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Kerry Kennedy: “We Need to Seize This Moment”
Tags Share On June 5, 1968, U.S. presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy gave his final speech—about institutional and anti-Black violence—before he was assassinated. Speaking to CNN’s Don Lemon, Kerry Kennedy said her father’s words on an issue “that has been in the country … for 401 years” are still relevant to those protesting today. “We…
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COVID-19 Must Not Be Used as a Cover for Human Rights Abuses
Tags Share On May 14, 2020, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights together with Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum (HRAPF) and Sexual Minorities Uganda petitioned the U.N. Working Group on Arbitrary Detention to press Uganda to release 19 LGBTI individuals who were arrested March 29, together with four others after the Uganda Police Force raided…
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Statement by Kerry Kennedy on the murder of George Floyd
Police forces have long been used as a tool of white supremacy. We desperately need accountability. We need less, not more, funding for law enforcement.
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Déclaration de kerry kennedy sur la détention illégale de kezimana
Tags Share [New York/Washington D.C., 20 mai 2020] Avant les élections générales du 20 mai au Burundi, les autorités burundaises et les membres du parti au pouvoir ont utilisé des tactiques de peur et de violence pour étouffer et réprimer l’opposition politique. Plus récemment, les autorités ont arrêté l’ancienne défenseuse des droits humains et candidate…
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Kerry Kennedy on the Unlawful Detention of Cathy Kezimana
Tags Share [New York/Washington D.C., 20 May 2020] Leading up to today’s general elections in Burundi, national authorities and members of the ruling party have employed tactics of fear and violence to stifle and repress its political opposition. Most recently arresting former human rights defender and current political candidate Cathy Kezimana in retaliation for a…
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El desafío que presenta COVID-19 para la República Dominicana
La Pandemia Impacta Directamente a Aquellos Que Han Sido Desnacionalizados, Migrantes, Refugiados, Apátridas Y Aquellos en Riesgo De Apatridia en El País.
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COVID-19 Challenges for the Dominican Republic
The pandemic directly impacts those who have been denationalized, migrants, refugees, stateless people, and those at risk of statelessness in the country.
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Call for Release of Sahrawi Activist Mohamed Al-Bambary
Tags Share (May 15, 2020, Washington D.C.) — Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and Freedom Now urge the Government of Morocco to immediately release Mohamed Al-Bambary and all political prisoners in light of the growing threat posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. A journalist and Sahrawi activist, Mr. Al-Bambary had reported on human rights abuses committed…
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Human Rights Orgs Petition UN on Behalf of LGBTQ+ People Arbitrarily Detained in Uganda
The Ugandan government has unlawfully detained 19 LGBTQ+ people under the guise of its COVID-19 response.
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UC San Diego Extension Teams Up with RFK Human Rights
Tags Share University of California San Diego Extension will be teaming up with Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights’ Speak Truth to Power program as its first partner on the West Coast. The collaboration will expand the reach of Speak Truth to Power’s human rights education resources into more classrooms across the United States, infusing invaluable…
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