Our Voices

‘The Cuban regime killed my father’ – dissident’s daughter

Angelita Baeyens, our VP of International Advocacy & Litigation, speaks with the BBC about the Cuban government’s culpability in the death of pro-democracy leader Oswaldo Payá.

“They wanted to silence him [Payá] but they could not kill him in a way which would make it too obvious that the state was behind it.”

New year, new us. Same mission.

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights is rebranding to honor the legacy of our founder and hero, Mrs. Ethel Skakel Kennedy. From now on, we will proudly be known as the Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center

While our name is changing, our mission and work remain the same. We will continue to fight injustice, advance human rights, and hold governments accountable around the world in 2026 and beyond.