Our Voices
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RFK Human Rights Calls for International Access in Venezuela Crisis
It is essential that any negotiations between the government and the opposition include openness to international human rights monitoring and verification.
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Activist Miriam Rodríguez Murdered in Mexico
Tags Share On the night of May 10, which was Mother’s Day in Mexico, Miriam Elizabeth Rodríguez Martínez, a human rights defender and the mother of a disappeared daughter, was shot to death in the state of Tamaulipas. The undersigned organizations express our profound concern about Miriam’s murder and urge Mexican authorities to take immediate…
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Petitioning the UN on Behalf of Uganda’s Stella Nyanzi
Nyanzi, a leading voice on sexual freedom and women’s rights, has been arbitrarily detained by Ugandan authorities since April 7, 2017.
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Statement by Kerry Kennedy on Aya Hijazi’s Return to the United States
Tags Share Over the last several weeks, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights worked closely with the Trump administration to ensure Aya’s case was prioritized at the highest levels, and we are deeply grateful to President Trump for his personal engagement in resolving Aya’s case. This is day of celebration for Aya Hijazi, Mohamed Hassanein and…
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Release Nkongho Felix Agbor-Balla
Tags Share (March 27, 2017 | Washington D.C.) Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and the Anti-Torture Initiative at the Washington College of Law’s Center for Human Rights & Humanitarian Law, call for the immediate release of human rights defender Nkongho Felix Agbor-Balla, who has been held in military detention since January 17, 2017. He was…
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Guatemala Must Support Reforms in Favor of Judicial Independence
Tags Share (February 13, 2017, Washington D.C., New York, San José Costa Rica, and Guatemala City). The signatory organizations observe with concern the recent scandals related to influence peddling and manipulation of the elections processes of the Supreme Court of Justice of Guatemala, in which Judges Blanca Stalling and Eddy Orellana are publicly implicated. These…
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RFK Human Rights Calls for Investigation Into Killing of Bangladeshi Journalist
Journalist Abdul Hakim Shimul was covering a violent clash between factions of the Awami League political party when he was shot and killed.
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Bangladesh High Court Resumes Trial Against Odhikar Members
Tags Share (January 18, 2017 | Washington, D.C.) Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights condemns the decision by the Bangladesh High Court Division of the Supreme Court to allow the case against Adilur Rahman Khan and Nasiruddin Elan to go forward. Mr. Khan is the Secretary of Odhikar, one of the most respected human rights organizations…
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RFK Human Rights Welcomes Release of Kashmiri Activist Khurram Parvez
Tags Share (November 30, 2016 | Washington, D.C.) Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights welcomed the release today of Khurram Parvez, a prominent Kashmiri human rights activist who had been arbitrarily and illegally detained since September 16, 2016. In an order issued November 25, 2016 by Justice Muzaffar Hussain Attar of the High Court of Jammu…
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RFK Human Rights and Tahrir Institute Condemn Egypt’s New NGO Law
Tags Share Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy condemn Egypt’s new nongovernmental associations law, which was approved by the Egyptian parliament on Tuesday. The new 89-article law on civic organizations, which was drafted by Egypt’s House of Representatives, is a much more restrictive bill than the one proposed…
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In Memory of Gwen Ifill
Tags Share “We can’t expect the world to get better by itself”- Gwen Ifill The Board and staff of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights mourn the loss of Gwen Ifill– an honest, insightful and inspiring voice in Journalism. Through News Hour and Washington Week, Gwen brought lively, thoughtful discussion and analysis of our nation’s big…
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RFK Human Rights Calls for Khurram Parvez to Be Released
Tags Share (October 25, 2016 | Washington, D.C.) In a letter addressed to India’s Home Affairs Minister today, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights called for the immediate release of Kashmiri human rights defender Khurram Parvez, who has been arbitrarily detained since September 16, 2016. He is the coordinator of the Jammu Kashmir Coalition of Civil…
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