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Our Rights Are at Stake: Civil Rights Organizations Urge American People to Unite and Speak Out Against Attacks on Civil Rights and Freedoms that Protect Everyone
Tags Share WASHINGTON — Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights today joined with 133 other civil rights organizations representing millions of people to release an open letter titled “Our Rights Are at Stake. We Will Not Be Silenced.” “In America, our government cannot do whatever it wants. And we, the people, have a right to ask for what we…
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Letter to the U.N. Secretary-General in Advance of His Visit to Bangladesh
Tags Share His Excellency António Guterres Secretary-General of the United Nations Dear Secretary-General: As human rights organizations, we write to respectfully urge you to do everything in your power to provide U.N. support to Bangladesh during this critical period in the country’s political transition. Bangladesh is now undergoing unprecedented changes following widespread protests that led to…
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The Chicago Tribune: An unsafe environment
Tags Share Writing in The Chicago Tribune, our Program Director of Human Rights Education Karen Robinson denounces President Trump’s plans to expand ICE raids on school grounds. She highlights the consequences of this policy for students and calls for a return to our foundational principles – universal education in a safe environment. Read the full…
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Letter to Congress on the Freezing of U.S. Foreign Assistance
Tags Share Dear Senators and Representatives, On behalf of the millions of Americans represented by our faith, humanitarian, health, education, foreign policy, development, human rights, business, labor, peace, women’s advocacy, science, and environmental organizations, we strongly urge you to oppose efforts to shut down U.S. foreign assistance, including the critical work of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).…
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RFK Human Rights Joins Demand to Trump Administration to Provide Information, Access to Immigrants Transferred to Guantánamo Bay
Tags Share Immigrants’ rights advocates, including Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, signed a letter today urging the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of Defense (DOD), and State Department to provide immediate access to the noncitizens transferred from immigration detention facilities in the United States and currently detained at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. Their letter comes ahead of…
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Letter to President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, from Kerry Kennedy
Tags Share Your Excellency President Aliyev, COP29 has come to a close, but these past few weeks have the power to fuel lasting change. As global leaders, civil society organizations, and climate advocates return to their home countries, I urge you to use this momentum to commit to international human rights standards. As a longtime…
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Open Letter from Kerry Kennedy Following the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election
Tags Share On Tuesday, the House of Representatives voted on a bill that would have granted the Trump administration power to arbitrarily strip nonprofits of their tax-exempt status – a blatant attempt to punish organizations that dare to speak truth to power and seek accountability. H.R. 9495 was narrowly defeated, but the effort is a…
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México: organizaciones de la región piden a las autoridades garantizar la independencia e imparcialidad en la reforma judicial
Tags Share Las organizaciones de la sociedad civil firmantes manifestamos nuestra preocupación por la aprobación el 4 de septiembre por parte de la Cámara de Diputados de las reformas al Poder Judicial en México. Este paquete de reformas, tal y como ya ha sido alertado por la Relatora Especial de Naciones Unidas sobre la Independencia…
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Open Letter From International Civil Society Organizations to the Minister for Penitentiary Services Of Venezuela Regarding Detention Conditions And Possible Torture At ‘Rodeo I’ Prison
Tags Share Mr Julio García Zerpa Minister for Penitentiary Services Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Minister García Zerpa, The international civil society organizations that sign this letter are writing to you to convey our deep concern about the conditions of confinement in the El Rodeo penitentiary center located in the state of Miranda, Venezuela, in particular…
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Carta Abierta De Organizaciones Internacionales De Sociedad Civil Al Ministro De Asuntos Penitenciarios De Venezuela Respecto De Las Condiciones De Detención Y Posibles Torturas En La Cárcel ‘Rodeo I’
Tags Share Señor Julio García Zerpa Ministro del Poder Popular para el Servicio Penitenciario República Bolivariana de Venezuela Señor ministro García Zerpa, Las organizaciones internacionales de sociedad civil que suscribimos esta carta nos dirigimos a Usted para trasmitirle nuestra profunda preocupación por las condiciones de reclusión en el centro penitenciario El Rodeo ubicado en el…
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Biden Should Oppose US Sanctions on ICC
Tags Share (Washington, DC) – US President Joe Biden should oppose threats and calls for punitive actions against the International Criminal Court (ICC), 121 human rights and civil society groups said today in a letter to President Biden. On May 20, 2024, the court’s prosecutor announced that he was seeking arrest warrants for three leaders of Hamas and two senior Israeli officials.…
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Senate must address racial discrimination in voting
Voters of color are facing the greatest threat to voting rights since Jim Crow, 54 civil rights organizations have said in a letter to Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer—adding that Congress must address the discriminatory barriers to the ballot that prevent votes from being cast.
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