Our Voices
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Worrying suspension of hearing: Delays persist in the criminalization of community journalist Carlos Choc in Guatemala
Tags Share The Center for Legal Action on Human Rights (CALDH), Protection International, Article 19, Freedom House, Free Press Unlimited, Reporters Without Borders, and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, we express our concern at the regrettable postponement of the hearing scheduled for the past Thursday December 7, 2023, by Judge Fabián De León Pérez, of…
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New York Times: Court May Force Honduras to Better Protect Trans People
Tags Share Outraged by the long-ignored murder of trans activist Vicky Hernández, RFK Human Rights and Red Lésbica Cattrachas have brought her case before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights demanding the state of Honduras be held accountable. It is the first time the Inter-American Court will rule on whether governments have done enough to…
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Violence against inmates
Tags Share Writing in The New York Times, our VP of U.S. Advocacy & Litigation Anthony Enriquez comments on the rising levels of violence against prison inmates – including those held in pretrial detention.
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Atlas of AI: Examining the human and environmental costs of artificial intelligence
Tags Share According to author and scholar Kate Crawford, the term “artificial intelligence” is a misnomer. “AI is neither artificial nor intelligent,” Crawford said. “[There is an] enormous environmental footprint – the minerals, the energy, the water – that drives AI. This is the opposite of artificiality. It’s profound materiality.” During Robert F. Kennedy Human…
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Over 100K sign tipped wage ballot petition
Tags Share The Boston Herald notes Kerry Kennedy’s involvement in a new ballot initiative that seeks to provide a standard minimum wage for tipped workers. Read the full article for more information about the One Fair Wage campaign.
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Full prisons and false charges: Bangladesh opposition faces pre-election crackdown
Tags Share In conversation with The Guardian, our VP of International Advocacy & Litigation Angelita Baeyens comments on Bangladesh’s pre-election crackdown on opposition leaders, supporters and activists – almost 10,000 of whom have been arrested after protests broke out against the ruling government.
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Foro Penal and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (RFKHR) call for the Honorable Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to uphold the Pre-Trial Chamber I Decision to resume investigations into crimes against humanity in Venezuela
Tags Share In a landmark two-day hearing, the Appeals Chamber of the ICC engaged in a comprehensive review of the State of Venezuela’s appeal against Pre-Trial Chamber I Decision on the Resumption of investigations by the Prosecutor’s Office. This historic hearing marked the first time a public hearing was held on this situation, and victims…
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El Foro Penal y Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (RFKHR) piden a la Honorable Sala de Apelaciones de la Corte Penal Internacional (CPI) que confirme la decisión de la Sala de Cuestiones Preliminares I de reanudar las investigaciones sobre crímenes de lesa
Tags Share En una histórica audiencia de dos días, la Sala de Apelaciones de la CPI llevó a cabo una revisión exhaustiva de la apelación del Estado de Venezuela contra la Decisión de la Sala de Cuestiones Preliminares I sobre la reanudación de las investigaciones por parte de la Fiscalía. Esta audiencia marcó la primera…
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Book Club: Atlas of AI: Power, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence
Tags Share This month’s selection, Atlas of AI: Power, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence by Kate Crawford highlights the political, ethical and environmental costs of using artificial intelligence and the power of algorithmic bias. A leading international scholar of the social implications of artificial intelligence, Crawford showcases the power of AI to…
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Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Submits Petition on Behalf of Mahmoud Hussein – “The T-Shirt Detainee”
Tags Share Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights has submitted a communication to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD) on behalf of Mahmoud Hussein, often referred to as the “T-Shirt Detainee.” Mahmoud is presently held at the notorious Badr Prison in Cairo, Egypt and requires urgent medical care. Mahmoud is a young Egyptian…
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