Press Release
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2021 RFK Book and Journalism Awards Now Open for Submissions
This year’s competition introduces a new Criminal Justice category honoring reporting that best captures the implications, causes, and remedies of mass incarceration.
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Celebrating Courageous Humanitarians
The star-studded ceremony will be broadcast on Facebook on Dec. 17, making the celebration available to the public for the first time.
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Hundreds of People Freed From Jail in Time for the Holidays
People who would have been behind bars for months, even years, waiting for their day in court will now be able to safely return home to their families and communities.
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We’re Taking Honduras to Court for the Murder of Trans Activist Vicky Hernández
The landmark case has the potential to set a wider precedent on trans rights, protecting countless people across Latin America who have been targeted and killed for their gender identity.
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El Caso Histórico de la Activista Trans Vicky Hernández
Tags Share ESTE CASO HISTÓRICO NO SÓLO PODRÍA DAR A LA FAMILIA DE VICKY LA JUSTICIA PENDIENTE POR MUCHO TIEMPO, SINO QUE TIENE EL POTENCIAL DE SENTAR UN PRECEDENTE MÁS AMPLIO SOBRE LOS DERECHOS DE LAS PERSONAS TRANS PARA PROTEGER A INNUMERABLES PERSONAS EN TODA LATINOAMÉRICA QUE HAN SIDO ATACADAS Y ASESINADAS POR SU IDENTIDAD…
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RFK Human Rights Wins Civic Space Case Before UN Working Group
The decision found journalist Omoyele Sowore was arbitrarily detained for practicing his fundamental rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.
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Alessandra Korap Munduruku Wins 2020 RFK Human Rights Award
The virtual ceremony on Thursday, October 22, will include a keynote address from former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.
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Alessandra Korap Munduruku Recebe Prêmio do RFK Human Rights
Tags Share A CERIMÔNIA VIRTUAL NA QUINTA-FEIRA, 22 DE OUTUBRO, INCLUIRÁ UM DISCURSO DO EX-SECRETÁRIO DOS EUA JOHN KERRY SOBRE AS INÚMERAS AMEAÇAS E DESAFIOS QUE OS POVOS INDÍGENAS ENFRENTAM EM TODO O MUNDO. Read this in English. Washington, D.C. (12 de outubro de 2020)—Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights nomeou Alessandra Korap Munduruku a vencedora…
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Kerry Kennedy to Testify on Structural Racism and Police Violence
Kerry Kennedy will be speaking before the IACHR on the need for police accountability and reparations. Register to join us on Oct. 7.
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Kerry Kennedy to Testify on Structural Racism and Police Violence
Kerry Kennedy will be speaking before the IACHR on the need for police accountability and reparations. Register to join us on Oct. 7.
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RFK Human Rights Launches New Voting PSA
Made for and by the young, queer BIPOC community, the video explains how to avoid the common mistakes that could cause your mail-in ballot to be disqualified.
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Journalist Mohamed Abuuja Freed After Months in Arbitrary Detention
Tags Share MOGADISHU, Somalia/ Washington D.C, USA, 05 August, 2020 – After long struggle for justice, Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS), Somali Media Association (SOMA) and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights welcome today’s verdict by the Somali Military Court’s to release Radio Hiigsi editor, Mohamed Abduwahab Nuur (Abuuja) from the nearly five-months’-long arbitrary detention. The release…
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