Our Voices
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A Disappearing Act: Out of Sight, Out of Mind
Tags Share Robert F. Kennedy summed it up best: “I believe that, as long as there is plenty, poverty is evil.” The United States houses the most billionaires in the world, yet hundreds of thousands remain without shelter or homes across the nation. And disturbingly, instead of leveraging American talents and resources to provide long-term…
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African Commission Found that Zimbabwe Violated Fundamental Freedoms: Zimbabwe Must Immediately Implement the Commission’s Decision and Guarantee Better Human Rights Protection
Tags Share January 5, 2023 The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights recently issued a positive and precedent-setting decision in Communication 446/13 between Jennifer Williams, Magodonga Mahlangu, and Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) and the Republic of Zimbabwe (“the WOZA case”). Finding that the government of Zimbabwe violated the applicants’ rights to freedom of…
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In Memoriam: Scott Minerd
Tags Share We extend our deepest condolences and prayers to the family, friends and colleagues of our Board Member Scott Minerd. Scott’s heroic heart and enormous generosity touched the lives of all he knew, as well as countless strangers who he helped throughout the years. His brilliance and vision, business acumen and boundless compassion were…
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Organizaciones de la Sociedad Civil Condenan Expulsiones Colectivas de República Dominicana y Llaman a su Cese Inmediato
Tags Share Santo Domingo, Washington D.C.Diciembre 2022 Las organizaciones firmantes expresamos extrema preocupación frente a la expulsión colectiva a Haití de personas, incluyendo niños, niñas y adolescentes y mujeres embarazadas, por parte de las autoridades de la República Dominicana. Dicha medida forma parte de una serie de acciones planteadas por el Presidente de la República…
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IACHR submits case presented by RFK Human Rights and CERJ on human rights defenders who were disappeared during the internal armed conflict in Guatemala before the Inter-American Court
Tags Share November 2, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights formally began processing the case of Pérez Lucas et al. v. Guatemala, submitted by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on September 26, 2022. The case refers to the forced disappearance of four human rights defenders in 1989 whose whereabouts are unknown to date.…
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CIDH somete caso de RFK Human Rights y CERJ sobre defensores desaparecidos durante el conflicto armado interno en Guatemala ante la Corte Interamericana
Tags Share El 2 de noviembre, la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos dio inicio formal al trámite del caso Pérez Lucas y otros Vs. Guatemala, sometido por la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) el 26 de septiembre de 2022. El caso se refiere a la desaparición forzada de cuatro defensores de derechos humanos en…
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Civil Society Organizations Condemn Collective Expulsions from the Dominican Republic And Call for Their Immediate End
Tags Share Santo Domingo, Washington D.C.December, 2022. We, the undersigned organizations, express extreme concern regarding the collective expulsion of people, including children, adolescents and pregnant women, to Haiti by the authorities of the Dominican Republic. This measure is part of a series of actions proposed by the President of the Dominican Republic to address migration…
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Young human rights defenders carry on John Lewis’ lasting legacy
Tags Share For myself, and for many members of the Kennedy family, John Lewis was a continual and steady presence in our lives. He was a father figure to us, he shared a special bond with my mother, Ethel, and he was a guiding force in helping Robert F Kennedy Human Rights become the organization…
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Justice Action Center: Immigrant Rights Organizations File FOIA Lawsuit Seeking Information on “Batavia” NY Detention Center
Tags Share A coalition of legal and advocacy groups, including Justice for Migrant Families WNY, Prisoners’ Legal Services of NY, and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, has filed a FOIA lawsuit against ICE for failing to release records on policies at the Buffalo Service Processing Center, known as Batavia. The lawsuit follows eight months of…
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Honduras: Retraso judicial vulnera acceso a la justicia en caso “Fraude sobre el Gualcarque”
Tags Share Europa/Las Américas, 1 de diciembre de de 2022.- Las organizaciones nacionales e internacionales que componen la Misión de Observación Calificada en la Causa Berta Cáceres, llaman a la Sala de lo Constitucional de la Corte Suprema de Justicia a decidir prontamente la consulta sobre la acción de amparo que suspende el juicio oral…
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