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.
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Howard Law School Thurgood Marshall Center Clinic
Our collaboration filed a petition before the IACHR on behalf of the family of Michael Brown, a Black teenager who was shot and killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri.
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Human & Civil Rights Clinic at Howard University
We partnered to file a petition on behalf of Rekia Boyd’s family seeking justice for her murder at the hands of an off-duty police officer before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
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Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum
We partnered to file a petition before the U.N. Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on behalf of 19 LGBTQ+ Ugandans, who were arrested and detained after authorities falsely claimed they were violating COVID-19 stay-at-home orders.
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ICCR (Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility)
Leveraging equity ownership in some of the world’s largest and most powerful companies, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights works with ICCR to identify and mitigate social and environmental risks resulting from corporate operations and policies.
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Immigration Services and Legal Advocacy (ISLA)
Our investigation of a Louisiana immigrant detention center highlights the egregious human rights violations found across all of ICE’s 200 jails.
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Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa
Following a sham election, we partnered to file the first-ever case before the African Commission to examine voting rights and establish a continent-wide rights-based approach to free and fair elections.
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Inter-American Press Association (IAPA)
We partnered to seek justice for Latin American journalists whose murders or disappearances have been mired in impunity, such as Nelson Carvajal v. Colombia, Alfredo Jiménez Mota v. Mexico, and Guillermo Cano v. Colombia.
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International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH)
After Rwanda dismantled one of the country’s few independent human rights organizations, we teamed up to challenge human rights violations of the organization’s ousted president before the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights.
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International Indigenous Youth Council (IIYC)
Partnered with RFK Human Rights for the Titan Generator at SXSW in 2019.
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Just City
Our collaboration in Tennessee has spared people from the needless harms of cash bail, including Rosalyn “Bird” Holmes.
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JustLeadershipUSA
Together, we amplify the power of directly impacted people by providing the tools and resources to self-organize and advocate for their communities.
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Kalli Luz Marina A.C.
We partnered to seek justice for indigenous populations in Mexico, and in particular, indigenous women who have been victims of gender-based violence by members of the Mexican military.
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