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Youth Advisory Board

Each of these innovative student leaders takes action to advance and promote human rights in their communities. Serving as thought leaders, they help to shape, guide, and carry out our work.

Through engaging programming, the Youth Advisory Board (YAB) represents RFKHR Speak Truth to Power by empowering youth to unify and advance human rights.

The YAB strives to embody the virtues of Robert F. Kennedy: A desire to grow and learn through empathy, passion, and stewardship in order to inspire ourselves and others. The YAB is tasked with inspiring students to take informed action in advancing the cause of human rights, providing resources for youth to tackle issues in or outside of their communities, and documenting the success of our work and celebrating the progression of their values.

Current Youth Advisory Board Members

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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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