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.
Press Release Apr 6, 2020 Free Prisoners of Conscience Before It’s Too Late NEW YORK – As the coronavirus pandemic unfolds, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) urges the immediate release of prisoners of conscience in countries around the world ruled by authoritarian regimes, including Venezuela, Egypt, Syria, and Bahrain.
Press Release Mar 18, 2020 Russia’s latest amendments to its Constitution are anything but constitutional NEW YORK – On Monday, Russia’s Putin-controlled Constitutional Court approved proposed constitutional amendments to reset the count on presidential term limits to zero.
Press Release Feb 28, 2020 Burma: Release arbitrarily detained performers Freedom of expression in Burma is under attack, and recent victims of the regime’s crackdown on speech include members of the Peacock Generation satire troupe, who have been arrested and issued steep jail sentences for their performances.
Press Release Jan 28, 2020 HRF Mourns The Passing Of Lina Ben Mhenni NEW YORK – (Jan. 28, 2020) The Human Rights Foundation is deeply saddened by the passing of Tunisian activist, journalist, and educator Lina Ben Mhenni, after a long battle with a chronic illness.
Press Release Dec 4, 2019 Iran’s Leaders Must be Held Accountable For Killings of Hundreds of Dissidents NEW YORK – The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) strongly condemns the Iranian regime’s ongoing wave of deadly violence against dissidents and calls for an independent international investigation into these crimes.
Press Release Nov 23, 2019 In memory of Raed Fares, 1972-2018 Today, we honor Raed Fares, a brave Syrian activist and member of the Human Rights Foundation family who lost his life one year ago today.
Press Release Nov 21, 2019 Bolivia’s Government Must Exercise Maximum Restraint in the Use of Force, and Call for Elections Immediately The situation has grown increasingly dangerous as Morales’ supporters attempted to blow up the Senkata gas plant that would have would have killed up to 10,000 people in the city of El Alto on Nov. 19, they have vowed to attempt to do it again.
Press Release Nov 12, 2019 Líder autoritario de Bolivia renuncia luego de protestas masivas motivadas por elección fraudulenta NUEVA YORK (11 de noviembre de 2019) – Evo Morales renunció a la presidencia de Bolivia el día de ayer, luego de tres semanas de protestas masivas que comenzaron luego de que evidencias de un fraude electoral salieran a la luz.
Press Release Nov 12, 2019 Bolivia’s authoritarian leader resigns after widespread protests triggered by election fraud NEW YORK (Nov. 11, 2019) – Evo Morales resigned from the Bolivian presidency yesterday, following three weeks of massive peaceful protests triggered by overwhelming evidence of fraud.
Press Release Oct 15, 2019 HRF opposes the election of human rights abusers to the UN’s Human Rights Council NEW YORK – This week, the U.N. General Assembly will vote to elect 14 countries to the UN’s Human Rights Council (HRC).
Press Release Oct 8, 2019 Iraq: Stop The Violence Against Protesters NEW YORK – HRF strongly condemns the extrajudicial killings, arrests, and violence against peaceful protesters by Iraqi security forces and militias.
Press Release Oct 4, 2019 North Korea: Sympathizers of the Dictatorship to Hold Concert in New York City Celebrating the ‘Dear Leader’ NEW YORK – Sympathizers of North Korea’s regime will carry out a propaganda coup this Saturday at the Kaufman Music Center’s Merkin Concert Hall on Manhattan’s Upper West Side.
Press Release Oct 3, 2019 Bolivia: HRF Condemns President Morales’ Role in Forest Fires NEW YORK – The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) condemns president Evo Morales for failing to acknowledge that his government’s policies contributed to this year’s dramatic increase in forest fires and the ecological damage that has ensued in Bolivia.
