Press Release Aug 3, 2020 The State of Protest: Sudan, Venezuela, Zimbabwe, Nicaragua, Algeria, and Hong Kong Street protests were the defining feature of civil and political resistance in 2019. In every region of the world, people living under authoritarian regimes took to the streets to demand…
Press Release Jul 22, 2020 HRF Petitions The UN Regarding Venezuela’s Use of Torture to Intimidate Judges and Lawyers Today, the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights (RWCHR), International Bar Association’s Human Right’s Institute (IBAHRI) and the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) have appealed to the United Nations to hold…
Press Release Jul 8, 2020 HRF Submits Urgent Appeal to the U.N. to Free Human Rights Activist Detained in Kyrgyzstan NEW YORK (July 8, 2020) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) today submitted an Urgent Appeal to the Special Procedures of the United Nations Human Rights Office of the High…
Press Release Jul 28, 2020 Celebrated Human Rights Activist Dies in Detention in Kyrgyzstan NEW YORK (July 27, 2020) — Human rights activist Azimjam Askarov has died while in detention in Kyrgyzstan, despite numerous international rulings calling for his immediate and unconditional release. Askarov…
Press Release Jul 2, 2020 HRF Wins Arbitrary Detention Case Against Tajikistan and Russia HRF has won an arbitrary detention case against Tajikistan and Russia.
Press Release Jul 1, 2020 Hong Kong’s National Security Law: The Nail in the Coffin for One Country, Two Systems On July 1, 1997, the former British colony, Hong Kong, was handed back to the Chinese government after a 99-year lease between China and Britain expired.
Press Release Jun 24, 2020 Belarus: Arrests of Opposition Leaders Spark Mass Protests NEW YORK (June 23, 2020) — This past weekend, Belarus was shaken by an unprecedented wave of protests in response to the arbitrary arrest of Viktar Babaryka
Press Release Jun 16, 2020 Cuba: 60 Years of Revolution, 60 Years of Oppression Last month, the Cuban regime reportedly released over 6,500 prisoners to curb the spread of COVID-19. It was also reported that more than 300 people were imprisoned for “spreading an…
Press Release Jun 12, 2020 HRF Urges South Korean Government to Respect Freedom of Expression The government of South Korea has announced that it will file official complaints against, and revoke the incorporation registrations of, two North Korean defector organizations whose mission is to send information to North Koreans suffering under the Kim regime.
Press Release Jun 9, 2020 Report: Corporate Intimidation & Censorship in China NEW YORK (June 9, 2020) — On the one-year anniversary of Hong Kong’s million-person march defending the city’s freedom, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) has released a report that reveals…
Press Release May 27, 2020 Remembering Shady Habash: A Victim of Egypt’s Horrific Prison Conditions On May 1, 2020, Egyptian photographer and filmmaker Shady Habash, died in Egypt’s Tora Prison, at age 24. He had spent more than two years illegally detained for producing Egyptian…
Press Release May 19, 2020 Burundi Elections Proceed Despite Coronavirus Outbreak Burundi’s regime has decided to proceed with municipal, legislative, and presidential elections tomorrow, despite the coronavirus pandemic. The situation is tense, as concerns about post-election violence and the unchecked spread…
Press Release May 13, 2020 Cameroon Pressures University To Fire Anglophone-Rights Advocate and Lecturer NEW YORK (May 12, 2020) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) condemns the regime of Cameroon’s dictator Paul Biya for orchestrating last week’s dismissal of human rights lawyer Felix Agbor…
Press Release May 6, 2020 LGBT Community Under Increasing Pressure in Morocco In his talk at the 2015 Oslo Freedom Forum, the first openly gay Moroccan filmmaker and writer, Abdellah Taia, said that he had always thought he “was the only gay…
Press Release Apr 24, 2020 Hong Kong’s government must end arbitrary arrests NEW YORK – Rule of law in Hong Kong is under attack, and citizens are being arbitrarily arrested for peacefully protesting, or even just passing by protest sites.
Press Release Apr 23, 2020 Vietnamese Activist Tran Duc Thach Arrested, Beaten, and Detained for Facebook Post NEW YORK – Human rights activist Tran Duc Thach has been arrested at his home in Vietnam on a trumped-up political charge of “activities against the people’s government,” which can…
Press Release Apr 23, 2020 HRF to Premier League: Reject Saudi Takeover of Newcastle United The Newcastle United Football Club is up for impending purchase by a consortium of buyers which includes Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF).
Press Release Apr 22, 2020 Release Iran’s Imprisoned Women Leaders In this COVID-19 pandemic, Iran is suffering one of the most damaging and deadliest outbreaks of any country in the world.
Press Release Apr 20, 2020 Oslo Freedom Forum Speakers Ji Seong-ho and Thae Kumin Elected to South Korea’s National Assembly NEW YORK – The voters of South Korea have elected two North Korean defectors to the country’s National Assembly.
Press Release Apr 8, 2020 The Pandemic is No Excuse For Authoritarian Crackdowns NEW YORK – The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) condemns the abuse of emergency laws by authoritarian regimes around the world as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
