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Celebration of Life for Ethel Skakel Kennedy

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Ethel Skakel Kennedy passed away on October 10, 2024 after an incredibly impactful life of activism and advocacy. Tune in to a celebration of her life on Wednesday, October 16 at 1:00 PM.

Learn more about Ethel’s lifelong commitment to social justice, or read statements from the Kennedy family and RFK Human Rights Board.

Ethel’s extraordinary courage and dedication to human rights continue to motivate our team every day, inspiring us to hold governments accountable, promote human rights education and youth organizing, advance dignity and equity in workplaces and investment communities, and uplift grassroots changemakers. Consider making a gift in her memory to the Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Fund. You will be helping RFK Human Rights continue the work that was so close to her heart. 

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New year, new us. Same mission.

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights is rebranding to honor the legacy of our founder and hero, Mrs. Ethel Skakel Kennedy. From now on, we will proudly be known as the Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center. 

While our name is changing, our mission and work remain the same. We will continue to fight injustice, advance human rights, and hold governments accountable around the world in 2026 and beyond.

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