Staff Article
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Building Restorative Justice in Schools From the Ground Up
Tags Share Justice “is not something that’s stored in [city halls or criminal legal centers] that gets rationed out to us once we commit trespasses against each other. Justice is something grander than that, that can’t be contained in any building. … Justice is how we meet each other, greet each other, and treat each…
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Governments Bear the Responsibility to End Internet Shutdowns
In honor of International Youth Day, we call on governments around the world to protect a key means of civic engagement for young people: the internet.
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How NSO Group’s Pegasus Spyware Threatens Human Rights
The invasive spyware, billed as a way to fight terrorist activity, has been used by governments to unlawfully surveil activists, journalists, and other perceived threats to stifle dissent.
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Venezuela Is at a Critical Juncture
Negotiations in Venezuela are a key opportunity to stop human rights abuses.
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Justice and Accountability for the Rohingya
Tags Share July 17 was International Justice Day, a date that should remind us of the continuing struggle from victims of human rights violations and advocates around the world. One of these important ongoing struggles is accountability for the atrocities committed against the Rohingya in Myanmar. Five months following the coup, the case at the…
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RFK Human Rights Renews Calls for Ahmed Samir Santawy’s Release
Our update urges the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention to immediately take action.
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RFK Human Rights’ Sancia Dalley Testifies Against HB 2 in Texas
As Texas considered passing HB 2, dangerous bail legislation that would increase jailing of the state’s most vulnerable, we joined local advocates in calling for this bill to be stopped.
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RFK Human Rights Named Amicus Curiae in Twitter Ban Case
The case challenges the Nigerian government’s recent decision to indefinitely ban Twitter, a move that denies Nigerians their right to freedom of expression.
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Threats to the Right to Vote in Ethiopia Ahead of the 2021 Elections
The Ethiopian government has created a “climate of fear and repression” which could undermine confidence in the upcoming election.
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World Refugee Day 2021
Tags Share On this World Refugee Day, nearly five months after the violent military coup in Myanmar, RFK Human Rights recognizes the increasingly dire situation and uncertain future that Rohingya refugees around the world face. The military junta’s violent crackdown on the civil disobedience movement has led to hundreds of deaths, thousands of arrests, and…
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RFK Human Rights and Local Partners Celebrate Major Bail Reform Win in Texas
Tags Share More than 60% of people in Texas’ jails—some 40,000 individuals—have not been convicted of a crime. In fact, most of them are only in jail because they can’t afford to pay bail. Texas Governor Greg Abbott knows full well that eliminating cash bail could spare tens of thousands of his constituents from unfairly…
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Amicus Brief in Support of Guapinol Defenders
Tags Share Amid a context of criminalization and attacks against environmental human rights defenders in Honduras, defenders of the Guapinol and San Pedro Rivers continue fighting to protect environmental resources from contamination by mining projects. Last year, 33 defenders were charged with arson and placed in pretrial detention, 8 of whom have been detained for…
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