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Open Letter From International Civil Society Organizations to the Minister for Penitentiary Services Of Venezuela Regarding Detention Conditions And Possible Torture At ‘Rodeo I’ Prison
Tags Share Mr Julio García Zerpa Minister for Penitentiary Services Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Minister García Zerpa, The international civil society organizations that sign this letter are writing to you to convey our deep concern about the conditions of confinement in the El Rodeo penitentiary center located in the state of Miranda, Venezuela, in particular…
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Protecting Women Journalists in Africa: Expert Discussion on Research and Solutions
Tags Share On June 5th, as part of their ongoing work focusing on civic space and their UNESCO-funded “Protecting Women Journalists in Africa through Research and Strategic Litigation Project”, RFK Human Rights partnered with the African Freedom of Information Centre (AFIC) to bring together experts on gender-based violence against women journalists in East and West…
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This Week’s Spotlight on Human Rights
Tags Share Americas: On World Refugee Day, states must prioritize the human rights of those seeking protection in the Americas On the occasion of World Refugee Day, Amnesty International has issued an open letter to the States parties to the Cartagena Declaration on Refugees, who are currently meeting in Bogotá, urging them to put human…
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This Week’s Spotlight on Human Rights
Tags Share This Pride, Embody the True Spirit of Queer Liberation As we enter another Pride Month overrun with corporate rainbows and empty overtures, it’s important to remember that Pride started as a protest — a riot, to be more specific. On a hot June day in 1969 when the New York Police Department raided the popular…
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Recent Developments in Human Rights and Climate Change
Tags Share The climate emergency is the defining crisis of our time. No corner of the globe is immune from the devastating consequences of climate change. Global warming is fueling environmental degradation, natural disasters, food and water insecurity, extreme weather events, rising sea levels, droughts, the spread of disease, land grabbing, displacement, and conflict. These…
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Kerry Kennedy: “The difference between a hero and a victim is activism with a loving heart”
Tags Share The biggest lesson RFK Human Rights president Kerry Kennedy learned from her father, the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy? “One person can make a difference, and each of us should try.” In an interview with Marina S. Haq for QISMAT magazine, Kerry details how she’s continuing her father’s vision while paving her own…
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This Week’s Spotlight on Human Rights
Tags Share RFK Human Rights Award Laureate brings LGBTQ+ activism, immigration rights together in life’s work Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights’ 2024 Human Rights Award recipient Arely Westley, a trans-Latinx Honduran woman, knows well the fate of many of her sisters. She escaped from her native country of Honduras just two years after transgender activist…
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Dr. Sharon Mullon Discusses the New York Housing Crisis
Tags Share Given the rising cost of living in recent years, the majority of New Yorkers face significant challenges in finding affordable housing. This issue is exacerbated by a disparity between the inflation rate and the stagnant minimum wage. Additionally, the process of gentrification has further compounded these difficulties, leaving many residents feeling discouraged and…
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Statement on Increased Border Prosecutions
Tags Share Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights is profoundly disappointed by the Biden administration’s plans to increase federal criminal prosecutions of migrants accused of nothing more than crossing a border. Decades of data on prosecutions for border crossing make it clear: mass incarceration does not deter people fleeing persecution. Already immigration-related prosecutions account for over one-fourth of the federal criminal…
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This Week’s Spotlight on Human Rights
Tags Share Spying, Hacking and Intimidation: Israel’s Nine-Year ‘War’ on the ICC Exposed When the chief prosecutor of the international criminal court (ICC) announced he was seeking arrest warrants against Israeli and Hamas leaders, he issued a cryptic warning: “I insist that all attempts to impede, intimidate or improperly influence the officials of this court…
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RFK Human Rights Award Laureate brings LGBTQ+ activism, immigration rights together in life’s work
Tags Share Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights’ 2024 Human Rights Award recipient Arely Westley, a trans-Latinx Honduran woman, knows well the fate of many of her sisters. She escaped from her native country of Honduras just two years after transgender activist Vicky Hernández was murdered on the streets of San Pedro Sula in 2009. And…
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Biden Should Oppose US Sanctions on ICC
Tags Share (Washington, DC) – US President Joe Biden should oppose threats and calls for punitive actions against the International Criminal Court (ICC), 121 human rights and civil society groups said today in a letter to President Biden. On May 20, 2024, the court’s prosecutor announced that he was seeking arrest warrants for three leaders of Hamas and two senior Israeli officials.…
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