Our Voices
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Just Security: The Essential Role of ‘Civic Space’ in Safeguarding Electoral Integrity: How a Decision in Africa Can Reverberate
Tags Share In Just Security, RFKHR Staff Attorneys Sofìa Jaramillo and Sarah Morsheimer present a new op-ed detailing the significance of the recent decision on Ethiopia’s 2015 elections, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), a body of the African Union. This case, brought by and litigated by RFKHR, is a landmark decision
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Rising Temperatures, Rising Threats: The Growing Risk and Resilience of Environmental Defense
Tags Share In every corner of the world, from the burning rainforests of the Amazon to the rising shores of the Pacific Islands, environmental defenders are on the front lines of the fight against one of humanity’s greatest threats: climate change. These courageous individuals and communities are not only protecting our planet but are also
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Verite News: Lack of translation services pervasive in Louisiana immigration detention, advocates say
Tags Share A recent RFKHR report showed a “systematic denial of language access” that prevented asylum seekers from receiving protections and violated detainee’s rights and blocked their access to medical and legal services at Winn Correctional Center. Now, advocates say that language access issues stretch beyond that one facility and across the state of Louisiana
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Energy Shift: An Interview with John Lewis Young Leaders Alumni Miguel Johnson
Tags Share Miguel Johnson is a JLYL alumni who is shifting career fields as he discovers more about the intersection between political science and community organizing. Originally from Poughkeepsie, New York, Miguel is a recent graduate of the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership where he majored in political science and minored in
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RFK Human Rights Co-Hosts the first Connective Capital Consortium
Tags Share At the inaugural Connective Capital Consortium during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 53rd Annual Legislative Conference in Washington, DC, Marcus Mason, Senior Partner at Madison Group, shared his thesis for the event’s inception: “This first-of-its-kind Braintrust is intended to make a difference between how capital is invested and allocated. It has been proven
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In Conversation with Anthony Enriquez, Vice President of U.S. Advocacy & Litigation, RFK Human Rights
Tags Share The U.S. criminal legal system is under increased scrutiny for perpetuating racial and economic injustices, with private prison operators profiting from mass incarceration and immigration detention, compromising human rights. Anthony Enriquez, VP of U.S. Advocacy & Litigation at RFK Human Rights, sheds light on the financial drivers behind the system’s expansion, emphasizing the crucial
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Access to Information: Empowering Citizens, Strengthening Democracies
Tags Share As we celebrate this year’s International Day of Universal Access to Information (IDUIA), we are reminded that the ability to access information is more than a right—it is the foundation of democracy. This year’s focus, “Mainstreaming Access to Information and Participation in the Public Sector,” could not be more relevant. Across the globe,
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A New Cohort of Changemakers: The 2024-2025 John Lewis Young Leaders
Tags Share Join us in welcoming the 2024-2025 cohort of John Lewis Young Leaders! Representing 15 distinct universities across the country, our second cohort of fellows has developed innovative capstones designed to create social change. We are pleased to support a wide array of projects from increasing digital literacy, to organizing DACA form clinics, to
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Lohud: New York man deported to Haiti, though he’s not a Haitian citizen, tells his story
Tags Share Paul Pierrilus details his harrowing experience being deported to Haiti, despite not ever having set foot in the country, in a new Lohud report. RFKHR Staff Attorney Sarah Decker spoke with Lohud about Pierrilus’ situation. “The pardon could help open a pathway for Pierrilus to receive humanitarian parole because his current situation
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Alaa Abd el-Fattah must be released this month at the end of his prison sentence
Tags Share The Egyptian-British writer and activist, Alaa Abd el-Fattah, must be released on Sunday 29 September at the end of his five year prison sentence, in accordance with Egyptian law, a coalition of 59 Egyptian and international human rights organisations stated today. The organisations expressed their deep alarm at news, shared by his lawyer,
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Apátridas y Vulnerables: La crisis actual de los descendientes de haitianos en la República Dominicana
Tags Share «Nos están borrando como seres humanos», dijo Sonia Pierre, nacida en la República Dominicana de padres haitianos, en referencia a la profunda discriminación a la que se enfrentan las personas dominicanas de ascendencia haitiana dentro de la sociedad dominicana y sus instituciones. Sonia fue una dedicada defensora de los derechos humanos que lideró
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Stateless and Vulnerable: The Ongoing Crisis of Haitian Descent in the Dominican Republic
Tags Share “We are being erased as human beings,” said Sonia Pierre, who was born in the Dominican Republic to Haitian parents, in reference to the profound discrimination faced by Dominicans of Haitian descent within Dominican society and its institutions. Sonia was a dedicated human rights defender who led the movement against the structural racism
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