Our Voices
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Supreme Court’s Death Penalty Decision Will Cause More Pain
Tags Share When I learned my father had been murdered, I went into my room, laid on my bed and cried. The only thing I could think to do was what he and my mother taught me and my brothers and sisters to do when times were difficult, and we couldn’t make sense of things.…
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Colombia Should Implement the IACHR’s Recommedations for Protecting Civic Space
The work of human rights defenders and social leaders is essential and constitutes an indispensable pillar for the strengthening and consolidation of democracy.
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El Estado colombiano debe acoger las recomendaciones de la CIDH en materia de líderes sociales incluso durante la pandemia COVID-19
Tags Share En su informe reciente, la CIDH destaca de manera crucial la importancia de reconocer el derecho a defender derechos y el rol fundamental de líderes y lideresas sociales en Colombia, especialmente en el contexto actual de emergencia generalizada El informe Personas Defensoras de Derechos Humanos y Líderes Sociales en Colombia, presentado recientemente por…
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We Condemn China’s Crackdown on Civic Space in Hong Kong
Tags Share (July 2, 2020, Washington D.C.) – Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights strongly condemns the draconian national security law imposed by China to crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong and those who express dissent against the Chinese government and Communist Party. The law severely curtails civic space in Hong Kong, and strips the…
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Colin Kaepernick Teams Up With RFK Human Rights to Support Community Bail Funds
Tags Share As jails across the country experience a heightened risk of infection during the pandemic, Colin Kaepernick and his Know Your Rights Camp have teamed up with Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights to help. The groups announced on Thursday morning that they will be partnering with dozens of community bail funds and local organizers—providing…
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CNN: Forced Disappearances are Increasing in Venezuela
In Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro’s security forces have used disappeareances to silence prominent political opponents and instill fear.
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The Latest Barrier to Education: Lack of Technology
Access to technology is a necessary linchpin to level the educational playing field, especially in a time of online learning.
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Bangladesh Must Fully Implement UN Recommendations Against Torture
Tags Share A Joint Statement by the Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances, Asian Human Rights Commission, International Federation for Human Rights, Odhikar, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and World Organisation Against Torture on the occasion of International Day in Support of Victims of Torture 2020 Manila/Hong Kong/Paris/Dhaka/Washington, D.C./Geneva, 25 June 2020: On the occasion of…
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Baby Boomers and Race: ‘Move Beyond Reflection’
We must move beyond reflection and seize this moment to stop anti-Black racism and violence for good.
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Venezuela Profiles: Stories of the Disappeared
The Bolivarian regime has found a sinister way to keep dissidents in check: kidnapping their loved ones to scare them into submission and silence.
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New York Times: Venezuela Secretly Detains Hundreds to Silence Critics
A new report from RFK Human Rights and Foro Penal show forced disappearances play a critical role in the Venezuelan government’s efforts to muzzle opponents and instill fear.
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Petition to Declare Decree-Law 370 Unconstitutional in Cuba
Tags Share The undersigned organizations and media outlets support the petition presented on June 8 in Cuba before the National Assembly, the State Council, the Supreme Court, the Office of the Attorney General, and the President of the Republic declaring 2019’s Decree-Law 370 unconstitutional. The 64 people who signed the petition did so on behalf…
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