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Committee for Justice and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Submit Report to UN Universal Periodic Review
Tags Share Geneva, Switzerland and Washington, United States [July 15, 2024] – The Committee for Justice (CFJ) and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (RFKHR) have jointly submitted a comprehensive report to the United Nations Universal Periodic Review (UPR) for the Arab Republic of Egypt. The submission, prepared for the UPR 48th Session of the Human…
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Advocates Demand Investigation into ICE’s Retaliation and Abuse Against Hunger Strikers at Buffalo Detention Center
Tags Share BUFFALO, NY, July 10, 2024 – Yesterday, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, Prisoners’ Legal Services of New York, New York Civil Liberties Union, the Center for Constitutional Rights, and Justice for Migrant Families filed a federal civil rights complaint on behalf of detained individuals at the Buffalo Federal Detention Facility (BFDF), New York…
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International Human Rights Commission to Hold Public Hearing on Michael Brown’s Case
Tags Share Ten years after Brown’s murder by Ferguson police, his family has one last avenue for justice Washington, D.C., July 8, 2024 – On July 10, almost ten years after Michael Brown’s murder at the hands of Ferguson police, the Brown family will appear before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) for a…
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Guatemala: Organizaciones internacionales rechazamos enérgicamente la segunda condena impuesta contra la exfiscal Virginia Laparra
Tags Share Washington DC, Estados Unidos; San José, Costa Rica; Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala, 8 de julio de 2024 Las organizaciones firmantes rechazamos la reciente condena dictada en contra de la exfiscal Virginia Laparra por revelación de información, y consideramos que esta decisión judicial no se ajusta a la realidad de los hechos ni refleja…
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Governor Kathy Hochul Pardons Longtime New York Resident Paul Pierrilus, Human Rights Groups Urge the U.S. Government to Bring Paul Home
Tags Share New York, NY, May 30, 2024 – Last week, on May 24, 2024, Governor Kathy Hochul of the State of New York granted Paul Pierrilus, a 35-year resident of Spring Valley, New York, a gubernatorial pardon. The pardon, requested by Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and the Haitian Bridge Alliance earlier this year,…
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Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Announces 2024 Book and Journalism Award Winners
Tags Share NEW YORK, MAY 21, 2024 – Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights today announced the winners of its 2024 RFK Book and Journalism Awards during a virtual ceremony with remarks by president Kerry Kennedy and featuring special guest presenters Kimberly Adams, Michael Beschloss, Margaret Engel, Annette Gordon-Reed, Van Jones, Rory Kennedy, Nicholas Kristof, Arantxa…
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RFK Human Rights and Partner Organizations File Written Statement with International Court of Justice on Climate Change and Environmental Defenders
Tags Share On May 6, 2024, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, in partnership with the Centre for Human Rights of the University of Pretoria, Amazon Watch, Latin American and Caribbean Network for Democracy (REDLAD), ARTICLE 19: Global Campaign for Free Expression, Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (GI-ESCR), and the International Service for…
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Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Names 2024 Ripple of Hope Award Laureates
Tags Share New York, NY, May 1, 2024 – Kerry Kennedy, president of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, today announced the winners of the 2024 Ripple of Hope Awards: Lin-Manuel Miranda, songwriter, actor, director, and producer; Antonio Neri, president and CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise; John W. Rogers, Jr., chairman and co-CEO of Ariel Investments;…
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Human Rights and Immigrants’ Rights Organizations Sue ICE And GEO Group For Physically Assaulting and Abusing Immigrant While Detained
Tags Share WASHINGTON, D.C., April 29, 2024 – Last week, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, the National Immigration Project (NIPNLG), and The Bronx Defenders sued Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the GEO Group, a private prison company, under the Federal Tort Claims Act. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Angel Argueta Anariba, a…
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Human Rights Groups Ask International Commission to Investigate Police Killing of U.S. Environmental Activist
Tags Share New York, NY, April 8, 2024 – Last week, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, The Southern Center for Human Rights, and the University of Dayton Human Rights Center filed a petition before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) requesting a Department of Justice investigation into the 2023 murder of Manuel Esteban Páez…
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Human Rights and Immigrants’ Rights Groups Submit Federal Civil Rights Complaint After ICE Facility in Louisiana Pepper Sprays 200 Protesting Individuals in Retaliatory Attack
Tags Share Washington, D.C., April 2, 2024 – Last week, a group of human rights and immigrant rights organizations filed a federal civil rights complaint against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the Winn Correctional Center in Louisiana and its contractors at the for-profit prison company, LaSalle Corrections. The complaint, which was submitted to the…
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Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Announces Two New Board Members
Tags Share NEW YORK, APRIL 2, 2024 – Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights today announced the appointment of two new members to its Board of Directors, Sancia Dalley of PGIM and María Teresa Kumar of Voto Latino. With backgrounds representing the investment sector, ESG, journalism, and voter advocacy, Dalley and Kumar have decades of experience…
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