Our Voices
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RFK Human Rights Statement on Protecting Voting Rights
Tags Share In Georgia this week, lawmakers pushed through a plan to place significant barriers in front of a core right in our democracy. Yet, this is far from an isolated incident—zealots in state legislatures around the country, still stinging from November losses, are moving aggressively to restrict our freedom to vote in 43 states.…
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The Dominican Republic’s Century-Long History of Racism
The Dominican Republic wants to build a border wall. It should learn from America’s mistakes.
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U.S. Should Follow EU’s Lead on ESG Policy
New ESG disclosure rules in Europe demonstrate yet again that the U.S. is lagging behind in important financial decisions.
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Creating Visibility and Change for the Trans Community
Meet three of our trans activists who are making a difference.
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U.S. Should Follow EU’s Lead on ESG Policy
New ESG disclosure rules in Europe demonstrate yet again that the U.S. is lagging behind in important financial decisions.
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Denationalization and Anti-Immigrant Policies in the Dominican Republic
Tags Share The Socio-Cultural Movement of Haitian Workers (MOSCTHA for its Spanish acronym), the legal team of the Jacques Viau Network, the Fundación Derechos Vigentes, the Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights express our deep concern over the decision adopted on February 27, 2021 by the Dominican Republic’s…
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Comunicado Sobre La Decisión De La Suprema Corte De Justicia De La República Dominicana en Relación a La Nulidad Del Acta De Nacimiento Original De Juliana Deguis Pierre
Tags Share El Movimiento Socio-Cultural de los Trabajadores Haitianos (MOSCTHA), el equipo legal de la Red Jacques Viau, la Fundación Derechos Vigentes, el Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos y Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights expresamos nuestra profunda preocupación por la decisión adoptada el 27 de febrero de 2021 por la Suprema Corte…
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We Welcome the U.S. House Resolution in Support of #ENDSARS
Tags Share Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights welcomes the re-introduction of a U.S. House of Representatives Resolution supporting the #ENDSARS movement against police brutality in Nigeria by Representatives Al Green and Joaquin Castro. The #EndSARS movement calls for the disbandment of the federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) which has been implicated in widespread human rights…
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States Break Silence to Condemn Egypt’s Abuses at UN Rights Body
The joint declaration, signed by 31 states, condemns the human rights situation in Egypt for the first time since 2014.
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Release Somali Journalist Kilwe Adan Farah
Farah’s illegal arrest and detention not only violate human rights law but send a chilling message to journalists in Somalia.
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International Community Must Respond to Crackdown on Freedom of Expression in Bangladesh
The Bangladeshi authorities must end their escalating crackdown on human rights.
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Can Slavery Reparations Happen Under the Biden Administration?
Tags Share In an effort to correct the ongoing and state-sanctioned harms of slavery, support for H.R. 40—a bill that would create a slavery reparations commission—has been mounting in both the House and Senate. The overarching thought is that if there is ever an apology for slavery, it will be followed by a form of…
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