Our Voices
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International Organizations Call for the Immediate Release of Iranian Human Rights Activist Reza Khandan
Tags Share Washington, D.C., April 29, 2025 – The Feminist Majority Foundation, PEN America, Right Livelihood, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and more than 1,600 activists from around the world are raising their voices to protest the ongoing arbitrary detention of Iranian human rights defender Reza Khandan and demand his immediate and unconditional release. Reza…
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The Boston Globe: ICE is holding a Tufts PhD student at a Louisiana facility. Here’s what it’s like inside.
Tags Share The Boston Globe has reported that court filings, media coverage, and firsthand accounts reveal grim conditions inside the South Louisiana ICE Processing Center—known as Basile—where Tufts PhD student Rümeysa Öztürk is detained after expressing pro-Palestinian views. Öztürk’s case has drawn national attention and echoes widespread reports of inadequate medical care, unsanitary conditions, and…
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Carrying Ethel Kennedy’s Legacy Forward at the Inaugural Young Women’s Leadership Summit
In honor of Ethel Kennedy’s legacy of courage, compassion, and lifelong advocacy, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, in partnership with Manhattanville University, was proud to host the first Young Women’s Leadership Summit on April 23, 2025. Held at the iconic Reid Castle, the event brought together 65 young women and 16 advisors for a day…
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SJS and RFK Human Rights condemn the ban on reporting and attacks on journalists in Somalia
Tags Share MOGADISHU/WASHINGTON DC – The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) and RFK Human Rights strongly denounce the trend of attacks on journalists amidst the worsening security environment in Somalia. Somali authorities must uphold their legal obligations to guarantee freedom of expression for journalists and all Somali citizens. In recent months, freedom of the press in…
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Associated Press: Civil rights groups sue to restore jobs at Homeland Security oversight offices that were gutted
Tags Share Three advocacy groups are suing the Department of Homeland Security and Secretary Kristi Noem, seeking to restore staff jobs at three gutted offices that oversee civil rights protections across the department’s broad mission. The lawsuit was filed Thursday by the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights organization, the Southern Border Communities Coalition, and the Urban Justice Center. On March…
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The AP: As Immigrant Arrests Surge, Complaints of Abuse Mount At America’s Oldest Detention Center In Miami
Tags Share The United States’ oldest immigration detention facility has a long history of abuse – a history that shows no signs of abating amid the Trump administration’s increased efforts to detain and deport immigrants. The Associated Press reports on inhumane conditions and overcrowding at Krome Detention Center in Miami, highlighting the lack of accountability for…
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This Week’s Spotlight on Human Rights
Tags Share Trump Guts Key Civil Rights Protections With New Executive Order On Wednesday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that would further weaken civil rights protections and make it more difficult for plaintiffs to prevail in discrimination cases in areas such as education, housing, health care and public benefits. The order instructs federal agencies to stop enforcing laws and regulations…
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New York Times: Lawsuit Aims to Reverse Firings at Internal Oversight Offices Within D.H.S.
Tags Share An assortment of advocacy groups filed a lawsuit on Thursday aimed at stopping the Department of Homeland Security from permanently shuttering its internal oversight divisions after the Trump administration fired critical staff members, grinding operations to a halt. The lawsuit was filed in New York and brought by Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights,…
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Bloomberg Government: Homeland Agency’s Dismantling of Oversight Units Draws Lawsuit
Tags Share Immigrants’ rights groups, including Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, filed a federal lawsuit Thursday challenging the Department of Homeland Security’s dismantling key oversight offices. According to Bloomberg Government, the suit accuses DHS of violating the Constitution and federal law by shuttering its Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and related teams. These…
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KLSD News: Five John Jay students attend Young Women’s Leadership Summit
Tags Share Five John Jay High School students from the Katonah-Lewisboro School District recently participated in the Young Women’s Leadership Summit at Manhattanville University. Nominated by the school’s Counseling Center, these ninth through eleventh graders engaged in discussions on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The summit featured a…
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New York Times: Private Prisons for Immigrants
Tags Share “The Trump administration has justified cuts to public health, education and international aid programs in the name of ‘government efficiency.’ At the same time, it is passing billions of taxpayer dollars to private prison executives to expand an immigration incarceration system that is notorious for abuse, mismanagement and waste.” Responding to the Trump…
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News12 Westchester: Summit to empower young women held at Manhattanville University
Tags Share A special summit was held Wednesday at Manhattanville University to empower young women to create change in their communities. Learn more here.
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