Our Voices
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In Opposition to “California Money Bail Reform Act”
Tags Share As Attorney General in 1964, Robert F. Kennedy pressed Congress to pass bail reform at the federal level, stating: “Every year in this country, thousands of persons are kept in jail for weeks and even months following arrest. They are not yet proven guilty. They may be no more likely to flee than…
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Call for Release of Dr. Shahidul Alam and Students in Bangladesh
Tags Share Two weeks ago in Bangladesh, high school students came out in the streets to register their spontaneous protest about the death of two school-going students caused by speeding buses. They demanded their right to road safety, rule of law and justice. Credible reports in the global print and electronic media reported that these…
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Three Years After Solitary Ban, NYC Youth Remain in Solitary Confinement
Tags Share On January 12, 2015, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio made an announcement prohibiting solitary confinement for all those incarcerated 21 and younger at Rikers Island. As of this year, the city has yet to completely execute the ban’s implementation. The Mayor of New York has broken a promise to our youth,…
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Reflections from Myanmar and Bangladesh
Tags Share I’ve just returned from Myanmar and Bangladesh where the RFK Human Rights delegation joined Fortify Rights on a fact-finding mission focused on crimes against humanity and genocide perpetrated against the Rohingya in Myanmar. I wrote to my daughters Mariah and Michaela about the trip, and I wanted to share my letter. Dear Mariah…
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Two Soldiers Convicted for Sexual Torture of Valentina Rosendo
Tags Share The undersigned organizations that form part of the International Observatory on Human Rights in Mexico welcome the historic ruling that sentenced two members of the Mexican military to prison for violating the human rights of Valentina Rosendo Cantú in 2002. Sixteen years after the crimes took place, and eight since the Inter-American Court…
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Ethel Kennedy Joins Hunger Strike to Protest Trump’s Immigration Policies
Tags Share Robert F. Kennedy’s 90-year-old widow Ethel Kennedy has joined a hunger strike to protest the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” immigration policies and the separation of families at the U.S.-Mexico border. The collective fast, organized by Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and several other activist groups, started on Saturday and will last for 24…
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Activists, Celebrities Launch Hunger Strike to End Trump’s Zero Tolerance Policy
Tags Share Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and our coalition of partners have launched a 24-day hunger strike aimed at pressuring the Trump administration to end its “zero tolerance” immigration policy. The protest began Saturday in front of a symbolic loaf of bread a few blocks from the federal courthouse in McAllen, Texas, the busiest…
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Statement on Senate Bail Reform Proposal in “Big Ugly” Bill S9097
Tags Share This weekend, the Senate Republicans released a “Big Ugly” bill—S9097—which includes a proposal to “reform” bail practices in New York. This proposal disregards the need for bold and sweeping bail reform that will drastically reduce pretrial detention across the state and end disparities in our jails. Nearly 70% of the 25,000 people held…
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On 50th Anniversary, RFK Human Rights Honors March for Our Lives, Young Activists
Tags Share Groups of young activists involved in gun control, immigration, the environment, and race relations were honored with the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award in a ceremony that took place on the 50th anniversary of Kennedy’s final campaign victory and tragic death. Those recognized included students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School for…
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El caso Valentina Rosendo Cantú: oportunidad única de frenar la impunidad en casos de abusos militares
Tags Share Próxima sentencia en el caso Valentina Rosendo Cantú, oportunidad única de frenar la impunidad en casos de abusos militares: Observatorio Internacional sobre México Organizaciones internacionales resaltan la importancia del caso de Valentina Rosendo Cantú en la discusión sobre la militarización de la seguridad pública y la Ley de Seguridad Interior en México. En…
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RFK Human Rights Bails Out 16-Year-Old Rosalyn “Bird” Holmes From Adult Prison
“There is no need for a cash bail to incarcerate a 16-year-old girl pre-trial.”
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