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RFK Human Rights Wins Stella Nyanzi Case
The decision by the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention determined that Stella Nyanzi—a prominent human rights defender, social activist, and academic in Uganda—was arbitrarily detained for her Facebook posts criticizing Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni.
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El Premio Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights 2017
Tags Share MEDIA CONTACT Max Burnsburns@rfkhumanrights.org646-809-0120 Washington, 7 de agosto, 2017 | El activista de derechos humanos y abogado venezolano Alfredo Romero ha sido nombrado como el ganador del Premio Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights para el 2017, uno de los más altos reconocimientos al trabajo de defensa de los derechos humanos. Romero ha sido…
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Venezuela’s Alfredo Romero Named 2017 RFK Human Rights Award Laureate
As executive director of Foro Penal Venezolano, Alfredo Romero has dedicated his life to protecting all Venezuelans from arbitrary detention and other human rights violations.
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RFK Human Rights to Post $100,000 Bail for Pedro Hernandez
The decision to post bail for Hernandez comes as part of a larger campaign by RFK Human Rights to reform the inefficient and unjust pre-trial detention policies in New York.
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RFK Young Leaders Launch Dollar Bail Brigade
RFK Young Leaders generated almost 200 sign-ups for the Dollar Bail Brigade, a coalition of volunteers who free people from jails who couldn’t otherwise pay their bail.
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Uganda Must Set Inquiry Into Kasese Killings
Tags Share (Kampala, May 26, 2017) The Ugandan government should facilitate independent and transparent investigations with international expertise into the November 2016 killings of civilians in Kasese, Uganda and hold security forces accountable, a coalition of 40 organizations said today. The groups urged the government to invite relevant African Commission experts and United Nations special…
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RFK Human Rights, Red Lésbica Cattrachas File Arguments in Transfemicide Case
Tags Share Today, on the 2017 International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and the Red Lésbica Cattrachas have filed their arguments on the merits before the Inter-American Commission for Human Rights in a transfemicide case against Honduras for failing to prevent, investigate, and prosecute the execution of Vicky Hernández,…
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2017 Robert F. Kennedy Book Award Winner Announced
Matthew Desmond’s Evicted has won the 37th annual RFK Book Award.
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2017 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards Winners
The winners of the 49th annual RFK Journalism Awards will be celebrated at a special ceremony on May 23 at the Newseum.
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RFK Human Rights Submits UN Petition for Al Jazeera Journalist Mahmoud Hussein
Tags Share On April 29, 2017, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights submitted a petition to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on behalf of Mahmoud Hussein. Mr. Hussein is a prominent Egyptian journalist who works for Al Jazeera Media Network in Qatar, covering the European region. Mr. Hussein has been arbitrarily detained by…
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Speak Truth To Power Awarded $100,000 Grant by Schultz Family Foundation
The funding will allow Speak Truth to Power to expand its work in Baltimore and create a new youth-led video production component.
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RFK Human Rights Petitions IACHR on Extrajudicial Execution of Naua Native
Tags Share (Tlapa de Comonfort, Guerrero – Washington D.C., 12 de enero de 2017) The Centro de Derechos de la Montaña (Tlachinollan), the Centro de Derechos Humanos José María Morelos y Pavión (Centro Morelos) and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights filed a petition before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on January 2nd, 2017 against…
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