Human Rights Foundation
Human rights non-government organisation / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For similar organizations, see Human Rights Foundation (New Zealand) and Human Rights Foundation of Turkey.
The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is a non-profit organization that focuses on promoting and protecting human rights globally, with an emphasis on closed societies.[1] HRF organizes the Oslo Freedom Forum. The Human Rights Foundation was founded in 2005 by Thor Halvorssen Mendoza, a Venezuelan film producer and human rights advocate. The current chairman is Russian opposition activist Yulia Navalnaya, and Javier El-Hage is the current chief legal officer. The foundation's head office is in the Empire State Building in New York City.[1][2][3]
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Founded | 2005; 19 years ago (2005) |
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Founder | Thor Halvorssen Mendoza |
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Area served | Global |
Chairman | Yulia Navalnaya |
Website | hrf.org |
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