Quotes & Media Coverage
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Black Minnesotans Tell UN Panel of Harms Committed by Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Authorities
Tags Share Speaking with The Imprint, our staff attorney Delia Addo-Yobo highlights the physical and mental health repercussions of solitary confinement. Joined by partner organizations and directly impacted individuals, Delia recently traveled to Minnesota to present before UN delegates on the devastating ramifications of solitary. Read the full article for more information about RFK Human…
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Kerry Kennedy joins farmworkers, allies at march in Palm Beach
Tags Share Our president Kerry Kennedy joined advocates and activists in Palm Beach to celebrate the success of the Fair Food Program – and call for greater involvement from major food retailers. Learn more about the program’s efforts to support vulnerable farmworkers in this Palm Beach Daily News article.
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Lawyers fight for man they say US wrongly deported to Haiti
Tags Share Two years ago, Paul Pierrilus was deported to Haiti – a country where he wasn’t born and has never lived. Speaking with The Associated Press, our staff attorney Sarah Decker calls for Paul’s immediate return home.
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Human rights attorneys urge UN to review the solitary confinement of Black Americans
Tags Share “The United States also has a very long and unfortunately active history of weaponizing solitary confinement against Black people, Black political prisoners and people exercising their constitutional rights.” Speaking with The Hill, our staff attorney Delia Addo-Yobo urges the United Nations to review abusive solitary confinement practices against Black people in the United…
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A small team works to aid immigrants in Louisiana
Tags Share Working alongside partners like the ACLU of Louisiana and the Southern Poverty Law Center, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights is helping to support immigrants and asylum seekers held in ICE detention centers in rural Louisiana. Learn more about our efforts in this New Orleans Public Radio piece.
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UN Rapporteurs Concerned over Harassment of Rights Groups in Bangladesh
Tags Share Angelita Baeyens, our VP of International Advocacy & Litigation, speaks with Voice of America about the harassment and intimidation of two well-known human rights groups in Bangladesh. She notes, “The persecution and criminalization of Odhikar executives, one of the most prestigious human rights organizations in the country, shows an intentional effort by the…
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‘Guerrilla Habeas’ brings inside look at team of lawyers determined to beat deportation cases
Tags Share “Once people are swept up in the detention system, they are essentially disappeared, and people do not see them.” A new documentary, ‘Guerrilla Habeas’, follows our very own Sarah Gillman as she fights to restore human rights and dignity of immigrant communities in the United States. Speaking with MSNBC about the upcoming film,…
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Justice Action Center: Immigrant Rights Organizations File FOIA Lawsuit Seeking Information on “Batavia” NY Detention Center
Tags Share A coalition of legal and advocacy groups, including Justice for Migrant Families WNY, Prisoners’ Legal Services of NY, and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, has filed a FOIA lawsuit against ICE for failing to release records on policies at the Buffalo Service Processing Center, known as Batavia. The lawsuit follows eight months of…
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Investigative Post: Allegations of ICE Mistreatment of Detainees
Tags Share According to the Investigative Post, a coalition of immigrants’ rights advocates, including Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, has filed a FOIA request with ICE, alleging severe mistreatment at the Batavia federal detention center. The allegations include beatings, medical neglect, and unsafe release practices, such as abandoning detainees at remote locations without proper clothing…
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Biden Promised to End the Trump-Era Immigration Policy. On the Ground, It’s More of the Same
Roughly 2,000 Black migrants in Del Rio, Texas, were sent back to Haiti in one of the largest mass expulsions in recent U.S. history.
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Louisiana ICE Jail Under Fire Over Claims of Abuse
RFK Human Rights’ staff attorney Sarah Decker spoke with KLFY in Louisiana on our latest immigration report.
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Report Details Rampant Abuse at Louisiana ICE Detention Center
Inhumane conditions and overuse of solitary confinement were just some of the egregious human rights violations found at the Pine Prairie immigrant detention center.
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