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Request for Thematic Hearing on Deportations of Haitian Nationals from the U.S. to Haiti During the 185th Period of Sessions of the IACHR
Tags Share August 15, 2022 Tania Reneaum Panszi Executive Secretary Inter-American Commission on Human Rights 1889 F Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006 cidhoea@oas.org cidhprotecction@oas.org Re: Request for Thematic Hearing on Deportations of Haitian Nationals from the United States to Haiti During the 185th Period of Sessions of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Dear Secretary…
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Human rights groups support United Nations in confronting U.S. government on racially discriminatory immigration policies
Tags Share GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, AUGUST 12, 2022 – Haitian Bridge Alliance (HBA), the Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI), and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights applaud the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) for asking poignant and demanding questions to the U.S. government about its racially discriminatory immigration practices, particularly those…
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Statement by Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights President Kerry Kennedy on the passing of Bill Russell
Tags Share A Hall of Famer who led the Boston Celtics to 11 NBA Championships. The first Black head coach in an American sports league. But Bill Russell was so much more than that. Russell, who died Sunday at age 88, was not only a basketball legend but a towering figure in the civil rights…
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Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights names 2022 Ripple of Hope Award laureates
Tags Share New York, NY, July 6, 2022 —Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights today announced the winners of its 2022 Ripple of Hope Awards: Frank Baker, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Siris, and Brian Moynihan, Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Bank of America. The laureates will be honored on Tuesday, December…
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Statement From RFKHR President Kerry Kennedy on Roe v. Wade Decision
The decision by extremist justices on the U.S. Supreme Court today to overturn Roe v. Wade and eliminate the constitutional right to abortion is, without question, a terrible strike against human rights in the United States and beyond. It will permit legislators to intrude on the most private of medical decisions and eliminate access to…
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Statement From RFKHR President Kerry Kennedy on Roe v. Wade Decision
Tags Share The decision by extremist justices on the U.S. Supreme Court today to overturn Roe v. Wade and eliminate the constitutional right to abortion is, without question, a terrible strike against human rights in the United States and beyond. It will permit legislators to intrude on the most private of medical decisions and eliminate…
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New Report Shows Venezuela Uses Criminal Justice System to Repress Critical Voices
Tags Share Washington, D.C., June 21, 2022 – Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and Foro Penal have published a new report illustrating how the Venezuelan government systematically uses the criminal justice system to persecute critical voices, human rights defenders and perceived political opponents. The report, available in both English and Spanish, analyzes more than 480…
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Speak Truth to Power video contestants shine at Tribeca Festival
Tags Share Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights on Thursday announced five students as winners of the 2022 Speak Truth to Power video contest at an event held at the Tribeca Film Screening Room in New York. “Your commitment to human rights, your commitment to creating a more just and peaceful world is a source of…
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Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights honors Cameroonian activists Ngo Mbe and Nkongho at 39th annual Human Rights Awards
Tags Share WASHINGTON, D.C., June 7, 2022 – Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights today honored two Cameroonian human rights defenders – Maximilienne C. Ngo Mbe and Felix Agbor Nkongho (Balla) – and presented them with its 39th annual Human Rights Award at a ceremony in the U.S. Senate’s Kennedy Caucus Room in Washington, D.C. “We…
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Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Announces 2022 Book and Journalism Awards Winners
Tags Share NEW YORK, MAY 24, 2022 – Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights today announced the winners of its 2022 RFK Book and Journalism Awards during a virtual ceremony emceed by Michael Beschloss with remarks by Kerry Kennedy and featuring special guest presenters Kimberly Adams, Dan Blackburn, Doug Brinkley, Margaret Engel, Annette Gordon-Reed, John Harwood,…
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Empresa minera ‘Yanococha’ debe responder por violaciones de derechos humanos
Tags Share El International Service for Human Rights (ISHR), y el Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (RFK Human Rights) se dirigieron al Juzgado Constitucional de la Corte Superior de Justicia de Lima para expresar su apoyo a la apelación de amparo presentada por la Coordinadora Nacional de Derechos Humanos (CNDDHH) en un caso relacionado con…
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Mining company ‘Yanococha’ must be held accountable for human rights violations
Tags Share The International Service for Human Rights (ISHR), and the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (RFKHR) intervened before the Constitutional Court of the Superior Court of Justice of Lima to express their support for an Amparo appeal filed by the National Coordinator of Human Rights (CNDDHH) in a case regarding human rights violations committed…
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