Announcement Dec 19, 2023 Thank You for Supporting HRF in 2023 With 2023 coming to a close, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) would like to thank you for continuing to support our efforts to promote and protect human rights worldwide.
Blog Post Sep 24, 2023 International Day of Education: An Afghan WomanтАЩs Crime to Learn The right to education тАФ to learn, to be curious, to explore the past and present freely тАФ is critical to the development of individuals, civil societies, and nations as a whole. A robust and fair education system transforms societies for the better. In fact, education and democracy are considered highly correlated and intertwined.
Blog Post Jul 13, 2023 All Fabricated: SheinтАЩs Influencer Trip to a Guangzhou Factory In June, the global fast-fashion retailer Shein treated a group of social media influencers to an all-expenses paid trip to Guangzhou, a city in southeast China. Glamorous at the onset, Shein took these тАЬbrand ambassadorsтАЭ тАФ individuals paid to endorse the companyтАЩs products тАФ on tours of the companyтАЩs тАЬaboveboardтАЭ factories. Soon after, the individuals shared raving reviews of the working conditions, suggesting no signs of maltreatment or forced labor.
Blog Post Dec 2, 2022 Press Freedom: A Right, Yet Democratic Luxury To write freely and openly is a luxury. Around the world, in authoritarian regimes, the luxury of writing тАФ to report on what you see, hear, and think тАФ is virtually nonexistent. The thirst for truth and knowledge, and to write on it, is there. But dictatorships wonтАЩt allow such a luxury.
Blog Post Jan 21, 2022 The Ignorance and Reluctance of the Rich and the Famous In a recent episode of the podcast тАЬAll-In,тАЭ Chamath Palihapitiya, billionaire venture capitalist, stakeholder of the Golden State Warriors, and Chairman of Virgin Galactic, commented that тАЬnobody cares about whatтАЩs happening to the UyghursтАж Of all the things that I care about, it is below my line.тАЭ
