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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.

She writes, “While our current moment may feel uniquely fraught, it is not without precedent. We have faced such crises of conscience before. What history teaches us, what my father’s legacy teaches us, is this: We can emerge stronger when we choose moral courage over political expediency, and human dignity over partisan division.”


Read the full piece here.

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.