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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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New Labor Dept. Guidance Opens Social Good Investing to Pensions
Tags Share (January 6, 2017 | New York) The U.S. Department of Labor has finally opened the door for pension funds to engage in environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing after a three-year campaign from the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Compass program. Labor Secretary Tom Perez announced new guidance allowing employee benefit plans to…
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RFK Human Rights, CEDIMAC Petition IACHR on Ciudad Juárez Disappearances
The petition filed on behalf of seven women disappeared in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, in 2011 denounces Mexico for failing to prevent, investigate, and prosecute these violent femicides.
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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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