Press Release Sep 16, 2015 Inter-American Court: HRF Welcomes Judgment in Favor of RCTV The court’s decision holds that the Venezuelan state violated the freedom of expression of RCTV’s shareholders and employees, as well as that of the “Venezuelan people, who were deprived of access to RCTV’s editorial line.”
Press Release Sep 10, 2015 Venezuela: HRF Condemns 13-Year Prison Sentence Against Leopoldo López The judge sentenced López to 13 years and 9 months in prison—of a maximum possible of 14 years under Venezuela’s Criminal Code—after declaring him guilty of allegedly committing the crimes of arson, damages to public property, incitement to commit a crime, and conspiracy.
Press Release Sep 9, 2015 HRF Urges President Obama to Press Saudi King for Release of Imprisoned Activists Last week, ahead of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud’s visit to the White House, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF), with other international human rights organizations and activists, sent a letter to President Obama.
Press Release Aug 26, 2015 HRF to Cuba: Free El Sexto El Sexto was arrested on December 25, 2014 while he was on his way to put on a performance art piece called “Rebelión en la Granja”—the title in Spanish of George Orwell’s classic Animal Farm—which included two pigs decorated with the names Fidel and Raúl.
Press Release Aug 25, 2015 Egypt: Release Photojournalist “Shawkan;” Dismiss Case Against Him The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) condemns the arbitrary detention of Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abou Zeid, best known as “Shawkan,” and calls on the government of Egypt to immediately release him.
Press Release Aug 19, 2015 Venezuela: HRF Condemns $365 Million Lawsuit Against Independent Media In the case of the digital newspaper La Patilla—the only one so far served with the suit—Cabello is demanding $365 million in damages.
Press Release Aug 17, 2015 Bahrain: Release Ebrahim Sharif; Drop Incitement Charges Against Him The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) condemns the arbitrary detention of prominent Bahraini opposition leader Ebrahim Sharif, and calls on the government of Bahrain to immediately release him.
Press Release Aug 17, 2015 Ecuador: HRF Comments on Arrest of Journalist & Dismissal of Deportation Case Picq was arrested on Thursday along with her partner, indigenous leader Carlos Pérez Guartambel, while taking part in massive demonstrations against the policies of President Rafael Correa’s government.
Press Release Aug 13, 2015 HRF Condemns Threats Against Lead Singer of Porno para Ricardo The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) strongly condemns the harassment and threats made by Cuban state security agents against Gorki Águila, lead singer of the anti-dictatorship rock band Porno para Ricardo.
Press Release Aug 10, 2015 RECAP: HRF puts Gabon’s human rights and corruption crisis in the news This week HRF drew attention to human rights violations and corruption in the Central African country of Gabon by challenging a recent PR trip by Argentine football star Lionel Messi.
Press Release Aug 7, 2015 HRF condemns assassination attempt against OFF speaker from Burundi The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) condemns the assassination attempt against prominent human rights defender Pierre Claver Mbonimpa, and calls on the government of Burundi to thoroughly investigate, prosecute, and punish the perpetrator.
Press Release Jul 31, 2015 Celebration of Gabon’s Dictator On July 17, Argentine football superstar and children’s rights advocate Lionel Messi visited Gabon to endorse and celebrate Ali Bongo, a dictator who has ruled the African country after succeeding his father Omar Bongo in 2009.
Press Release Jul 17, 2015 Venezuela: HRF Condemns Targeted Twitter Data Collection by Political Police The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) strongly condemns the actions of the Venezuelan National Telecommunications Commission (CONATEL), in collusion with the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (SEBIN), that led to the arbitrary arrest and imprisonment of eight Twitter users between September and October of 2014.
Press Release Jul 1, 2015 HRF Welcomes the Release of Swazi Lawyer Thulani Maseko The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) welcomes yesterday’s release of human rights lawyer Thulani Maseko and journalist Bheki Makhubu in Swaziland after their appeal was granted by the country’s highest court.
Press Release Jun 22, 2015 HRF Report on Oswaldo Payá’s Death; Evidence Suggests Government May Have Killed Him To mark the third anniversary of the death of Cuban dissident Oswaldo Payá, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) published a legal report today highlighting the inaccuracies and inconsistencies of the official government investigation following Payá’s death in 2012.
Press Release Jul 13, 2011 Honduras: HRF Finds Truth Commission Report Conclusive and Balanced In particular, HRF appreciates that the CVR-H based many of its conclusions on the report published by HRF after the June 2009 coup in Honduras. However, HRF criticizes the CVR-H’s conclusions and recommendations regarding the alleged absence of a presidential trial in Honduras and the necessity of constitutional reform.
