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Amendments to Guatemala’s NGO Law Threaten Civic Space
Tags Share READ PRESS RELEASE HERE READ OUR RECOMMENDATIONS HERE LEA NUESTRO COMUNICADO DE PRENSA AQUI LEA NUESTRAS RECOMENDACIONES AQUÍ
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RFK Human Rights Condemns Violent Crackdown on Protests in Zimbabwe
Tags Share Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights expresses its deep concern at the recent crackdown on protests in Zimbabwe. We urgently join the calls by Zimbabwean civil society for the authorities to refrain from further violence, immediately release and cease prosecutions of those who have been arbitrarily detained, and commit to maintaining open access to…
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RFK Human Rights Calls for Venezuela to Honor Right to Peaceful Protest
We support efforts to find a peaceful solution to the long-standing crisis in Venezuela that upholds democratic values, respect for civic space, and fundamental rights.
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New Initiative to Weaken CICIG Causes International Concern
Tags Share December 19, 2018. The signatory international organizations express our indignation and extreme concern regarding the recent actions taken by the Guatemalan Government against the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG, for its Spanish acronym) of revoking the courtesy visas and diplomatic accreditation of 11 international officials of this International Commission and publishing…
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Mexico Supreme Court’s Decision on Internal Security Law Will Set Precedent in the Region
Among the most concerning aspects of the Internal Security Law is that it places civilian authorities under the instruction of military authorities in the name of “national security.”
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Remembering Bill Barry
Tags Share Our love and prayers go out to the family of Bill Barry. For over 50 years, he was a courageous, kind, loyal and generous friend with a great sense of humility and humor. He served as a bodyguard to my father on his last campaign and was a treasured family friend. He will…
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Statement on the Murder of Guillermo Cano
Tags Share Statement from the Cano Busquets family and the organizations working on the case on the murder of Guillermo Cano / Comunicado de la familia Cano Busquets y organizaciones por el caso del asesinato de Guillermo Cano Guillermo Cano was a journalist and director of the Colombian newspaper El Espectador who was killed in…
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Human Rights Organizations Demand Respect for Judicial Independence in Guatemala
Tags Share The Americas, September 6, 2018.- On September 4, it was made public that the President of Guatemala, Jimmy Morales, had decided to prohibit Commissioner Iván Velásquez Gómez from entering the country. This was in accordance with a recommendation of the National Security Council, which indicated that the head of the International Commission against…
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ICC Has Jurisdiction Over Crimes Against Rohingya
Tags Share (September 6, 2018 | Washington, DC) Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights welcomes the decision by Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) finding that the Court has jurisdiction to investigate certain Crimes Against Humanity committed against the Rohingya population of Myanmar. Although Myanmar is not a State Party to the Rome…
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UN: Western Sahara Media Worker was Arbitrarily Detained
Tags Share The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (“Working Group”) has determined that Mohamed al-Bambary, a Sahrawi media activist serving six years in prison as a result of his journalism, is being arbitrarily detained in Morocco. Freedom Now and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights announce today that on June 29, 2018, the Working…
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Burmese Security Forces Sanctioned for Serious Human Rights Abuses
Tags Share (Washington, D.C. | August 21, 2018) Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights welcomed new sanctions against Commanders and Units of the Burmese Security Forces who were responsible for perpetrating serious human rights abuses against ethnic minorities, including the Rohingya in Rakhine State. The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) announced on Friday…
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