Our Voices
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Driving Inclusion and Dignity at Work: Reflections on SHRM Inclusion 2022
Tags Share The research is clear: a persistent gap sits between what employees report they are experiencing and what employers believe their workplace and culture are delivering. In fact, while over 80% of employers believe that employees are treated with dignity and respect at their organization regardless of their job, role or level, only 65…
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Roe’s overturn, national reckonings among issues driving young voters to the polls this election
Tags Share Young voters are projected to match if not break turnout records this coming midterm election, as the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade is prompting 18-29 year olds to head to the polls to defend abortion and reproductive rights. And the climate crisis, inflation, and national reckonings with racism and policing remain…
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Howard professor Dr. Helen Bond talks education, cultural diversity, CRT at Speak Truth to Power event
Tags Share Quality education—one of the key components of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)—is a driver of development. So said Helen Bond Ph.D., Howard University Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction and co-chair of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN USA) at a live virtual event titled ‘Speak Truth to Power: The Magic…
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As election day nears, 5 things to know about the Voting Rights Act
Tags Share At the end of 1962, President John F. Kennedy asked his brother, then-Attorney General Robert Kennedy, to compile a report on the Civil Rights enforcement activities of the Justice Department over the previous year. In this report, submitted on January 24, 1963, Robert Kennedy notes “progress” overall, but reminds the President that difficult…
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Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights’ advocacy and litigation teams testify to plights of Black migrants in U.S., Brazil’s indigenous population
Tags Share The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights hearings laid bare the plights of Black migrants in the U.S. and Brazil’s Indigenous communities when the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights’ international and U.S. advocacy and litigation teams testified last week. During the hearings, Daniel Tse, joint legal fellow with RFKHR and the Haitian Bridge Alliance,…
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Brazil: Civil Society Organizations Denounce Human Rights Violations of Indigenous Peoples in Brazil before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Tags Share Brasilia, Washington D.C.October 28, 2022 As the context for indigenous peoples in Brazil is increasingly hostile and adverse as the State continues to direct efforts to infringe on their territorial rights threaten the legitimate and safe occupancy of their territories, the organizations Articulação dos Povos Indígenas do Brasil (APIB), Coordenação das Organizações Indígenas…
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Brasil: Organizaciones de la Sociedad Civil Denuncian Violaciones a los Derechos Humanos de los Pueblos Indígenas en Brasil ante la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos
Tags Share Brasilia, Washington D.C. 28 de octubre de 2022. El contexto para los pueblos indígenas en Brasil es cada vez más hostil y adverso en la medida en la que el Estado dirige esfuerzos para infringir sus derechos territoriales a través de medidas fácticas y legales que amenazan la habitación legítima y segura de…
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Brasil: Organizações da Sociedade Civil Denunciam ante a Comissão Interamericana de Direitos Humanos as Violações Contra os Direitos Humanos dos Povos Indígenas no Brasil
Tags Share Brasilia, Washington D.C.28 de Outubro 2022. O contexto para os povos indígenas no Brasil é cada vez mais hostil e adverso, na medida em que o Estado direciona esforços para violar seus direitos territoriais por meio de medidas fáticas e jurídicas que ameaçam a habitação legítima e segura de seus territórios. Além disso,…
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Chadian Authorities must desist from attacking human rights defenders and critical voices
Tags Share Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and the International Service for Human Rights strongly condemn the attacks on pro-democracy protesters by Chadian security forces resulting in the death of over 50 people and injuring hundreds. We urge the transitional authorities to take all necessary measures to ensure the respect for human rights in Chad…
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Guatemala: Organizaciones Internacionales Denuncian Violaciones Al Derecho De Defensa Y Debido Proceso En Casos De Abogados Y Abogadas Defensoras De Derechos Humanos
Tags Share Ciudad de Quebec, Washington D.C, La Haya, San José, y Ciudad de Guatemala, 25 de octubre de 2022. En los últimos meses, hemos observado violaciones al debido proceso en casos de abogados y abogadas defensoras de derechos humanos, incluyendo intimidaciones, denuncias penales y administrativas manifiestamente infundadas. El caso de la abogada Leyli Santizo…
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La Situación de Derechos Humanos de los Pueblos Indígenas de Brasil: 5 cosas que saber antes de la Audiencia el miércoles
Tags Share Brasil es hogar de casi 900.000 personas indígenas pertenecientes a más de 305 grupos étnicos y hablando más de 250 idiomas. Brasil es hogar de casi 900.000 personas indígenas con más de la mitad de ellas viviendo en áreas rurales. Muchos de los territorios indígenas de Brasil se encuentran en la selva amazónica,…
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