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VP Joe Biden, Howard Schultz, Scott Minerd to Receive 2016 Ripple of Hope AwardVP Joe Biden, Howard Schultz, Scott Minerd to Receive 2016 Ripple of Hope Award
Tags Share (November 28, 2016 | New York) On Tuesday, December 6, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights will present the Ripple of Hope Award to its 2016 class of honorees including United States Vice President Joe Biden; Starbucks Chairman, President and CEO, Howard Schultz; and Guggenheim Partners’ Chairman of Investments / Global Chief Investment Officer…
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Andrea James, Glenn E. Martin Win 2016 RFK Human Rights Award
The award recognizes their indispensable work to end the racial and socioeconomic inequality perpetuated by the criminal legal system.
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RFK Human Rights Submits Report to UN
Tags Share Read the full report in English Read the full report in French (September 28, 2016 | Washington, D.C.) Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, in partnership with several other non-governmental organizations and academics, has submitted an alternative report to United Nations Human Rights Committee (HRC) to consider regarding Western Sahara as it reviews the…
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David Maraniss Wins 2016 RFK Book Award
Maraniss’ Once in a Great City: A Detroit Story offers an insightful look at the once-powerful manufacturing metropolis and how, even in times of promise, the shadows of collapse were evident.
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RFK Human Rights Launches Speak Truth to Power in Portugal
The Portuguese curriculum tells the stories of Speak Truth to Power human rights defenders, including Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Malala Yousafzai.
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Farmingdale Student Wins 2016 Speak Truth to Power Video Contest
Tags Share (April 21, 2016 | Washington, D.C.) Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), and the Tribeca Film Institute (TFI), are proud to announce that Pat McGarry of Howell High School in Farmingdale, New Jersey has won the Grand Prize of the fifth annual Speak Truth To Power video contest.…
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Apple CEO Tim Cook Joins Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Board of Directors
Cook’s deep commitment to social justice will make him an incredible leader on the RFK Board of Directors and help advance the organization’s work.
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New Report Highlights Grave Abuses Against Sahrawis in Western Sahara
Failure to counter these recurring and serious abuses underscores the need for a system of independent human rights monitoring in Western Sahara.
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RFK Human Rights Launches Speak Truth to Power in Norway
“The Speak Truth to Power curriculum empowers students to be agents of change. We are thrilled to be working with Norwegian schools to create a more just and peaceful world,” said Kerry Kennedy.
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New Human Rights Education Initiative Launches in Indianapolis
The partnership will allow teachers to participate in a two-day Speak Truth To Power training on February 17 and 18 at the Peace Learning Center in Indianapolis.
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RFK Human Rights Wins Landmark Case for Victims of Femicide in Guatemala
In a landmark ruling, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights held the government of Guatemala responsible for the disappearance and murder of 19-year-old Claudina Isabel Velásquez Paiz.
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Statement by RFK Human Rights on Paris Terror Attacks
Tags Share (New York, NY | November 14, 2015) In response to the terrorist attacks in Paris, Robert F, Kennedy Human Rights’ President Kerry Kennedy and European Director Frank La Rue issued the following statements: “This horrible series of terrorist attacks against the people of Paris yesterday, with the false justification of religious fundamentalism, should…
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