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Venezuelan Civil Society Comes Together Ahead of UPR
Tags Share Read this article in Spanish. On January 21, 2022, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, in collaboration with the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and Fair Trials, hosted a virtual panel discussion on the failures of the Venezuelan justice system, ahead of Venezuela’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) which took place on January 25. The…
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Young Leader Alexa Browning talks about civic engagement, criminal justice reform, and her advice to other youth organizers
Tags Share This world, Robert F. Kennedy said, “demands the qualities of youth; not a time of life but a state of mind, a temper of the will, a quality of the imagination, a predominance of courage over timidity, of the appetite for adventure over the life of ease.” That’s why Robert F. Kennedy Human…
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Bangladesh: Rights groups call for release of Nusrat Shahrin Raka, sister of Bangladeshi journalist Kanak Sarwar
Tags Share January 27, 2022 Mr. Abu Mohammad Amin Uddin Attorney General of Bangladesh Attorney General’s Office of Bangladesh People’s Republic of Bangladesh attorneygeneraloffice.bd@gmail.com Dear Attorney General Abu Mohammad Amin Uddin, We, the undersigned 15 press freedom and human rights organizations, write to urge you to withdraw opposition to pre-trial bail for Nusrat Shahrin Raka,…
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Q&A regarding Laurent Munyandilikirwa v. Republic of Rwanda (Application No. 023/2015)
Tags Share 1. Who is the Applicant in this case? The Applicant is Laurent Munyandilikirwa, who is a Rwandan national and human rights lawyer. He served as President of the Rwandan League for the Promotion and Defence of Human Rights Ligue rwandaise pour la promotion et la défense des droits de l’Homme ( LIPRODHOR) from…
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Questions-Réponses en concernant Laurent Munyandilikirwa c. République du Rwanda (requête n° 023/2015)
Tags Share 1. Qui est le requérant dans cette affaire ? Le requérant est Laurent Munyandilikirwa, qui est un ressortissant rwandais et un avocat spécialisé dans les droits humains. Il a été président de la Ligue rwandaise pour la promotion et la défense des droits de l’Homme (“LIPRODHOR”) de décembre 2011 à juillet 2013, date…
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Key takeaways from our Compass Investors fall summit
Tags Share Fair wages: On the precipice of historic change Restaurant workers who have suffered for decades under the federal subminimum wage of $2.13 per hour may be about to get some relief. Saru Jayaraman, president of One Fair Wage, told summit attendees that “we’re on the precipice of historic change” when it comes to…
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RFK Compass Investors Applauds NY State Common Retirement Fund for Supporting Ending the Subminimum Wage
Tags Share At an October 19 investor and legislator briefing co-hosted by RFK Compass Investors in New York City, Tom DiNapoli, New York State comptroller, shared the actions the New York State Common Retirement Fund is taking to end the subminimum wage as part of a coalition effort calling for One Fair Wage. The fund…
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This fall, Bangor High School welcomed a sense of normalcy and a new social-emotional program
Tags Share At Bangor High School in Maine, a return to campus full time has brought students a sense of normalcy—and a steady and safe environment in which to learn, grow, and be themselves. It’s also brought them something new: the rollout of a first-of-its-kind partnership with Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights’ Speak Truth to…
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Youth Advisory Board, Russian activist team up to combat gender-based violence
Tags Share In 2012, Rashida Manjoo, then the UN special rapporteur on violence against women, called for a new global framework to address violence against women. Activists around the world heard this call and formed Every Woman Treaty, a unique and diverse coalition of scholars, lawyers, and frontline practitioners who are working to promote ratification…
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5 Things to Know about the Oswaldo Payá vs. Cuba Case
Tags Share On December 14, the Inter American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) will hold a public (virtual) hearing on the case of Oswaldo Payá Sardinas, Harold Cepero et al vs Cuba. The case was filed by Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights in 2013. During the hearing, the IACHR will hear the testimonies of family…
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New Practitioner’s Guide for the East African Court of Justice
Tags Share In East Africa, like in other regions, the crackdown on dissent, detention of journalists and human rights defenders, violent dispersal of protests, media censorship and other repressive acts inhibit the rights to freedoms of expression, association, and peaceful assembly. However, a crucial forum is available for individuals to hold their governments accountable and…
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Unworthy Republic author gives RFK Human Rights staff, supporters a look into research on award-winning book
Tags Share Surprisingly, it was a box of letters he inherited from his Hungarian grandfather that inspired Claudio Saunt to write about Native American dispossession. Saunt, who won the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Book Award for Unworthy Republic: The Dispossession of Native Americans and the Road to Indian Territory, said reading the letters, which…
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