Op-Ed
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Honduras must honour Vicky Hernandez’s legacy with real change for trans people
Tags Share For Vicky Hernandez’s family and the hundreds of LGBTQ+ activists and allies in Honduras waiting several hours in 100-degree San Pedro Sula, heat was a matter of relativity. On the day Honduran President Xiomara Castro formally claimed responsibility on behalf of the state for Hernandez’s death, it had been almost 13 years since…
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We must restore the promise of freedom and justice for Black people in Memphis
Tags Share In Memphis, more children are prosecuted in adult court than in the rest of the state combined. Nearly all of them are Black. On the Fourth of July, our nation celebrates the promise of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. But for too many, that promise is not only broken, it is…
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Renewing our commitment to civil rights and voting rights
Tags Share By Kerry Kennedy and Martin Luther King III As violence and racism – evidenced by the bomb threats received last month at Historically Black Colleges and Universities across the country – continue unabated, our frustration and anger at the continued ugliness of the “other America” King described plaguing Black and Brown Americans has…
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Kerry Kennedy and Kateryna Yushchenko: An appeal to Ukrainian Americans: Speak truth to power
Tags Share For many Americans, the situation in Ukraine may seem as distant as memories of the fall of the Berlin Wall. But the threat of a Cold War knocks at our doors once again, bringing reminders of our childhoods in the 1960s, when schools across the country practiced duck and cover drills and families…
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Alabama the frontline of a national movement for investors to take stance and no longer invest in the carceral state
One of sixteen states to outline their plans to use American Rescue Plan funds for prison construction or expansion, Alabama has become the frontline of a national movement for investors to take a firm stance that they will no longer invest in the carceral state.
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Finally there could be an opportunity for truth and justice in Oswaldo Payá’s death
Tags Share For more than 60 years now, my family has had grave concerns about the restriction of fundamental rights of the Cuban people, concerns that have remained strong despite the march of time and the repeated failures of U.S. foreign policy to support the Cuban people. While the players and technology have changed since…
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There is no climate solution without Indigenous Peoples and the protection of their rights
Tags Share Last week concluded the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, with over 150 heads of state, including President Biden, meeting to discuss efforts to address climate change. The annual conference comes as global warming has caused more frequent and extreme climate disasters, giving countries large and small a role and…
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The newest human rights frontier: the workplace
As Robert F. Kennedy formally launches its Workplace Dignity Program, President Kerry Kennedy reflects upon how leaders play a central role in honoring dignity in the workplace.
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Honduras, the World is Watching
Our case before the Inter-American Court made clear that Honduras is one of the most dangerous countries for trans people. We will not rest until the state makes structural changes to prevent and combat this violence.
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New Speak Truth to Power Initiative Could Set Tone, Help Heal Divided Nation
Our partnership with Bangor High School incorporates human rights education into the school’s practices and culture to create an inclusive, dignity-driven learning environment.
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TIME100: Indyra Mendoza and Claudia Spellmant
We pay tribute to our partners on the Vicky Hernández case for their incredible work protecting LGBTQ+ rights.
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Undoing the Moral Shame of Family Separation
The lawyers who orchestrated such horrific human rights violations must be held accountable.
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