Tags Share Alfredo Romero never planned to be an activist. With a degree in Law, a master’s degree in Latin American Studies from Georgetown University and another master’s degree in Banking Law from the London School of Economics, taking up the fight for human rights was not on his radar. “It was actually not something…
Tags Share San Pedro Sula, Honduras – Mother’s Day was a reunion seven years in the making for Kerry Kennedy and the mother of slain trans woman and activist, Vicky Hernandez. After climbing the steps to enter Vicky’s childhood home, the two women entered a tearful embrace. “Thank you for keeping hope alive and for…
Tags Share Tegucigalpa, Honduras — Visiting Honduras a year after the Inter American Court of Human Rights issued a landmark ruling holding the government of Honduras accountable for the murder of trans woman and activist Vicky Hernandez, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights President Kerry Kennedy demanded justice not only for Vicky’s life but the life…
Tags Share The so-called “de-Putinfication” of Russia. Closure. Victory. All of these aims for Ukraine – and more – were discussed Easter Monday morning by a high-profile panel convened by the Nizami Ganjavi International Center, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights UK, and the United States Institute of Peace. The discussion,…
Tags Share It has been close to 600 days since Anaise Kanimba hugged her father, Paul Rusesabagina. Close to 600 days since she’s even been able to look him in the eye. Rusesabagina, the Hotel Rwanda hero who’s been arbitrarily detained by the Rwandan government he has spoken out against, remains in prison without access…
Tags Share In recent days, Black law students descended upon the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., a statement of solidarity with, and inspiration by Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson. “It’s breathtaking, but it’s also very inspiring just to see another, one, female, but also a Black female who looks like myself being in such…
Tags Share By Sarah Decker and Daniel Tse By granting Temporary Protection Status to Ukrainian refugees who have fled their war-torn homeland, the Biden administration has sent a clear message that it is prioritizing humanitarian protection for victims of war and disaster. Just not across the board. With the Biden administration official revealing Thursday that…
Tags Share Vicky Hernández was an LGBTQ+ rights activist in Honduras who advocated for rights of trans individuals and sex workers. Vicky’s murder occured on June 28, 2009 during the coup d’etat while a curfew was in place. It was followed by subsequent negligence on the part of the Honduran State that led to her…
Tags Share In Russia’s War Prompts a Pitch for ‘Socially Responsible’ Military Stocks (Strategies, March 5), the notion that investing in arms is a path to peace is so absurd it’s laughable. Yet, Jeff Sommer’s reporting presents a simple truth: Even the gravest humanitarian crises present an opportunity for capitalists and money engines to capitalize…
Tags Share “How does Matthew Chance sleep and stay alert to his surroundings when he appears to be reporting at all hours?” It’s something many have likely thought about the CNN senior international correspondent, along with countless other journalists working from the front-lines in Ukraine and Russia. As shelling and other instruments of war are…
Tags Share Time and time again, Robert F. Kennedy made clear that it was youth who changed his worldviews on critical issues. There was his 1963 conversation with a young John Lewis and other members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, who endured arrests and beatings in their efforts to desegregate Cambridge, Maryland. Lewis later…
From the rise of recent autocracies, from Hungary to Brazil; to the growing challenge of legitimacy confronting international institutions; and even to a failed insurrection at the steps of the U.S. Capitol; we are witnessing a true decline of democracy that is tied to the inherent malleability of law.
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