Press Release Nov 27, 2024 HRF Submits Joint UNWGAD Petition for Thai Pro-Democracy Activist Sopon ‘Get’ Surariddhidhamrong In early November, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) and Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR) submitted a joint petition to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD) on behalf of Thai pro-democracy activist Sopon “Get” Surariddhidhamrong, who is serving a total prison term of eight years and six months for criticizing the Thai monarchy.
Press Release Oct 23, 2024 HRF Chair Yulia Navalnaya appeared on ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ ulia Navalnaya, Chair of the Human Rights Foundation (HRF), appeared on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” on Monday to discuss the release of “Patriot,” a memoir written by her late husband, Alexei Navalny.
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Op-Ed Sep 28, 2024 The Indictment of Eric Adams Shouldn’t Surprise Us The new, unsealed indictment against Eric Adams, accusing him of a range of crimes over nearly a decade, is significant for any number of reasons
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Op-Ed May 3, 2024 Iran’s death sentence for rapper shows how far it’ll go to squelch dissent There’s no length Iran won’t go to in order to quash dissent. Murder included.