Staff Article
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Bangladesh: ‘Golden Jubilee’ Should Be Turning Point on Human Rights
Tags Share (New York, March 26, 2021) – Governments joining the celebrations to mark the 50th Founding Anniversary of Bangladesh and to honor the birth centenary of independence leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on March 26, 2021, should know that Bangladeshis are enduring an escalating crackdown on human rights by the Awami League-led government, a group…
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UN Petition: Arbitrary Detention of Paul Rusesabagina
Tags Share On March 16, 2021, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and Choharis Law Group jointly submitted a petition to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on behalf of Paul Rusesabagina. Mr. Rusesabagina is a prominent humanitarian and political activist who was kidnapped by Rwandan authorities on August 27, 2020, held incommunicado, and…
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Introducing New Speak Truth to Power Spoken Word Contest
Tags Share For a decade, students have been advocating for and defending human rights through our video and songwriting contests. This year, we are expanding our arts-focused programs to include a spoken word contest, providing an additional avenue for middle and high school students to engage in defending human rights and our democracy, and to…
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Labor Department’s Rule on ESG Investing Creates a New Hurdle for Retirees
A crucial change to how private pension plans operate could have profound consequences for your 401(k).
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Honoring Vicky Hernández
On this Transgender Day of Remembrance, Vicky Hernández’ legacy is one of intersectionality, community, and solidarity.
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Racial Equity Investing Helps Bridge Wealth Gap
Tags Share Institutional investors who are troubled by the economic disparities among racial and ethnic groups in the U.S. don’t have to settle for the status quo. They can take action by investing their portfolios in ways that help undo those structural inequities. This call to action was one of the solutions institutional investors offered…
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Private Equity Firms Reevaluate Priorities
Tags Share Private equity executives who gathered at the RFK Compass Investor Virtual Summit in October described a year of challenges and opportunities that have inspired them to reflect on and reevaluate their priorities. On the bright side, private equity firms’ worst-case scenarios did not come to fruition, and many of their portfolio companies weathered…
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Are You Enabling Surveillance Capitalism in Your Portfolio?
Tags Share From the moment you wake up in the morning until you go to bed at night, companies of all sorts are looking to collect and monetize information about you, ranging from your whereabouts to your shopping behavior to your email habits. Welcome to the world of surveillance capitalism. It’s a term every investor…
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5 Facts You Need to Know About Vicky Hernández v. Honduras
Tags Share On November 11, 2020, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights will join the Red Lésbica Cattrachas, our co-counsel, to argue the case of Vicky Hernández vs. Honduras. Here’s what you need to know about this landmark case and what it could mean for trans women as well as the broader LGBTQI (lesbian, gay, bisexual,…
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“Boys State” Panel Holds Up Mirror to Country’s Division
Tags Share In the midst of an election season marked by historic rancor and voter disenfranchisement, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights offered a look behind the scenes of a political world sometimes forgotten these days—a high-energy, values-driven electoral process spearheaded by young people. Boys State is a documentary about the Texas summer program that educates…
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Calling on the Myanmar Government to Act
Civic space repression and exclusion of Rohingyas undermine Myanmar’s election.
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Standing Up Against the “Shut Up and Work” Workplace
Employees shouldn’t have to ignore external events or put their personal lives on hold in the name of profits.
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