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RFK Human Rights Joins World Press Freedom Day Celebrations in Brussels
Tags Share At the invitation of UNESCO’s Global Media Defence Fund, RFK Human Rights joined other media freedom stakeholders from around the world to commemorate the 2025 World Press Freedom Day in Brussels, Belgium, from May 5 to 7, 2025. The celebration was organized under the theme Reporting in a Brave New World: The Impact…
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#TunisiaExit – Unpacking Tunisia’s Restriction on Citizens’ Access to the African Court
Tags Share In early March, Tunisia officially revoked its citizens’ abilities to file cases against the government in Africa’s human rights court. On March 7, 2025, Tunisia notified the African Union (AU) of its decision to withdraw the Article 34(6) declaration that allows individuals and non-governmental organizations to file cases against it before the African Court…
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Venezuela: Exigimos información sobre la suerte y paradero de Eduardo Torres, defensor de derechos humanos de PROVEA, así como el respeto y garantía de sus derechos
Tags Share Las organizaciones firmantes expresamos nuestra profunda preocupación por la vida, integridad, libertad y seguridad de Eduardo Torres, defensor de derechos humanos e integrante del Programa Venezolano de Educación-Acción en Derechos Humanos (PROVEA), quien se encuentra desaparecido desde el viernes 9 de mayo. Tras concluir una reunión en Parque Central de Caracas, Eduardo mantuvo una conversación telefónica…
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One Student’s Fight for Florida’s Future Coastline
Tags Share Florida’s gulf coast is home to many natural wonders: diverse estuaries, lush mangrove forests, expansive beaches, and so much more. Having grown up surrounded by wetland ecosystems in St. Petersburg, Ava Thompson chose to dedicate her studies to preserving her home state’s ecology. Now a junior at Florida State University, Thompson is studying…
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Climate Change Is A Growing Threat To Education
Tags Share From book bans to the potential shuttering of the Department of Education, what happens in schools has become a particularly hot-button political issue, prompting contention between political factions at the local and federal levels. Measures taken to resist interference from Washington have been varied, with some teachers quietly defying the bans while others…
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This Week’s Spotlight on Human Rights
Tags Share U.S. Press Freedom Falls to Historical Low Press freedom in the United States has hit a record low, according to the latest World Press Freedom Index published annually by Reporters Without Borders. Press freedom in the U.S. now falls in line with developing countries, such as Gambia, Uruguay and Sierra Leone. While physical threats against journalists…
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Gothamist: US judge releases Bronx man detained by ICE, citing due process violations
A federal judge, citing due process concerns, ordered the release of a Bronx man who was taken into custody during his annual U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement check-in.
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Law & Crime – ‘Downright frightening’: Judge scorches Trump administration for saying that detainees can’t argue due process violations if they would have been detained anyway
The Trump Administration’s green light to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials to detain and hold a man from West Africa who has lived in the United States for more than three decades violated the man’s due process rights and ICE’s own regulations, according to a federal judge who also called the move “downright frightening.”
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This Week’s Spotlight on Human Rights
Tags Share International Tribunal Condemns U.S. Border Officials for Torturing, Killing Immigrant Nearly 15 years after Anastasio Hernández Rojas’ wife began pushing for justice in her husband’s killing, an international human rights commission found that U.S. border officials were responsible for his death — and that they tortured him before he died. This is the first time that…
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The New York Times: Immigrants From Around the Country Keep Getting Detained in Louisiana. It’s No Coincidence.
Tags Share For years, Louisiana has been a hotspot for immigrant detention, second only to Texas. Referencing recent high-profile cases of detained students, this New York Times article explores the factors behind Louisiana’s growing prominence in the United States’ immigration incarceration regime. The article also describes inhumane conditions, abuse, and neglect across the Louisiana ICE…
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Reuters: US Lawyer for Venezuelans Held in El Salvador Says Government Denied Her Access To Clients
Tags Share During a press conference in El Salvador, human rights advocate Kerry Kennedy condemned the Salvadoran government for denying legal access to clients, including over 250 Venezuelans deported from the U.S. to a maximum-security prison under a controversial agreement. Reuters has reported Kennedy, daughter of Robert F. Kennedy, criticized President Nayib Bukele’s administration for…
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