Press Release
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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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Investors Commit to Addressing Systemic Racism
In the wake of continuing police brutality against Black people and widespread protests, investors from the Racial Justice Investing Coalition, including RFK Human Rights, have called for action.
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Winners of the 2020 RFK Book and Journalism Awards
At a time when journalists are facing unprecedented hostility and violence, we recognize and celebrate their critical role in upholding our democracy.
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RFK Human Rights, Michigan Liberation Free People From Jail as Coronavirus Concerns Rise
Emptying jails must be a crucial public health priority to stem the spread of the virus.
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RFK Human Rights Italia Donates Biocontainment Ambulance to City of Florence
In collaboration with the City of Florence, RFK Human Rights Italia has donated a biocontainment ambulance to the Italian Red Cross Committee to help the community counter the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Coronavirus Endangers Brazil’s Indigenous Population
In a new interview, photojournalist Sebastião Salgado calls for economic sanctions against Brazil until its vulnerable indigenous communities are properly protected.
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RFK Human Rights and Texas Partners Free People From Jail as Coronavirus Spreads
Any rational response to the pandemic must prioritize decreasing jail populations before it’s too late.
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New Campaign Accelerates Efforts to Free People from Jails Across the Country
We are taking action where elected officials have failed to do so, to protect people who are trapped in jail simply because they cannot afford to pay bail.
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RFK Human Rights, Freedom Fund to Bail Out Dozens of Floridians From Jail
“Every day we keep someone needlessly incarcerated during this crisis is a matter of life and death and we can’t delay action any longer,” says Kerry Kennedy.
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