Our Voices
The voices of issue experts and human rights defenders inform and shape the critical human rights issues of our time. We offer a range of views to inspire new ways of seeing, to encourage exchange, and provoke the action needed for lasting change.
January 14, 2026
Our Voices
From Access to Belonging: How Mentorship Changes the Way Young People See Themselves
January 14, 2026
Our Voices
Protecting Local Democracy in Queens
January 14, 2026
Our Voices
Outgrowing the Yard: The Reality of Off-Campus Life at Howard University
January 12, 2026
Statement
Uganda: The Kennedy Human Rights Center Condemns the Suspension of Chapter Four Uganda Amidst Escalating Restrictions on Civic Space Ahead of January 15 Elections
January 9, 2026
Quotes & Media Coverage
WIVB4: ICE agents will no longer have access to detainees’ mail at Batavia facility
January 8, 2026
Quotes & Media Coverage
PIX11: What happens after an ICE arrest?
January 6, 2026
Statement
Kennedy Human Rights Center Submits Input to the UN Human Rights Committee to Inform General Comment No. 38 on Freedom of Association
January 6, 2026
Staff POV
Latin America: The Most Dangerous Region to Defend the Planet
January 4, 2026
Quotes & Media Coverage
CNN Venezuela: Maduro is imprisoned in New York. What does this mean for the government and power structure in Venezuela? Here’s what we know.
December 16, 2025
Statement
As Reza Khandan Marks One Year in Prison, Human Rights Organizations and Lawyers Join Call for his Release in Iran
December 12, 2025
Quotes & Media Coverage
Prensa Libre: Guatemala apologizes for the forced disappearance of 4 indigenous activists in 1989
December 12, 2025
Quotes & Media Coverage
El Paìs: Arévalo apologizes for the forced disappearances during Guatemala’s Civil War
December 12, 2025
Quotes & Media Coverage
AP News: Guatemalan state accepts responsibility for the disappearance of four human rights activists.
December 10, 2025
Statement
Organizaciones internacionales condenan la muerte en custodia de líder opositor en Venezuela
December 8, 2025
Quotes & Media Coverage
Slate: ICE Has a New Foe: Miscarrying Women in Trump DHS Custody
November 30, 2025
Quotes & Media Coverage
The Guardian: Gutting of key US watchdog could pave way for grave immigration abuses, experts warn
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