Press Release Apr 19, 2018 Castro Handpicks Successor in Sham Vote NEW YORK (April 19, 2018) — Today, Cuba’s National Assembly of People’s Power elected Miguel Díaz-Canel, Raúl Castro’s handpicked successor, as the new president of Cuba. The long-predicted appointment of…
Press Release Apr 12, 2018 Azerbaijan’s Aliyev Secures a Fourth Term in Rigged Elections NEW YORK (April 12, 2018) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) condemns the reelection of authoritarian president Ilham Aliyev in rigged elections held yesterday in Azerbaijan. The country’s Central Election…
Press Release Apr 10, 2018 Vietnam activist sentenced to 13 years on subversion charges The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) strongly condemns the conviction of Vietnamese dissident Nguyen Van Tuc on the charge of “attempting to overthrow the government” for his participation in a pro-democracy…
Press Release Apr 10, 2018 Syria: Assad Gasses Innocent Civilians, Again NEW YORK (April 10, 2018) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) condemns Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad’s use of chemical weapons against the civilian population of the last rebel-held city, Douma,…
Press Release Apr 6, 2018 New HRF Submission to UN Urges Action on Torture in Nigeria NEW YORK (April 6, 2018) — On March 29, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) submitted a brief for the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to consider during its Universal…
Press Release Apr 2, 2018 HRF a la ONU: Danny Glover debe ser despojado de título de embajador de UNICEF
Press Release Mar 29, 2018 HRF to UN: Fire Danny Glover From UNICEF Ambassadorship NEW YORK (March 29, 2018) —The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) condemns the UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Danny Glover’s official visit to whitewash the crimes of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, and calls…
Press Release Feb 27, 2018 China Must Not Abolish Presidential Term Limits NEW YORK (February 27, 2018) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) condemns the Chinese Communist Party’s proposal to abolish the two-term limit on the presidency. The intended abolition clears the…
Press Release Feb 13, 2018 Umbrella Movement Leaders Freed — For Now NEW YORK (February 13, 2018) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) welcomes the decision of Hong Kong’s highest court to overturn the prison sentences of student protesters Joshua Wong, Alex Chow, and Nathan Law, who led the 2014 Umbrella Movement.
Press Release Feb 12, 2018 HRF Mourns the Passing of Leading Pakistani Lawyer Asma Jahangir NEW YORK (February 12, 2018) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) mourns the passing of Asma Jahangir, a leading Pakistani lawyer who dedicated her career to defending the rights of…
Press Release Feb 2, 2018 Venezuelan Political Police Arrests 85-Year-Old Intellectual NEW YORK (February 2, 2018) – The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) strongly condemns the violent raid and arbitrary arrest of Venezuelan historian Enrique Aristeguieta Gramcko and calls on the Venezuelan dictatorship to release him immediately. Mr. Aristeguieta is an 85-year-old Venezuelan attorney
Press Release Jan 31, 2018 Ji Seong-ho Honored During State of the Union Address WASHINGTON (January 31, 2018) — North Korean defector and HRF partner Ji Seong-ho was honored during the State of the Union Address last night in Washington, D.C. Seong-ho was featured…
Press Release Jan 30, 2018 HRF Mourns Passing of Non-Violence Scholar Gene Sharp NEW YORK (January 30, 2018) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) mourns the passing of Gene Sharp, a Boston-based political science professor who specialized in nonviolent resistance and founded the…
Press Release Jan 17, 2018 Venezuela: HRF condena ejecución extrajudicial de Oscar Pérez Nueva York (17 de enero de 2018) – Human Rights Foundation (HRF) condena el operativo destinado a ejecutar extrajudicialmente a Oscar Pérez, un exinspector de policía que se rebeló y levantó en armas en contra del régimen de Nicolás Maduro…
Press Release Jan 16, 2018 Venezuelan Government Executes Oscar Perez NEW YORK (January 16, 2018) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) condemns the extrajudicial killing of anti-regime uprising leader Oscar Perez by Venezuelan security forces. In the early hours of…
Press Release Jan 4, 2018 UNWGAD Affirms HRF Petition on Detention of 18 Turkmen NEW YORK (January 4, 2018) — Last Friday, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD) published a decision calling for the immediate release of 18 Turkmen individuals who were arrested for exercising their freedom of association in the fall of 2016.
Press Release Dec 28, 2017 HRF Succeeds in Petition; UN Condemns Zimbabwe NEW YORK (December 28, 2017) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) welcomes the United Nations’ determination that the February and September 2017 arrests and subsequent imprisonment of Zimbabwean human rights activist and religious leader Evan Mawarire were arbitrary under international law.
Press Release Nov 30, 2017 HRF to OAS: Apply Democracy Clause to Authoritarian Bolivia NEW YORK (November 30, 2017) — In an unprecedented move this Tuesday, Bolivia’s highest court issued a decision eliminating presidential term limits, which will allow President Evo Morales to run for reelection indefinitely.
Press Release Nov 28, 2017 On Giving Tuesday, support freedom and democracy And this year has given us much cause for hope. Saudi Arabia finally granted women the right to drive, after years of tireless work by campaigners like Havel Prize laureate Manal al-Sharif.
Press Release Nov 28, 2017 Vietnam: HRF Condemns Jailing of 22-Year-Old Blogger NEW YORK (November 28, 2017) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) strongly condemns the conviction and sentencing of Vietnamese blogger Nguyen Van Hoa on the charge of “conducting anti-state propaganda” for his participation in environmental protests.
