 29, 2019) — Mariah Carey , Tiësto, and Sean Paul will travel to Saudi Arabia to perform at King Abdullah Economic City on January 31, 2019. World renowned artists should not be…
Press Release Oct 9, 2018 Journalist Jamal Khashoggi Allegedly Killed for Criticism of Saudi Prince New York (October 9, 2018) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) demands an independent international investigation into the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who is believed to have been killed…
Press Release Oct 5, 2018 HRF Congratulates Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and OFF Speaker Denis Mukwege This morning, Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege and Yazidi activist and genocide survivor Nadia Murad were awarded the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to end the use of sexual…
Press Release Sep 28, 2018 #ErdoganOut: HRF ad campaign condemns Erdogan during UNGA HRF Ad Campaign Condemns Erdogan during UNGA NEW YORK (September 28, 2018) — This week Turkey’s authoritarian president Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited New York City to attend the United Nations…
Press Release Sep 25, 2018 Maldives: Opposition Candidate Wins Election, Ending Yameen’s Authoritarian Rule NEW YORK (September 25, 2018) — On Sunday, in a surprising turn of events, the Maldives’ authoritarian President Abdulla Yameen Gayoom lost a bid to secure a second term, despite…
Press Release Sep 11, 2018 Cambodia: opposition leader Kem Sokha released from prison The leader of Cambodia’s main opposition partyhas been released on bail, one year after he was jailed on politically motivated treason charges. The sudden arrest last September of Kem Sokha…
Press Release Sep 6, 2018 North Korea Denounces Flash Drives for Freedom NEW YORK (September 6, 2018) — Yesterday, the North Korean dictatorship denounced HRF‘s Flash Drives for Freedom program in its state-run newspaper, Minju Choson. Unlike the DPRK‘s Rodung Sinmun —…
Press Release Aug 30, 2018 Bolivia: HRF Urges IAHCR to Stop Evo Morales’ Authoritarian Power Grabs Bolivia: HRF Urges IAHCR to Stop Evo Morales’ Authoritarian Power Grabs NEW YORK (August 30, 2018) — On August 17, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) delivered a letter to Inter-American…
Press Release Aug 24, 2018 Burundi Sentences Nonviolent Activist to Five Years in Prison NEW YORK (August 24, 2018) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) condemns a Burundian court decision that sentenced human rights advocate Nestor Nibitanga to five years in prison for allegedly…
Press Release Aug 23, 2018 China Denies Visa to Reporter and OFF Speaker Megha Rajagopalan NEW YORK (August 23, 2018) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) condemns the Chinese government’s decision to deny a journalist visa to BuzzFeed reporter and Oslo Freedom Forum speaker Megha Rajagopalan. Rajagopalan, who…
Press Release Aug 31, 2018 HRF pide a la CIDH promover aplicación de la cláusula democrática a Bolivia El 17 de agosto pasado, Human Rights Foundation (HRF) entregó una carta al representante de la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) José Eguiguren, y llamó al también relator para Bolivia del organismo a denunciar la alteración del orden democrático en ese país a cargo del gobierno autoritario del presidente Morales.
Press Release Aug 14, 2018 Hong Kong activist decries ‘colonial invasion’ in defiant speech A Hong Kong pro-independence activist has decried Beijing’s rule over the city as modern-day colonialism in a speech to a foreign journalists’ association that defied China’s demand that the event…
Press Release Aug 13, 2018 HRF Calls on Ecuador to Reform Draconian Communications Law NEW YORK (August 13, 2018) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) has joined efforts to restore press freedom to Ecuador by submitting two legal briefs to Ecuador’s legislative body exposing…
Press Release Aug 9, 2018 Ecuador: HRF envía informes a Relator Especial y Asamblea Nacional NUEVA YORK (9 de agosto de 2018) — La semana pasada, Human Rights Foundation (HRF) envió un informe al Relator Especial para la Libertad de Expresión de la Comisión Interamericana…
Press Release Aug 8, 2018 Belarus Detains 18 Journalists in Raids at Independent Outlets MOSCOW — The authorities in Belarus have detained at least 18 journalists, accusing them of unlawfully obtaining information from a state news agency, local news reports said on Wednesday, raising…
Press Release Aug 6, 2018 Saudi Arabia expels Canadian ambassador after arrests of Saudi activists (The Washington Post) – Saudi Arabia ordered the expulsion on Monday of the Canadian ambassador and the halting of all new trade and investment deals between the two countries after…
