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The latest news, announcements, and statements from Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights. For media inquiries or to schedule an interview with one of our human rights experts, please contact communications@rfkhumanrights.org.
January 15, 2026
Press Release
New Report Highlights Freedom of Assembly Litigation Gaps and Opportunities
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 9, 2026
Press Release
VICTORY: Settlement Secures First Amendment Protections for Immigrants Detained in Buffalo ICE Detention 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 17, 2025
Press Release
La Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos condena al Estado mexicano por la violación sexual de parte de militares, tortura y muerte de doña Ernestina Ascencio Rosario
December 17, 2025
Press Release
Inter-American Court of Human Rights Condemns the State of Mexico for Sexual Violence by Members of the Mexican Army, Torture, and the Death of Ernestina Ascencio Rosario
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
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