Staff Article
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Mexico’s Presidential Election is a Critical Moment for Human Rights
The new leader of Mexico will inherit the country in a state of crisis. His agenda must prioritize tackling the widespread violence and human rights abuses occurring throughout the country.
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In Memory of Vicky Hernandez: A Long Struggle for Justice
Tags Share Nine years ago today, June 29, 2009, a 26-year-old Honduran transgender woman was killed for expressing her gender identity. Honduran security forces shot Vicky in the head during the night of June 28 – 29, 2009 during a curfew imposed soon after the coup d’etat. Nine years later, and despite evidence that Vicky…
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Speak Truth to Power’s Swedish Young Ambassadors
Tags Share In Sweden, right wing extremist parties have gained public support in the last few years. Anti-refugee and anti-Semitic hate crimes are on the rise, and there is increased polarization among different socio-economic, ethnic and religious groups. While Sweden remains a wealthy country, impoverished pockets in the inner cities, inhabited predominantly by immigrants, still…
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Dreams Still Deferred
Assessing denationalization in the Dominican Republic, one year after our report.
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The Lasting Legacy of Brown v. Board of Education
Tags Share Every year, on May 17, we honor the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Brown v. Board of Education. With its decision, the highest court of our nation took a stand against one form of racial discrimination, providing a legal and policy framework to ensure that all students, regardless of skin color, had…
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Speak Truth to Power: Illinois Holocaust Museum Training
Over 70 teachers from Chicago schools gathered at the Illinois Holocaust Museum for the Speak Truth to Power teacher training.
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Solitary Confinement in Egypt’s Prisons
A new report from Amnesty International features testimony from RFK Human Rights’ clients.
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Commemorating World Press Freedom Day By Seeking Justice Around the Globe
Tags Share Freedom of the press is a key component of strong and open civic space, which facilitates citizens’ ability to freely voice dissent, organize, and defend human rights. Journalists’ role in exposing corruption, impunity, and criminal activity also makes them targets to be silenced. As a result, many are forced to self-censor to avoid…
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A Dollar Makes A Difference
Tags Share As a member of Robert F. Kennedy Young Leaders, I have been inspired and encouraged to take action. I joined RFK Young Leaders because I wanted to work with a group of like-minded individuals who utilize their skills and talents to create social change. RFK Young Leaders has helped me join movements like…
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Dispatch from 6th International Conference on Peoples’ Right to Resistance
Tags Share Recently, I traveled to Algiers, Algeria to attend the 6th International Conference on the Peoples’ Right to Resistance: The Case of the Sahrawi People. The conference was organized by the Algerian National Committee of Solidarity with the Sahrawi People (CNASPS) and the Embassy of the Sahrawi Arabic Democratic Republic in Algeria, and included…
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New Speak Truth to Power Lesson Plan Honors Dr. Martin Luther King’s Legacy
Tags Share “As a little kid, Ruby let me know that I too could make a difference. Creating this curriculum in honor of Ruby Bridges has instilled in me that my passion for advocating for human rights can coincide with my passion for mathematics. I hope this curriculum inspires others to abandon silence in order…
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African Union Must Respond to Freedom of Expression Concerns Across the Continent
Tags Share A number of African governments are increasingly clamping down on freedom of expression. In an attempt to hold onto power and silence dissent, many governments in the region have routinely disrupted the enjoyment of civil and political rights. Freedom of expression is the first step towards identifying shared commonalities where the governments talk…
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