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Compass Winter Investors Conference attendees strategize about disrupting the status quo, inclusive investments
Tags Share Monday’s Compass Winter Investors Conference brought 130 attendees to Miami to learn concrete strategies about staying the course on inclusive investments and disrupting the status quo so the business world reflects a more just and equitable vision. Noting that it took nearly three years to hold the annual winter conference in person, Robert…
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Kerry Kennedy and Dick Durbin: Hold Russia accountable for the crime of aggression in Ukraine
Tags Share A full year has passed since Russia launched its war against Ukraine in February 2022. Let us repeat that: a full year. As the rest of the world aged and grew, grappled with technological advances, inflation, record-breaking drought, flooding and political shifts, residents of Ukraine have been unable to escape the single, all-encompassing…
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UN Rapporteurs Concerned over Harassment of Rights Groups in Bangladesh
Tags Share Angelita Baeyens, our VP of International Advocacy & Litigation, speaks with Voice of America about the harassment and intimidation of two well-known human rights groups in Bangladesh. She notes, “The persecution and criminalization of Odhikar executives, one of the most prestigious human rights organizations in the country, shows an intentional effort by the…
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In Venezuela, legislation seeks to criminalize civil society in the country
Tags Share In the last five years, the Venezuelan regime has threatened civil society on at least 14 separate occasions with the enactment of a law furthering the restrictions to non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Jan. 18, the Vice-President of Venezuela’s ruling party, and member of the National Assembly, Diosdado Cabello, announced once again the introduction of…
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Once again we are asking for change. When will there be progress on police brutality?
Tags Share Our message is clear: It’s time to limit police contact with the public and decrease the opportunities law enforcement has to introduce violence to non-violent situations. This means limiting police power to stop people on mere pretext, repealing laws that criminalize people who speak out against police abuses, and investing directly into communities…
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Nuevo Amicus Sobre los Derechos de los Defensores de los Derechos Humanos
Tags Share El 6 de febrero de 2023, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, en conjunto con el Servicio Internacional para los Derechos Humanos (SIDH), Women’s Link Worldwide (WLW) y la Unión Nacional de Instituciones para el Trabajo de Acción Social (UNITAS) presentaron un amicus curiae ante la Corte Constitucional de Colombia. En 2019, la sociedad…
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New Amicus Brief on the Rights of Human Rights Defenders
Tags Share On February 6th 2023, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, in partnership with the International Service for Human Rights (ISHR), Women’s Link Worldwide (WLW) and Unión Nacional de Instituciones para el Trabajo de Acción Social (UNITAS) filed an amicus brief before the Colombian Constitutional Court. In 2019, national civil society presented a constitutional action…
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‘Guerrilla Habeas’ brings inside look at team of lawyers determined to beat deportation cases
Tags Share “Once people are swept up in the detention system, they are essentially disappeared, and people do not see them.” A new documentary, ‘Guerrilla Habeas’, follows our very own Sarah Gillman as she fights to restore human rights and dignity of immigrant communities in the United States. Speaking with MSNBC about the upcoming film,…
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How to keep ESG moving ahead in the face of political madness
Tags Share By Sancia Dalley and Kerry Kennedy Imagine a money manager trying to sell you on their ability to invest your retirement savings. After a long pitch, you say, “ When you invest in a company, do you see first if it has a history of environmental damage? Do you check to see if…
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5 Things to Know About the Brown v. Board of Education Case
Tags Share RFKHumanRights · #RFKHRVoiceArticles | 5 Things to Know About the Brown v. Board of Education Case In the fall of 1950, Oliver Brown, a Black church minister, tried to enroll his daughter Linda at Sumner Elementary School, a few blocks from their home in Topeka, Kansas. But she was denied enrollment because it…
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Rwandan Authorities Should Ensure an Independent Investigation into John Williams Ntwali’s Death
Tags Share January 31, 2023 – Rwandan authorities should allow an independent, impartial, and effective investigation, drawing on international expertise, into the death of John Williams Ntwali, a leading investigative journalist, 90 civil society organizations and media associations said today. Rwanda’s international partners should press the authorities to allow and cooperate fully with such an…
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