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Three Organizations Fighting for Migrant Rights Win 2019 RFK Human Rights Award
RFK Human Rights is honored to recognize Angry Tias and Abuelas of the Rio Grande Valley, Detained Migrant Solidarity Committee, and La Unión del Pueblo Entero for their tireless work.
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Graham Nash, Jennifer Prescott, Aloe Blacc Join RFK Human Rights Leadership Council
Tags Share Continuing our new member series, this month we’d like to highlight Graham Nash, Jessica Prescott, and Aloe Blacc. Using their unique skills in business and education, each of these new members are sharing a message of hope, awareness and action in creating a better world than they found it. We are honored to…
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RFK Human Rights Joins Coalition to Create the Titan Generator
Tags Share Social impact firm Generation Titans collaborates with Google, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, Envolve Entrepreneurship, Common Impact, and the Soze Agency to generate resources for enterprise solutions Event on March 9, 2019 coinciding with the SXSW Interactive Festival WASHINGTON, Feb. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Generation Titans, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, Google, Envolve…
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RFK Human Rights Posts Bail for Plaintiffs in Unconstitutional Pretrial Detention Case
The initiative is part of RFK Human Rights’ nationwide efforts to draw attention to unconstitutional bail practices and support local organizers in reforming the criminal legal system.
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Jane Alexander and Kathryn Erbe Join RFK Human Rights Leadership Council
Tags Share Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights is excited to announce two new members to its Leadership Council, Jane Alexander and Kathryn Erbe. On and off the screen, both these women have been pillars of their community, striving to make the world a better place through various causes. We are honored to have them join…
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Dominican Republic Set to Appear Before UN Human Rights Council
This will be the third time that the country will have to respond to the Council. However, to date, the State’s compliance with the recommendations of the member States has been minimal.
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Reneé Fleming and Scott Wolf Join RFK Human Rights Leadership Council
Tags Share We are very excited to welcome Reneé Fleming, one of the world’s most highly-acclaimed singers of our time, and Scott Wolf, an award-winning television, movie and stage actor, to the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Leadership Council. Reneé Fleming, Chief Executive Officer, Soprano, Fleming Ross, Inc. Renée Fleming is one of the most…
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RFK Human Rights Hosts 29th Annual Charity Golf Tournament
Tags Share Tournament Draws a Host of Celebrity Players and Raises Over $600,000 to Support International Human Rights Efforts Hyannis Port, Mass. –On Friday, October 12, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, in partnership with Mrs. Ethel Kennedy, hosted the 29thAnnual Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Golf Tournament to raise funds for the organization’s ongoing human…
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RFK Human Rights Mexico Delegation Meets With Indigenous Communities in Guerrero
The series of meetings with local advocates, incoming government officials, and victims of human rights abuses brought new attention to the issues indigenous communities in Guerrero have long grappled with.
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RFK Human Rights Announces Mass Bail Out Action of Hundreds of Incarcerated Women and Youth
The action has attracted over 200 volunteers to free women and young people in New York City who are jailed because they cannot afford to post bail.
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RFK Human Rights, Discovery Education Launch Initiative to Engage Next Generation of Human Rights Defenders
The new initiative, Speak Truth To Power: Raising New Voices In Human Rights, aims to inspire global citizenry in students and teachers to help prevent human rights abuses and violations.
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2018 RFK Ripple of Hope Award Laureates Announced
President Barack Obama, Discovery President and CEO David Zaslav, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, and Humana CEO Bruce D. Broussard were named this year’s Ripple of Hope Award laureates.
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