Our Voices

Detainees and advocates decry ‘horrific’ conditions at Louisiana ICE detention center

Staff attorney Sarah Gillman speaks with NBC News about inhumane conditions and rampant human rights abuses at Winn Correctional Center, an ICE detention facility in rural Louisiana.

“There’s been a lot of reports on Winn, and there’s been a lot of documentation, and even with all that it continues to exist,” she notes. “The only solution in my opinion is to shut it down.”

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.