Human Rights Foundation (HRF)

From the streets of Shanghai to exile in Europe, Rei Xia’s story is a reminder that courage comes at a cost — and resilience is what sustains it.

At the Oslo Freedom Forum, activists, journalists, and leaders from around the world come together to build alliances for freedom. Grab your ticket today and join the conversations shaping the future of freedom.

Explore the CCP Disruption Initiative: hrf.org/program/chines…

We believe resilience is not built alone. It’s built in community, in shared strength, and in spaces where activists can process, recover, and protect their mental health as they persist.

From the streets of Shanghai to exile in Europe, Rei Xia’s story is a reminder that courage comes at a cost — and resilience is what sustains it.

🌍 Mohammad Al Abdallah is bringing his fight for justice to the global stage! After enduring imprisonment and torture at the hands of the Assad regime for defending human rights, Mohammad Al Abdallah joins us at the Oslo Freedom Forum this June in Oslo, Norway, bringing a firsthand perspective on accountability, resilience, and the commitment to documenting and confronting human rights abuses. Learn more: ow.ly/kLOQ50YIXG4

Lau is slated to speak at @OsloFF, where she will share more about her experiences and her struggle against the use of technology as a tool of political control. Read the full piece: tv2.no/mening-og-anal…

Hong Kong activist @carmenkamanlau is among those impacted. In a recent op-ed for the Norwegian outlet @TV2, she describes how technology was used to target and intimidate her as part of a broader campaign of transnational repression.

Chinese repression is increasingly global. Activists everywhere are facing new forms of intimidation enabled by technology, from surveillance to deepfakes and coordinated digital harassment.

HRF submitted a petition to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention the day after Gao Zhen's trial and calls on the rest of the international community to follow his case and demand his immediate release. hrf.org/latest/hrf-sub…

The statement highlights the retroactive application of the law to punish Gao Zhen's artistic expression and notes that his health is deteriorating in detention. ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

HRF welcomes the statement from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights concerning the trial of Chinese dissident artist Gao Zhen.

Hong Kong’s national security laws should raise concerns for US businesses around data security, legal uncertainties, employee safety, and sanctions compliance. HRF signed on to highlight the risks surrounding freedom of expression and association. Read the full letter → thecfhk.org/letter-to-call…

Hong Kong’s latest expansion of national security powers has included granting police authority to demand device passwords. Hong Kong’s regulatory landscape continues to create unpredictable risks for businesses and individuals.

HRF joined @theCFHK and a coalition of more than 20 organizations — including @amnesty and @rsf_inter — to call on the US government to update its Hong Kong Business Advisory.

The conflict has been partially fueled by the military involvement of competing foreign powers, including Russia, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the UAE, in pursuit of strategic influence and access to Sudan’s gold, fertile land, and other natural resources. The UAE in particular has been accused of contributing to and profiting from prolonging the war by arming the RSF and reaping benefits of natural resource extraction and the displacement of the population from arable land. wilsoncenter.org/article/confli…

The SAF, the RSF, and their allies stand accused of atrocities against civilians, including airstrikes, shelling, and drone attacks targeting medical facilities and food markets in populated areas, extrajudicial killings, and torture. The RSF has been accused of carrying out systematic looting, sexual violence, and genocidal violence against members of the Zaghawa and Fur communities. ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

This week marks three years since the outbreak of Sudan’s war, the world’s worst humanitarian emergency. HRF is appalled by horrific violence targeting civilians, medical facilities, and markets, and condemns foreign powers fueling the war. HRF calls on the international community to #KeepEyesOnSudan and take steps to end the suffering and pursue accountability.