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La Unión del Pueblo Entero

Founded in 1989 by farmworker movement leaders Dolores Huerta and César Chávez, and established in the Rio Grande Valley in 2003, La Unión del Pueblo Entero (LUPE) is a community-based union that serves the colonias and low-income neighborhoods of Hidalgo County through community organizing and social services. LUPE also works to fight deportations and offers both rapid response and long-term advocacy work for immigrants and asylum seekers crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. The group will use their platform to continue advocating for improved housing and living conditions, health care, and immigrant rights through building the political power of colonia residents through civic engagement.

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.