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New Amicus Brief Defends the Decriminalization in Cases of Defamation
Tags Share On April 20th, 2023, Robert F Kennedy Human Rights, partnered with Free Press Unlimited, Unión Nacional de Instituciones para el Trabajo de Acción Social (UNITAS), Red Latinoamericana y del Caribe por la Democracia (REDLAD), Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of Law (KIBHR) and Odhikar, filed an amicus curiae brief before…
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Concern over deteriorating human rights situation and closing civic space in Pakistan
Tags Share Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights condemns the growing repression of dissent and closing civic space in Pakistan, which in turn are contributing to a deteriorating human rights situation in the country. The arrest of key opposition members, the blanket ban on their speeches and the suspension of news channels is a direct attack…
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In Memoriam: Alicia Shepard
Tags Share Our condolences go out to Alicia Shepard’s family and friends, especially her husband David and her son Cutter. Lisa was a long time supporter of the RFK Journalism Awards and served many years on the RFKJournalism Committee. She was working on this year’s awards right up until shortly before her death. Reporter, professor,…
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Statement by Kerry Kennedy, president, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, regarding the presidential run of Bobby Kennedy Jr.
Tags Share Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights is a nonprofit organization grounded in the legacy and transformative leadership of my father. We hold governments accountable, engage businesses to align with human rights norms and train the next generation of leaders to become human rights defenders in their own right. I love my brother Bobby, but…
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RFK Human Rights Welcomes the Release of “Hotel Rwanda” Hero Paul Rusesabagina
Tags Share Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights welcomes the release of “Hotel Rwanda” hero Paul Rusesabagina after 969 days of arbitrary detention in Rwanda. We congratulate Mr. Rusesesabagina’s family, friends, colleagues and #FreeRusesabagina campaign supporters for the spirited efforts towards his release and wish him a speedy recovery. At the same time, we urge the…
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Rwanda: Questionable trial after journalist’s death
Tags Share Rwandan authorities must allow an independent, impartial and effective investigation into the death of the Rwandan journalist John Williams Ntwali, 86 civil society organizations and media associations said today, reiterating a 31 January appeal. A credible process should be carried out given the hasty conviction of the driver of the car allegedly involved…
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Nuevo Amicus Sobre los Derechos de los Defensores de los Derechos Humanos
Tags Share El 6 de febrero de 2023, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, en conjunto con el Servicio Internacional para los Derechos Humanos (SIDH), Women’s Link Worldwide (WLW) y la Unión Nacional de Instituciones para el Trabajo de Acción Social (UNITAS) presentaron un amicus curiae ante la Corte Constitucional de Colombia. En 2019, la sociedad…
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New Amicus Brief on the Rights of Human Rights Defenders
Tags Share On February 6th 2023, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, in partnership with the International Service for Human Rights (ISHR), Women’s Link Worldwide (WLW) and Unión Nacional de Instituciones para el Trabajo de Acción Social (UNITAS) filed an amicus brief before the Colombian Constitutional Court. In 2019, national civil society presented a constitutional action…
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Rwandan Authorities Should Ensure an Independent Investigation into John Williams Ntwali’s Death
Tags Share January 31, 2023 – Rwandan authorities should allow an independent, impartial, and effective investigation, drawing on international expertise, into the death of John Williams Ntwali, a leading investigative journalist, 90 civil society organizations and media associations said today. Rwanda’s international partners should press the authorities to allow and cooperate fully with such an…
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Organizaciones internacionales denuncian proyecto de ley que busca criminalizar y obstaculizar el trabajo de las organizaciones de la sociedad civil en Venezuela
Tags Share [Ginebra y Washington D.C. enero 26 de 2023]. Las organizaciones abajo firmantes expresamos nuestra profunda preocupación por la aprobación en primera vuelta de un proyecto de ley que busca criminalizar y obstaculizar aún más el trabajo de las organizaciones de la sociedad civil en Venezuela: la Ley de Fiscalización, Regularización, Actuación y Financiamiento…
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International organizations express concern over bill that seeks to criminalize and hinder the work of civil society organizations in Venezuela
Tags Share [Geneva and Washington D.C. 26 January, 2023]. The undersigned organizations express our deep concern over the approval in the first round of a bill that seeks to criminalize and further hinder the work of civil society organizations in Venezuela: Law of Supervision, Regularization, Performance and Financing of Non-Governmental and Related Organizations (Ley de…
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Statement by Kerry Kennedy on the Deteriorating Health of Georgia’s ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili in Detention
Tags Share I join the chorus of voices in expressing profound concern regarding the ongoing detention conditions of Georgia’s ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili amid recent reports of his possible poisoning and increasingly deteriorating health as confirmed by the country’s Public Defender. Like all sovereign nations, the Georgian government has an obligation under international human rights law…
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