Leading up to Xi Jinping’s upcoming visit to Washington, D.C., his first visit since 2015, HRF joins @CHRDnet, @thecfhk, @hrichina, and 25 other NGOs to urge Xi to immediately release all prisoners of conscience, end transnational repression, and commit to repealing abusive laws
HRF calls on the Lesotho Mounted Police Service to carry out a thorough and credible investigation into the alarming abduction and torture of prominent journalist and human rights activist Kananelo Boloetse. Authorities must guarantee his safety and bring the perpetrators to
HRF condemns the assassination attempt in Costa Rica against Nicaraguan opposition leader Reinaldo Picado. On Sept. 14, Picado was shot three times by armed attackers in San José. This shooting marks another grave instance of the Ortega-Murillo regime’s expanding transnational
HRF expresses deep concern over Macau’s decision to hold a closed-door trial for Au Kam San, a former member of the Legislative Assembly of Macau, scheduled to begin on September 16. Au is a veteran pro-democracy figure, with a career spanning education, activism, and legislative
