Human Rights Foundation Inc

Programs: Communication buildingthe off series of conferences produced by hrf reaches millions of people around the world to educate them about the dangers authoritarian regimes pose to humanity. Off brings activists together with philanthropists, policymakers, journalists, technologists, artists, business leaders, and many others to collaborate on solving pressing human rights issues. At off 17, more than 100 journalists and 10 film crews attended generating 580+ stories, live coverage viewed by more than 400,000 people and talk videos viewed more than 1,600,000 times. Social media grew 160% over the previous year garnering more than 236 million impressions with 28,493,356 twitter followers. On september 19, 2017, hrf held the first offinny which was attended by over 750 people and covered widely by the international media.

global advocacyhrf fights for human rights globally using a variety of methods including its impact litigation program which provides international legal representation to prisoners of conscience. In 2017, hrf filed and won 4 cases before the u. N. Working group on arbitrary detention. Hrf also provides funding to dissidents and activists. In 2017, hrf awarded 15 grants totaling $200,000. As part of hrf's flash drives for freedom program we collect donated flash drives, load them with media and educational materials and send them into north korea. In 2017, hrf collected 100,000 flash drives, 90,000 more than the previous year. Through its technology and liberty program, hrf connects technologists and activists, giving them the skills and resources they need to advance their work and protect themselves online. We've developed partnerships with singularity university, google, and twitter just to name a few.

public educationhrf's public education program reaches people around the world to educate them about the importance of freedom and democracy and the perils of authoritarianism. Through the college freedom forums (cff's) we host one-day events featuring activists who tell their stories to college students. In 2017, hrf hosted two cff's at universidad francisco marroquin (guatemala) and universidad del rosario (colombia). Hrf produces and disseminates your human rights guides tailored to local audiences and written in local languages to give people in living in closed societies crucial information about their individual rights. In 2017, hrf produced these guides for zimbabwe, nicaragua, equatorial guinea, and cambodia bringing the total number to 14 countries. Hrf also explores human rights through fashion and art with its wear your values program and its art in protest program.

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