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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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Joint UN Petition Calls for Journalist Mohamed Abdiwahab Nuur’s Release
Tags Share Mogadishu, Somalia and Washington, DC — On July 27, 2020, the Somali Journalists Syndicate, the Somali Media Association, lawyer Daahir Ali and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights jointly submitted a petition to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on behalf of detained journalist, Mohamed Abdiwahab Nuur. Mr. Nuur, a Somali human…
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Meet Our 2020 Ripple of Hope Award Laureates
The 52nd annual Robert F. Kennedy Ripple of Hope Award celebrates outstanding changemakers who are working to advance equality, justice, and human rights.
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Kerry Kennedy, Colin Kaepernick Commit $1 Million to Supporting Community Bail Funds
The Funds for Freedom partnership will accelerate the work of local organizers to release people from jails threatened by COVID-19.
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Venezuela Utiliza las Desapariciones Forzadas
Este análisis sin precedente se basa en información sobre más de 700 casos de desaparición forzada.
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New Report Shows Venezuela Uses Forced Disappearances to Silence Critical Voices
The first of its kind analysis pulls together data on more than 700 cases of enforced disappearance, offering rare insights into the Maduro regime’s patterns, priorities, and perceived threats.
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