Our Partners

Those closest to the problem are closest to the solution. Working hand-in-hand with community organizers, activists, and advocates, RFK Human Rights brings visibility to grassroots initiatives, providing resources and building public demand for reform where it’s needed most. We are privileged to partner with the bravest people on earth.

  • Manhattanville University

    Since 1841, Manhattanville University has provided a transformative educational experience.  As a private liberal arts institution, Manhattanville roots its education in a rich history of academic excellence and innovative programs.

  • Mano Amiga

    In central Texas, our work promoting progressive policy reforms has improved the criminal legal system and served as a model throughout the state.

  • March For Our Lives

    Partnered with RFK Human Rights for the Titan Generator at SXSW in 2019.

  • Maritimes-Guatemala Breaking the Silence Network

    We teamed up to file a petition before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights seeking precautionary measures to protect Guatemalan mining activist Quelvin Otoniel Jiménez Villalta.

  • Media Defence

    We partnered to protect freedom of expression, due process, and others in Brazil by taking the case of Rubens Valente vs. Brasil before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.

  • Movimiento Sociocultural Para Los Trabajadores Haitianos (MOSCTHA)

    We’ve partnered on litigation to combat the Dominican Republic’s xenophobic and discriminatory policies toward Dominicans of Haitian descent, including the cases of Juliana Deguis Pierre et al. v. Dominican Republic and precautionary measures on behalf of Luisa Fransua, Rafael Toussaint, Juliana Deguis Pierre, and others v. Dominican Republic.

  • National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL)

    NACDL envisions a society where all individuals receive fair, rational, and humane treatment within the criminal legal system. NACDL’s mission is to serve as a leader, alongside diverse coalitions, in identifying and reforming flaws and inequities in the criminal legal system, and redressing systemic racism, and ensuring that its members and others in the criminal…

  • National Bail Fund Network

    Working in tandem with local organizers across the country to free people from pretrial detention.

  • National Immigrant Justice Center

    The National Immigrant Justice Center’s (NIJC) mission is to establish and defend the legal rights of immigrants, regardless of background, and to transform the immigration system to one that affords equal opportunity for all.

  • National Immigration Project (NIP)

    The National Immigration Project is a membership organization of attorneys, advocates, and community members who are driven by the belief that all people should be treated with dignity, live freely, and flourish. We litigate, advocate, educate, and build bridges across movements to ensure that those who are impacted by our immigration and criminal legal systems…

  • Nationalities Service Center

    We champion immigrants, with urgency today—and for generations to come. For over a century, NSC has empowered immigrants and refugees to thrive in our communities and pursue a just future. We provide comprehensive services and supports including legal protections and remedies, health and wellness, education, and employment services and language access. 

  • Net Impact

    Partnered with RFK Human Rights on a series of workshops focused on mobilizing college students to become “election advocates” through actions that promoted voting by mail.

New year, new us. Same mission.

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights is rebranding to honor the legacy of our founder and hero, Mrs. Ethel Skakel Kennedy. From now on, we will proudly be known as the Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center

While our name is changing, our mission and work remain the same. We will continue to fight injustice, advance human rights, and hold governments accountable around the world in 2026 and beyond.