Human Rights Foundation

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. 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 chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov, 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.

For similar organizations, see Human Rights Foundation (New Zealand) and Human Rights Foundation of Turkey.
Human Rights Foundation
Founded2005 (2005)
FounderThor Halvorssen Mendoza
Location
Area served
Global
Chairman
Garry Kasparov
Websitehrf.org
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