Our Voices
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Statement on Temporary Protected Status for Cameroon
RFK Human Rights calls upon President Biden and Secretary Mayorkas to immediately grant Temporary Protected Status to all Cameroonians in the United States.
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Civil Society Groups Call for Immediate Release of Myanmar Activist
Tags Share We are deeply concerned over reports of a brutal shooting and arrest of activist Man Zar Myay Mon in Shan Htoo Village in Sagaing Region, Myanmar on June 8, 2021. Man Zar Myay Mon is a member of the Myanmar Alliance for Transparency and Accountability (MATA) and an Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI)…
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Case of Murdered Honduran Trans Woman Could Set Legal Precedent
Tags Share The Inter-American Court of Human Rights is examining whether the Honduran government was complicit in the killing of Vicky Hernández, a 26-year-old trans woman fatally shot on the night of the country’s 2009 coup d’état. The case, led by RFK Human Rights and Red Lésbica Cattrachas, is the first to ask the Inter-American…
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UN Petition Calls for Ahmed Samir Santawy’s Release
Santawy, a 29-year-old student, is just one of many academics that have been targeted and arbitrarily detained by the Egyptian authorities.
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Investor Spotlight: Raelan Lambert on the launch of the Leap initiative
Tags Share Raelan Lambert doesn’t think that investing in women and diverse managers is a fad. Instead, it’s the smart thing to do for investors who wish to capture strong risk-adjusted returns for the long term. Consider that almost 30% of women-led private equity firms are generating top quartile returns, along with 34% of diversely-owned…
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Construction of Dominican-Haitian Border Fence Causes Concern
Tags Share Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights expresses concern about the Dominican Republic’s government declaration of the construction of a fence on the Dominican-Haitian border as an ‘emergency’. The Government has assigned the Ministry of Defence to spearhead the process and has decided to keep all related information as “classified.” As explained recently, the fence…
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Expresamos Preocupación por la Construcción de la Cerca Fronteriza Dominicano-Haitiana y su Determinación de Toda la Información Relacionada Como ‘Clasificada
Tags Share Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights expresa su preocupación por la declaración de la construcción de una verja fronteriza como una “emergencia” por parte del gobierno dominicano. El Estado ha asignado al Ministerio de Defensa la dirección del proceso y ha decidido mantener toda la información relacionada como “reservada”. Como se explicó recientemente, la…
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Nigerian Government Must End Crackdown on Civic Space
The Government of Nigeria must take steps to respect and protect the rights of its citizens to freedom of expression, association, and assembly.
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Documentary on Northshore Recovery School Wins RFK Journalism Award
Tags Share The MTV documentary that chronicled a year in the life of Northshore Recovery High School students and their struggles with addiction has won a 2021 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award. The four-part series, “16 and Recovering,” was directed and executive produced by Steve Liss, a filmmaker who lives in Beverly, with help from…
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