Press Release Aug 1, 2022 HRF Condemns the Attempted Assassination of Iranian Activist Masih Alinejad The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) condemns the apparent assassination attempt against Iranian women’s rights activist and former Oslo Freedom Forum speaker Masih Alinejad.
Press Release Jul 27, 2022 Carine Kanimba & John Scott-Railton to Testify Before U.S. Congress Today, Oslo Freedom Forum community members Carine Kanimba, daughter of jailed Hotel Rwanda hero Paul Rusesabagina, and John Scott-Railton, a renowned cybersecurity expert and Senior Researcher at The Citizen Lab, will be testifying in an public hearing before the U.S. House Intelligence Committee.
Press Release Jul 19, 2022 Angola’s Dos Santos Died, Leaves Legacy of Kleptocracy NEW YORK (July 19, 2022) — José Eduardo dos Santos, Angola’s former dictator, died on July 8 in a Barcelona hospital after a long illness.
Press Release Jun 28, 2022 HRF Launches Defund Dictators Tool The Human Rights Foundation (HRF), in partnership with Life+Liberty Indexes, is proud to announce the launch of the Defund Dictators Tool.
Press Release Jun 22, 2022 HRF Wins a Cannes Lions Award The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is thrilled to announce that our organization has won a Bronze Lion in the Outdoor Not-for-Profit/Charity/Government category at the 2022 Cannes Lions Awards for our Uyghur forced labor poster campaign initiated last summer.
Press Release Jun 3, 2022 Turkey: HRF Denounces Erdoğan’s Threats to Enes Kanter Freedom The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) denounces the Turkish government’s newly-announced investigation into professional basketball player and 2022 Havel Prize Laureate Enes Kanter Freedom (formerly Enes Kanter) under accusations of the crime of “insulting the president” — which has led to calls from regime supporters to “find… and kill [Kanter] on the spot.”
Press Release Jun 2, 2022 HRF Condemns UN Human Rights Commissioner Michelle Bachelet’s Complicity The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) expresses deep disappointment in UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet’s failure to denounce the Chinese government’s grave human rights abuses, including the ongoing genocide of the Uyghur people.
Press Release Jun 1, 2022 Check Out HRF at the 2022 RightsCon Online! The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is excited to announce its participation once again at the 2022 RightsCon Online, which will be held from June 6-10!
Press Release May 13, 2022 Hong Kong: HRF Condemns Arbitrary Arrest of Denise Ho and Colleagues NEW YORK (May 13, 2022) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) strongly condemns the Hong Kong government’s arrest of pro-democracy activist, Cantopop star, and former Oslo Freedom Forum speaker, Denise Ho.
Press Release Apr 11, 2022 HRF Mourns the Passing of Ghanaian Economist and Freedom Champion George Ayittey The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is deeply saddened by the passing of Dr. George Ayittey, a celebrated Ghanaian economist, author, and the president of the Free Africa Foundation. He was also a former political prisoner.
Press Release Apr 4, 2022 U.S. Government Should Maintain Targeted Sanctions Against Venezuelan Dictator Nicolás Maduro and His Cronies NEW YORK (April 22, 2022) – The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) urges the democratic world and the United States, in particular, to maintain the pressure of targeted sanctions against the dictatorship of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela as he is being investigated for crimes against humanity and his dictatorship continues to usurp the state to use it as a transnational criminal enterprise.
Press Release Mar 21, 2022 HRF Condemns Sham Trials of Opposition Figures in Nicaragua NEW YORK (March 21, 2022) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) strongly condemns the criminal convictions and long sentences that the Nicaraguan regime has handed down following sham trials against seven…
Press Release Mar 12, 2022 HRF Launches Ukraine Solidarity Fund NEW YORK (March 12, 2022) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is announcing the Ukraine Solidarity Fund, in partnership with Operation Sunflower, a coalition of American and Ukrainian organizations delivering aid to Ukrainians affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Press Release Mar 9, 2022 HRF Urges the United States to Stand for Democracy and Not Betray the People of Venezuela NEW YORK (March 9, 2022) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) expresses grave concern regarding the recent meeting between United States (U.S.) officials and Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela.
Press Release Feb 27, 2022 How To Support Ukrainians On Thursday, February 24th, Vladimir Putin declared war on Ukraine. Over the past several days, Russian forces have launched missile strikes on Ukrainian cities, shelled Ukrainian military positions, and advanced across the border.
Press Release Feb 24, 2022 Russia Invades Ukraine. Democratic Nations Should Make Putin Pay. NEW YORK (February 24, 2022) — At 4AM local time, Russian troops invaded and launched a full-scale assault on Ukraine.
Press Release Feb 8, 2022 Celebrated Human Rights Activist Hervé Mombo Kinga Dies in Gabon NEW YORK (February 8, 2022) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) mourns the passing of prominent human rights and pro-democracy activist Hervé Mombo Kinga, who died in his native Gabon, following complications due to COVID-19.
Press Release Jan 21, 2022 HRF Succeeds in UN Petition — Russia and Tajikistan Condemned for Kidnapping, Unlawful Detention of Sharofiddin Gadoev The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) welcomes the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention’s (UNWGAD) determination that the February 2019 kidnapping and subsequent unlawful detention of Sharofiddin Gadoev in Russia and Tajikistan, respectively, were arbitrary and in violation of international law.
Press Release Jan 6, 2022 HRF Condemns Deadly Government Violence in Kazakhstan The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) strongly condemns all violence against demonstrators in the wake of protests against the rise in price of consumer goods that have spread and escalated across Kazakhstan.
