Press Release
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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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RFK Human Rights Submits Case to UN Working Group
Tags Share Read the full U.N. Working Group petition here. (November 13, 2015 | Washington, D.C.) Today Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights submitted an urgent action and petition to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) on behalf of Egyptian teenager Mahmoud Mohamed Ahmed Hussein. The case was submitted in conjunction with the…
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Case of Murdered Colombian Journalist to be Heard by Inter-American Court
Tags Share MIAMI, Florida (November 2, 2015)—Calling it a “step of great importance,” the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights welcomed the decision of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to submit the case of Nelson Carvajal to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, and expressed their confidence that…
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Obama Administration to Address RFK Compass Conference
Tags Share (New York, N.Y. | October 26, 2015) Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights applauds the Department of Labor’s recent decision to eliminate certain ERISA restrictions and is proud to announce Carlyle Group Co-CEO David Rubenstein, Senators Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT) will join U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez as keynote…
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Oscar-Winning Director Oliver Stone to Judge Speak Truth To Power Video Contest
Oscar-Winning Director Oliver Stone to Judge Speak Truth To Power Video Contest
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John Lewis, Tim Cook, Roger Altman, Marianna Vardinoyannis Win 2015 Ripple of Hope Award
“There is no better way to celebrate my father’s legacy than to honor these great leaders,” said RFK Human Rights president Kerry Kennedy.
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Natalia Taubina Wins 2015 RFK Human Rights Award
The award, now in its 32nd year, recognizes her courageous work seeking justice for the most serious human rights violations in Russia.
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Speak Truth to Power Curriculum Launches in Switzerland
The curriculum has been introduced to 893 schools in three cantons (Schwyz, Zurich, St. Gallen).
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