Our Voices
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The Guardian: Gutting of key US watchdog could pave way for grave immigration abuses, experts warn
A new investigation reveals that the Department of Homeland Security’s internal civil rights watchdog system has been dismantled to the point of near-collapse, just as the Trump administration accelerates aggressive immigration enforcement.
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The Independent: Miscarriages, infections, neglect: The pregnant women detained by ICE
Referencing a recent report from Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and partner organizations, The Independent details medical neglect and harrowing abuses against pregnant women inside ICE detention
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Egypt: CFJ, Sinai Foundation for Human Rights, and RFK Human Rights Submit Communication to African Children’s Rights Mechanism
Tags Share The Committee for Justice, the Sinai Foundation for Human Rights, and RFK Human Rights have submitted a communication to the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) on behalf of a 16-year-old Egyptian child (identity withheld) who was unlawfully detained, forcibly disappeared, and tortured by Egyptian authorities.
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منظمات لجنة العدالة ومؤسسة سيناء لحقوق الإنسان وروبرت ف. كينيدي لحقوق الإنسان تتقدم ببلاغ إلى لجنة الخبراء الأفريقية لحقوق الطفل ورفاهه
Tags Share قدمت لجنة العدالة ومؤسسة سيناء لحقوق الإنسان وروبرت ف. كينيدي لحقوق الإنسان بلاغًا إلى لجنة الخبراء الأفريقية لحقوق الطفل ورفاهه، نيابةً عن طفل مصري يبلغ من العمر 16 عامًا (تم حجب هويته)، تعرّض للاعتقال غير القانوني والإخفاء القسري والتعذيب على يد السلطات المصرية. ويُشكّل احتجاز الطفل وتعذيبه انتهاكًا صارخًا لحقوق الطفل بموجب القانون
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Kerry Kennedy for Newsweek: Remembering My Father Senator Robert F. Kennedy
In this moving op-ed, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights President Kerry Kennedy reflects on her father’s legacy on what would have been his 100th birthday.
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Yahoo! News: A former magistrate exiled in the US fears an “attack” if she returns to Guatemala
A former judge on Guatemala’s Constitutional Court, Gloria Porras was well-known for championing anti-corruption efforts in the country.
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The Guardian: Trump officials wrongly deport trans woman in violation of court order
A federal judge found that transgender woman Britania Uriostegui Rios would face significant risk of persecution or torture if she was deported to Mexico.
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POLITICO: Trump admin acknowledges another ‘inadvertent’ deportation despite court order
A federal judge found that transgender woman Britania Uriostegui Rios would face significant risk of persecution or torture if she was deported to Mexico.
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CNN: Trump administration ‘inadvertently’ deported transgender woman to Mexico despite judge’s concern she may face torture there
The Trump administration now admits it “inadvertently” deported transgender woman Britania Uriostegui Rios to Mexico despite a court order barring her return.
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In Conversation with Stacey Abrams: Artificial Intelligence, DEI, and Human Responsibility in ‘Coded Justice’
Tags Share On October 22nd, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights hosted its most recent book club with author, political leader, and RFK Ripple of Hope Laureate, Stacey Abrams, to discuss her latest novel, Coded Justice. In Coded Justice, Stacey Abrams’ storytelling prowess is on full display—a deft combination of riveting twists and vibrant characters set
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Reuters: US snubs UN meeting on its human rights record
Speaking with Reuters, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights senior staff attorney Sarah Decker denounces the United States’ unprecedented refusal to participate in a formal UN review process.
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Defending Environmental Human Rights Defenders: Legal Frameworks
Tags Share Amid the escalating climate emergency and widespread environmental degradation, now widely recognized as urgent human rights concerns by the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, the International Court of Justice, and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, the work of environmental human rights defenders (EHRDs) has never been more vital. Environmental
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