Press Release Apr 13, 2021 HRF & Vanguard Africa to Akon: Invest in Ugandans, Not Museveni’s Dictatorship NEW YORK & WASHINGTON, DC: (April 13, 2021) — Yesterday, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) and Vanguard Africa sent a joint letter to multi-platinum selling artist, producer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Akon
Press Release Apr 6, 2021 HRF Raises $500,000 to Support Democracy in Belarus NEW YORK (April 5, 2021) – The Human Rights Foundation’s (HRF) Belarus Solidarity Fund has raised more than $500,000 to support peaceful movements demanding democratic reform in Belarus.
Press Release Mar 18, 2021 Tanzania’s President John Magufuli Has Died, Leaves Legacy of Repression NEW YORK (March 18, 2021) — Tanzania’s president, John Magufuli, died yesterday in Dar es Salaam, the country’s former capital.
Press Release Mar 15, 2021 HRF and CPJ Host Event on Press Freedom and Spyware NEW YORK (March 15, 2021) – On Thursday, March 18th at 12PM ET, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and the Human Rights Foundation (HRF), which produced THE DISSIDENT
Press Release Mar 10, 2021 HRF to Pentathlon Championships: Don’t Run With el-Sisi’s Brutal Regime NEW YORK (March 10, 2021) – On Monday, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) sent a letter to the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM)
Press Release Mar 9, 2021 Maduro’s Responsibility for Venezuelan Crisis Needs to Be Unequivocally Acknowledged, Not Whitewashed, by UN Special Rapporteur NEW YORK (March 9, 2021) – The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) urges Alena Douhan, UN Special Rapporteur on the Negative Impact of the Unilateral Coercive Measures on the Enjoyment of Human Rights
Press Release Mar 2, 2021 New HRF gifts to support Bitcoin development, open source wallets, privacy education, and internships NEW YORK (March 2, 2021) — The Human Rights Foundation is delighted to announce four new gifts from its Bitcoin Development Fund.
Press Release Feb 26, 2021 HRF Commends Release of Jamal Khashoggi Murder Report; MBS Must Be Held Accountable New York (February 26, 2021) – The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) commends the Biden Administration’s release of a declassified intelligence report on the murder of Saudi journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.
Press Release Feb 23, 2021 HRF Mourns the Passing of Norwegian Human Rights Advocate Ivar Amundsen NEW YORK — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) mourns the passing of Ivar Amundsen
Press Release Feb 9, 2021 HRF to MTV Africa: Don’t Partner with Uganda’s Murderous Regime NEW YORK (February 8, 2021) – The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) welcomes the indefinite postponement of the MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMAs) 2021 in Uganda
Press Release Feb 3, 2021 HRF to Biden Administration: Focus on Worst Human Rights Offenders NEW YORK (February 3, 2021) – Following the inauguration of President Joseph Biden in the United States on January 20, 2021
Press Release Feb 1, 2021 Military Coup Returns Burma to Full Dictatorship NEW YORK (February 1, 2021) – The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is gravely concerned about the events unfolding in Burma
Press Release Jan 21, 2021 HRF Welcomes Biden Administration’s Commitment to Releasing Khashoggi Report NEW YORK (January 21, 2021) – On the eve of the inauguration of President Biden, incoming Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines confirmed that the new administration plans to release
Press Release Jan 15, 2021 HRF to International Ice Hockey Federation Council: Don’t Legitimize Dictatorship in Belarus NEW YORK (January 15, 2021) – Today, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) sent a letter to René Fasel, the president of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF)
Press Release Jan 13, 2021 In Pursuit of Freedom: A Year of Global Protest Art HRF is proud to present “In Pursuit of Freedom,” a digital art exhibit featuring 15 protest movements from around the globe.
Press Release Jan 11, 2021 HRF Announces New Recipients of Gemini-Backed Bitcoin Development Fund NEW YORK (January 12, 2021) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) today announced that its next Bitcoin Development Fund gifts will be two grants of $25,000 in Bitcoin to Ben Kaufman and the Global Mesh Labs team.
Press Release Jan 6, 2021 Hong Kong Arrests Dozens of Pro-Democracy Figures in a Mass Raid NEW YORK (January 6, 2021) – The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) condemns the Hong Kong government’s mass arrests of 53 opposition activists and politicians in a single day
Press Release Dec 23, 2020 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 two years ago today.
Press Release Dec 17, 2020 ICC Releases New Report Regarding Maduro Regime’s Crimes Against Humanity NEW YORK (December 17, 2020) – The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) welcomes the report by the Office of the International Criminal Court’s Prosecutor released on Monday, December 14
Press Release Dec 17, 2020 HRF to UN: Investigate the Arbitrary Detention of Lao Activist Houayheung Xayabouly NEW YORK (December 17, 2020) – The Human Rights Foundation (HRF), Manushya Foundation, and Humanity Beyond Borders have jointly submitted an individual complaint to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD)