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Healing divisions with human rights education, from the Bronx to the Balkans

Human Rights Takes Center Stage in Mexico City

Rechazamos la aprobación del Decreto que limita el trabajo de las ONGs en Guatemala

Las ONG firmantes exhortamos al presidente de la República de Guatemala a vetar el Decreto No. 04-2020 que introduce reformas a la Ley de ONGs que afectan la libertad de asociación, libertad de expresión y restringe el espacio cívico

Myanmar: Lift Internet Restrictions in Rakhine and Chin States

Mobile internet blackout in four townships in Rakhine State among the world’s longest running

Employers boosting efforts to create respect and dignity at work

New research by Willis Towers Watson, in collaboration with Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, finds significant gaps exist between employer and employee perspectives on workplace dignity.

Fighting for justice together with Indigenous Activists in Guatemala

RFK Human Rights and the Xinka Parliament ask the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to hold Guatemala responsible for failing to protect the life of 16-year-old activist and her father

The Case of Omoyele Sowore

The Nigerian authorities have subjected journalist and human rights defender to multiple human rights violations

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Announces Eight New Powerhouse Board Members

Generaciones en riesgo de apatridia

Entrevista a la abogada María Bizenny sobre la desnacionalización de personas dominicanas de ascendencia haitiana

Generations at risk of statelessness

An interview with Attorney María Bizenny on denationalization of Dominicans of Haitian descent

The ICJ Orders Myanmar to Protect Rohingya from Genocide

Robert F Kennedy Human Rights Welcomes the International Court of Justices Historic Decision

FIRST YEAR OF THE PROSECUTOR GENERAL IN MEXICO CONCLUDES WITH FEW ADVANCES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST IMPUNITY

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Launches Bold Immigration Initiative

Kerry Kennedy on the chaos and cruelty at the U.S.-Mexico border

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Leads Global Litigation Network to Protect Civic Space

Our Full Public Comment to the NYC Board of Correction

We urge the abolition of punitive separation and prolonged solitary confinement in New York City

STATEMENT BY KERRY KENNEDY ON THE UNLAWFUL RE-ARREST OF OMOYELE SOWORE

Vishal Verma joins the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Leadership Council

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Celebrates Sahrawi Human Rights Defender and 2019 Right Livelihood Award Laureate Aminatou Haidar

Our 2019 Ripple of Hope Awards Gala is December 12!

A Historic Week for Justice for the Rohingya

Bangladesh: Protect Rohingya Refugees, Make U.N. Assessment Available

We signed an open letter to the Bangladesh Prime Minister, calling for the government to prioritize Rohingya refugee rights

Fighting for Bail Reform in Dallas

Fighting to free imprisoned Nigerian journalist and activist

Joint Statement by the Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights

Speak Truth to Power Launches in The Balkans

ROBERT F. KENNEDY HUMAN RIGHTS URGES THE BAHAMAS TO HALT DEPORTATIONS POST HURRICANE DORIAN

Meet Your 2019 RFK Young Leaders Campus Ambassadors!

INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION HEARS TESTIMONY ON DISAPPEARANCES & FEMICIDE OF WOMEN IN CIUDAD JUÁREZ, MEXICO

Silvia Elena Rivera Morales et. al v. Mexico Case Summaries

Meet our New 2019 Class of Legal Fellows!

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Supports Defendant Carl E. Heastie’s Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment in Soares v. Heastie

IAPA and RFK Human Rights applaud the elimination of the statute of limitations in the murder of journalist Nelson Carvajal

Bangladesh: Human rights groups urge government to implement recommendations on torture and other abuses after damning UN review

Our 2019 Human Rights Award Laureates Reflect America's Ideals

Meet our 2019 Summer Interns!

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights & the Universidad San Francisco de Quito host interregional workshop on strategic litigation for the protection of civic space in Quito, Ecuador

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) grants Precautionary Measures for Xinka Parliament's Lawyer, Quelvin Jimenez Villalta

Impact investing is solving un-met needs

Investors buoyed by ESG frameworks

Investors’ role in disability inclusion

Winter is coming

Is AI compatible with civil rights?

Credit Where Credit Is Due: The U.S. Government Demonstrates Human Rights Leadership On Myanmar

Appel a candidature: Atelier du contentieux de l’espace civique

25-27 Septembre, Abuja, Nigeria

Call for Applications: Civic Space Litigation Surgery

25-27 September, Abuja, Nigeria

VOICES FROM KUMARAKAPAY

Testimonies from our fact-finding mission to the Brazil-Venezuela border

Release Malawian Human Rights Defender Mr. Gift Trapence from Detention Now

Kerry Kennedy's Wall Street Journal Letter to the Editor on Liberalism and Her Father's Legacy

A Historic Victory: Farmworkers Fair Labor Practices Act

Letter to Secretary Pompeo Regarding LGBTQIA+ and Human Rights

RFK Human Rights Board Member José E. Feliciano honored at Toigo 2019 Gala

THE GOVERNMENT OF GUATEMALA SHOULD GUARANTEE THE PROTECTION AND ACCESS TO THE HISTORIC ARCHIVE OF THE NATIONAL POLICE

Human Rights Organizations Urge the Dominican Republic to Respect & Protect the IASHR

Statement from Our President Kerry Kennedy on the detention of Aljazeera Journalist Mahmoud Hussein

Five years later: nothing but broken promises

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Condemns the Arrest and Continued Detention of Myanmar Filmmaker Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi

Open letter to States on preventative engagement with Tanzania at the Human Rights Council’s 41st session

Transfemicide of Vicky Hernández in Honduras will be heard by the Interamerican Court of Human Rights

ROBERT F. KENNEDY HUMAN RIGHTS CELEBRATES ‘WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY’ WITH ANNOUNCEMENT OF 2019 BOOK & JOURNALISM AWARD WINNERS

Attacks on the Interamerican Human Rights System violate the regional protection of Human Rights

ROBERT F. KENNEDY HUMAN RIGHTS NAMES THREE ORGANIZATIONS FIGHTING FOR MIGRANT RIGHTS AS 2019 HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD WINNERS

Kerry Kennedy's Remarks for the Public Ceremony of State Responsibility recognition in the Nelson Carvajal et al. v. Colombia Case

Civil society organizations condemn ongoing criminalization of human rights defenders Claudia Samayoa and José Martínez

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Welcomes Graham Nash, Jennifer Prescott and Aloe Blacc to the Leadership Council

The Wall Facing LGBTI Refugees and Asylum Seekers

We call on House Foreign Affairs Committee leaders to hold hearings for Jamal Khashoggi

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Urges Bangladesh not to Forcibly Return Ronhingya Refugees

Bangladeshi Prime Minister responds to Kerry Kennedy

RFK Young Leaders Join Inaugural Titan Generator Summit at SXSW

Written Submission to the UN Human Rights Committee Regarding The Freedom of Assembly

50 Civil Society Organizations and Experts Join Calls for Continued U.S. Funding of Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

Joint statement on detention of Univision journalists at the Miraflores Palace

RFK Human Rights Joins Coalition to Create the Titan Generator

We Join International Organizations to Denounce the Proposed National Guard Model in Mexico

Call for Applications: Civic Space Litigation Surgery

Reform to the NGO Law promoted by Guatemala’s Congress violates the Rights to Freedom of Association and Expression

Memorandum of Support for the 2019 Discovery for Justice Reform Act

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights posts bail on behalf of named plaintiffs in a federal civil rights class action attacking unconstitutional pretrial detention

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Welcomes Jane Alexander and Kathryn Erbe to the Leadership Council

The Dominican Republic will have to respond on human rights obligations before the United Nations

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Condemns Violent Crackdown on Protests in Zimbabwe

Punitive Pretrial Detention in Egypt

RFK Calls for the Absolute Respect of the Right to Peaceful Protest in Venezuela

Statement by international organizations dedicated to the protection of Human Rights in Guatemala

International Organizations condemn new initiative to weaken CICIG and the fight against impunity and corruption in Guatemala

Open Letter From Non-Government Organizations In Support Of A Targeted, Global EU Human Rights Sanctions Regime

Open Letter on Bail Principles for 2019

RFK Human Rights Signs Joint Civil Society Letter Asking Ethiopia to Address restrictions in draft CSO Proclamation and protect freedom of association

A new path to justice in Latin America: Inter-American Court sets historic precedent in case of journalist assassinated in Colombia

Despite The Risk, Victims Around the World Speak Out To Help Eliminate Violence Against Women

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Welcomes Reneé Fleming and Scott Wolf to the Leadership Council

Coalition Letter to the High Commissioner for Human Rights Regarding Bangladesh

International Observatory on Mexico: The Decision of Mexico’s Supreme Court on the Internal Security Law Will Set a Fundamental Precedent on Militarization in the Country and in the Region

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Hosts 29th Annual Charity Golf Tournament in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts

Obstacles in Trial of Those Accused of Honduran Activist Berta Cáceres' Murder Put Justice for Berta at risk

Delegation from Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Travels to Mexico, Speaking with Victims of Human Rights Abuses in Guerrero

Meet Carlos: A RFK Young Leader Who Wants You to Talk About Mental Health

Remembering Bill Barry

New Advocacy Manual on Right to Nationality in the Dominican Republic