HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION INC

COMMUNITY OUTREACH - SINCE ITS FOUNDING, HRF HAS CULTIVATED A GLOBAL COMMUNITY OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS, CONNECTING ACTIVISTS, DISSIDENTS, CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDUSTRY LEADERS WHO SHARE IN THEIR DEDICATION TO THE PROTECTION OF DEMOCRACY.IN 2024, IN THE FORM OF MICROGRANTS, HRF PROVIDED FUNDING TO ACTIVISTS AND ORGANIZATIONS WORKING ON THE FRONTLINES OF DEMOCRATIC CHANGE IN 12 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. THROUGH TARGETED SKILLS-DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, HRF AUGMENTED THE ABILITIES OF AT-RISK ADVOCATES, ARTISTS, AND STUDENTS WHO ARE WORKING TO DEFEND DEMOCRACY IN COUNTRIES RULED BY AUTHORITARIAN REGIMES. THE ANNUAL FREEDOM FELLOWSHIP PROVIDED A COHORT OF NINE HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATES WITH THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO INCREASE THE IMPACT OF THEIR WORK THROUGH HANDS-ON TRAINING AND MENTORSHIP SESSIONS, INCLUDING A WEEK-LONG WORKING RETREAT IN COSTA RICA. IN AUGUST 2024, HRF ALSO HELD ITS FIRST-EVER RESILIENCE RETREAT IN COSTA RICA, EQUIPPING 20 ACTIVISTS FROM 12 COUNTRIES WITH THE RESOURCES AND PRACTICES NECESSARY TO BECOME RESILIENCE MOVEMENT LEADERS. IN DECEMBER, HRF AND 14 ACTIVISTS FROM SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA ASSEMBLED IN GHANA FOR THE THIRD EDITION OF THE GEORGE AYITTEY DEMOCRACY RETREAT, WHERE THEY LEARNED ABOUT BEST PRACTICES FOR ADVOCACY IN THE FACE OF AUTHORITARIANISM, AND STRENGTHENED SOLIDARITY ACROSS THE AFRICAN CONTINENT.HRF'S OSLO SCHOLARS PROGRAM EXPANDED SIGNIFICANTLY, PROVIDING 26 UNIVERSITY STUDENTS WITH INTERNSHIPS WITH SOME OF THE WORLD'S LEADING HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS AT NINE DIFFERENT CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS.FINALLY, THE 2024 OSLO FREEDOM FORUM (OFF), HRF'S 16TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN OSLO, PROVIDED A PLATFORM FOR HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS TO SHARE THEIR STORIES WITH A GLOBAL AUDIENCE OF MORE THAN 1,400 ATTENDEES. AT THE EVENT, HRF HONORED THREE DISSIDENT ARTISTS WITH THE HAVEL PRIZE AND RECOGNIZED THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE LATE ALEXEI NAVALNY WITH THE MASEKO PRIZE.

AUDIENCE EDUCATION - THROUGH CREATIVE CAMPAIGNS, IMPACTFUL STORYTELLING, AND STRATEGIC MEDIA COVERAGE, HRF CONTINUED TO EDUCATE GLOBAL AUDIENCES ON THE THREAT OF AUTHORITARIANISM IN 2024. HRF HIGHLIGHTED THE INTERSECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS WITH VARIOUS SECTORS, AMPLIFYING THE STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM ACROSS INDUSTRIES AND AUDIENCES.HRF AUGMENTED ITS MEDIA PRESENCE ACROSS VARIOUS PLATFORMS IN 2024, GARNERING 22,000 MEDIA MENTIONS, 82 BILLION GLOBAL MEDIA IMPRESSIONS, AND 24 MILLION SOCIAL MEDIA IMPRESSIONS. HRF'S WORK WAS FEATURED IN TOP INTERNATIONAL MEDIA OUTLETS INCLUDING THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, THE NEW YORK TIMES, REASON, FOREIGN POLICY, NPR, THE WASHINGTON TIMES, THE ECONOMIST, AND OTHERS.HRF'S PUBLIC-FACING PROGRAMS CONTINUED TO EXPOSE BROAD AUDIENCES TO HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES. TWO COLLEGE FREEDOM FORUM EVENTS IN 2024 CONNECTED STUDENTS AT UNIVERSIDAD FRANCISCO MARROQUN (IN GUATEMALA) AND STANFORD UNIVERSITY WITH RENOWNED ACTIVISTS WORKING TO PROMOTE DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS. HRF REPRESENTATIVES SPOKE AT CONFERENCES SUCH AS SXSW, RIGHTSCON, AND THE BITCOIN CONFERENCE. WITH THE RELAUNCH OF THE DISSIDENTS & DICTATORS PODCAST, HRF REACHED 91,000 LISTENS BY 2,500 LISTENERS WITH STORIES AND ANALYSES FROM ACTIVISTS, JOURNALISTS, ARTISTS, AND SCHOLARS ON THE FRONTLINES OF DEMOCRACY.