Our Voices

Time100 Next 2025: Efren Olivares

Writing in TIME Magazine, our president Kerry Kennedy honors Efrén Olivares, VP of Litigation and Legal Strategy at the National Immigration Law Center and one of our partners in the fight for immigrant justice.

In the piece, Kerry praises Olivares’ tireless efforts to champion human dignity, from defending families separated at the U.S.-Mexico border to stopping the midnight deportation of unaccompanied children denied fair court hearings.


Read the full tribute here.

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.