The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Monika Jablonska as the 2022 VOC Senior Fellow in Polish Studies. Jablonska joins other VOC Scholars as part of our growing Polish Studies Program, created in… Read More
The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC) welcomes the publication last week for the Human Rights Council’s 51st session of the UN Special Rapporteur Report on contemporary forms of slavery, which concludes that forced labor among Uyghur, Kazakh, and other ethnic… Read More
Dear Secretary Yellen and Secretary Blinken: We, the 56 undersigned organizations dedicated to human rights in China and to the plight of persecuted ethno-religious groups in the Uyghur Region, urge you to sanction all Chinese officials responsible for the genocide… Read More
Washington, D.C. (July 6, 2022) – Arizona is the second state to pass legislation requiring that students be taught about the crimes of communist regimes. The legislation, which was championed by the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC), was passed in the Arizona… Read More
Washington, D.C. (June 30, 2022) – Today marks the second anniversary of the imposition of the Hong Kong National Security Law, which was imposed on Hong Kong by the Chinese Communist Party in 2020. “By imposing the draconian National Security Law on… Read More
Washington, D.C. (June 9, 2022) – Today, the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC) announced that it has awarded the Truman-Reagan Medal of Freedom to Dr. Lee Edwards, VOC Co-Founder and Chairman Emeritus, and Founding Chairman of the Victims of… Read More
Media Contact: Sarah Hrovat voc@pinkston.co Washington, D.C. (June 6, 2022) – The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation has partnered with the Gloria Delson Contemporary Art Gallery (GDCA Gallery) in downtown Los Angeles to support the work of artist-activists (‘artivists’) from… Read More
Media Contact: Sarah Hrovat voc@pinkston.co Washington, D.C. (June 6, 2022) – Today, a new report — “Unemployment Monitoring and Early Warning: New Trends in Xinjiang’s Coercive Labor Placement Systems” — authored by Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC) Senior Fellow… Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 2, 2022 Media Contact: Sarah Hrovat voc@pinkston.co Washington, D.C. (June 2, 2022) — The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation is proud to announce the leadership pledge of $2,000,000 from the Louis DeJoy & Aldona Woś Family Foundation… Read More
Washington, D.C. (May 27, 2022) — While world leaders respond to the graphic new evidence of Beijing’s mass internment and systematic abuse of Uyghurs in Xinjiang published on Tuesday, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet will soon complete her visit… Read More
