Press Release Dec 3, 2020 Crackdown on Hong Kong’s Pro-Democracy Activists Accelerates with New Charges and Sentencing A Hong Kong magistrates’ court sentenced pro-democracy activists Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow, and Ivan Lam to prison yesterday for their involvement in promoting a protest in late June of 2019, at the height of the leaderless anti-extradition law movement in Hong Kong.
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 Dec 3, 2020 Crackdown on Hong Kong’s Pro-Democracy Activists Accelerates with New Charges and Sentencing NEW YORK (December 3, 2020) – A Hong Kong magistrates’ court sentenced pro-democracy activists Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow, and Ivan Lam
Press Release Dec 1, 2020 HRF announces two Bitcoin Development Fund updates: new gift to Gloria Zhao and partnership with Gemini NEW YORK (December 1, 2020) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) has announced that its next Bitcoin Development Fund gift will be a $50,000 grant to Bitcoin core developer Gloria Zhao
Press Release Nov 25, 2020 Hong Kong: HRF Sends UN Urgent Appeal to Condemn National Security Law NEW YORK (November 25, 2020) – The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) has submitted an Urgent Appeal to three Special Rapporteurs of the United Nations Human Rights Council
Press Release Nov 20, 2020 HRF releases new “Eyes on Saudi” podcast episodes As world leaders gathered for the G20 Summit hosted by Saudi Arabia on November 21-22, HRF launched a podcast series, Eyes on Saudi, to expose pressing human rights issues in the Kingdom.
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)
Press Release Nov 2, 2020 HRF Urges Participants to Withdraw from Saudi-Sponsored Summit NEW YORK(October 30, 2020) – On Friday, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) sent letters to participants of the Think 20 (T20) Summit hosted by Saudi Arabia requesting that they consider…
Press Release Oct 27, 2020 HRF to Ladies European Tour: Cancel Tournament in Saudi Arabia NEW YORK — While women’s rights activists languish in prison, Saudi Arabia is preparing to host its first-ever women’s golf tournament.
Press Release Oct 20, 2020 The Telegram Revolution in Belarus Belarus has been ruled by Alexander Lukashenko – who is sometimes referred to as “Europe’s last dictator” – for the last 26 years. However, 2020 saw the confluence of particular circumstances that gave rise to the ongoing mass protests against Lukashenko, and in support of Svetlana Tikhanovskaya and democratic reform.
Press Release Oct 20, 2020 Thailand: HRF Condemns State Violence Against Peaceful Protesters NEW YORK (October 19, 2020) – The Thai government has reacted violently to peaceful rallies in Bangkok after introducing new legislation banning large gatherings.
Press Release Oct 16, 2020 Malawi: Against Background of Global Declines, Democracy Scores A Win The Supreme Court’s landmark 2020 ruling is the first time a presidential election has successfully been annulled by the judiciary in Malawi and is only the second time on the…
Press Release Oct 12, 2020 Oppose Russia’s Election to the UN Human Rights Council NEW YORK (October 12, 2020) — On Tuesday, Russia could be elected to the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council, the highest human rights body at the UN.
Press Release Oct 12, 2020 HRF Program Wins W3 Design Award NEW YORK (October 12, 2020) — Flash Drives For Freedom has been voted “Best in Show” among websites for activism in the 15th annual w3 Awards.
Press Release Oct 8, 2020 HRF Welcomes Sudan’s Release of Artists Jailed for Mixed-Gender Theater Workshop NEW YORK (October 8, 2020) — HRF welcomes Sudan’s release of 11 artists and activists who were arbitrarily arrested in August and sentenced in September to two months in prison
Press Release Oct 8, 2020 HRF Opposes Election of Authoritarian Regimes to UN’s Top Human Rights Body NEW YORK (October 8, 2020) – Ahead of Tuesday’s United Nations (UN) election of 15 states to its highest human rights body, a coalition of non-governmental human rights groups from Europe, the United States, and Canada
Press Release Sep 27, 2020 Tanzania Must Free Theodory Giyan NEW YORK (August 27, 2020) – Yesterday, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) submitted a case against Tanzania to the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on behalf of Theodory Faustine Giyan
Press Release Sep 15, 2020 Authoritarianism Rising on International Day of Democracy NEW YORK (September 15, 2020) — On the International Day of Democracy, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) remains strongly committed to its mission to promote and protect human rights in countries ruled by authoritarian regimes
Press Release Sep 22, 2020 HRF signs a joint letter to call on Chinese President Xi Jinping to pardon journalist at risk of dying in prison The Human Rights Foundation along with the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and a coalition of nine human rights NGOs call on Chinese President Xi Jinping to pardon journalist and two-time RSF Press Freedom Prize laureate, Huang Qi, who may die in prison if not freed immediately.
Press Release Sep 17, 2020 2020 Havel Prize Laureates from China, Saudi Arabia, and Rwanda Announced NEW YORK – Today the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is pleased to announce the three recipients of the 2020 Václav Havel International Prize for Creative Dissent.
