Human Rights Dispatch Oct 7, 2026 Nasrin Sotoudeh Awarded Maseko Prize, HRF Petitions UN Over Disappeared Rwandan Journalist HRF and the Thulani Maseko Foundation are proud to award the 2026 Thulani Maseko Justice Prize to Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh.
Press Release Oct 6, 2026 HRF petitions United Nations on behalf of disappeared Rwandan journalist Cassien Ntamuhanga NEW YORK (Oct. 6, 2026) — This week, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) submitted a communication to the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances on behalf of Cassien Ntamuhanga, a Rwandan journalist and dissident who has not been seen since he was seized in Mozambique more than five years ago.
Human Rights Dispatch Sep 30, 2026 HRF Condemns Rwanda’s Song Censorship, Uganda Jails Praise Aloikin, UN Documents Nicaragua Crimes, and more. HRF condemns the abduction and subsequent imprisonment of award-winning Ugandan human rights activist and HRF #FreedomFellow Praise Aloikin over a social media video.
Newsletter Sep 24, 2026 HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #139 In Russia, organizers of an international youth festival reportedly created multiple versions of the internet, including an unrestricted network for foreign visitors and a censored one for Russian citizens.
Announcement Jun 25, 2026 Nomination of Rwandan pro-democracy leader Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza for the Václav Havel Human Rights Prize 2026, one year after her arbitrary detention Freedom Now, the Human Rights Foundation, and the Lantos Foundation for Human Rights & Justice are proud to announce their nomination of Ms. Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza for the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) 2026 Václav Havel Human Rights Prize.
Announcement Apr 2, 2026 Joint statement calling for the release of Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire The following statement has been issued by the Human Rights Foundation, Freedom Now, and the Lantos Foundation for Human Rights and Justice.
Human Rights Dispatch Nov 26, 2025 Detention of Rwandan opposition leader and Chinese Zion Church leaders HRF calls on the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) to investigate Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire’s case,
Press Release Jul 9, 2025 HRF Highlights Human Rights Abuses in Georgia and Rwanda at UN Review Last week, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) submitted formal contributions to the United Nations Human Rights Council for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Georgia and Rwanda, bringing urgent attention to deteriorating human rights conditions in both countries.
Publication Aug 27, 2024 US senators call out NBA’s relationship with Rwanda dictator Paul Kagame: ‘Putting profit over principle’ Two United States senators have accused the NBA of “putting profit over principle,” which was detailed in a letter sent to commissioner Adam Silver…
