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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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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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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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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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