Our Voices
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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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Global Insights: America’s War on Democracy
Pressure is mounting on corporate America to publicly speak out and defend historically marginalized voters from suppression.
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Don’t Just Quote My Father, Follow His Example
Tags Share (CNN)A year ago, our nation was gripped by protests over the repeated killings of Black Americans at the hands of police. A year ago, my good friend Rep. John Lewis was still with us. He died last July, at the age of 80, after a lifetime of dedicated service to our country. In…
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“Canary: The Washington Post Investigates” Wins RFK Journalism Award
Tags Share Amy Brittain, Reena Flores, and Bishop Sand of the Washington Post have been recognized with a 2021 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award in the radio division for their work on the seven-part podcast, “Canary: The Washington Post Investigates.” Canary follows Brittain’s reporting journey documenting failures in the D.C. court system’s handling of a…
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AP Wins Two RFK Journalism Awards
Tags Share An investigation exposing widespread abuse in the palm oil industry and searing photos of Ethiopians fleeing war earned The Associated Press two Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards on Thursday. AP investigative reporters Margie Mason and Robin McDowell won the RFK Journalism Award for International Print for a series of stories that uncovered the…
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USA TODAY Network South Wins RFK Journalism Award for ‘Confederate Reckoning’
Tags Share USA TODAY Network newsrooms across the South region won a prestigious journalism award Thursday honoring an ongoing project that explores the long shadow of racism in the American South. “The Confederate Reckoning,” a multimedia series powered by dozens of journalists working across five states, received the grand prize from the 2021 Robert F.…
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Egypt: President Should Act to Unshackle Freedoms
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi of Egypt should immediately end a crackdown on freedom of association, independent groups, and peaceful dissent.
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RFK Human Rights Condemns Recent Violence Against Journalist Omoyele Sowore
We urge the Government of Nigeria to hold accountable all persons responsible for the unlawful arrest, detention, and now shooting of Omoyele Sowore.
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Munduruku People and Their Territories Need Immediate Protection
Tags Share Wildcat gold miners invaded and attacked a Munduruku village in the Amazon on Wednesday, taking aim at leaders, including Maria Leusa Kaba, who have long opposed illegal mining on their protected Indigenous lands. As predicted, on May 26, 2021, in an alleged retaliation of a major operation against illegal mining coordinated by the…
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Uganda’s Sexual Offences Bill Fosters Discrimination and Injustice
Tags Share The Sexual Offences Bill, which seeks to amend the existing legal framework on sexual offences (especially the Penal Code Act Cap 120), contains several provisions that would worsen the situation of the LGBTQ+ community and people living with HIV/AIDS in Uganda. Despite the stated object of the Bill purportedly being “the effectual prevention…
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Eritrea: Renew Vital Mandate of UN Special Rapporteur
New and ongoing human rights violations in Eritrea can’t be ignored.
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