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Briefing Paper on the new Procedural Framework for the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
Tags Share The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Commission) is an independent institution of the African Union mandated to promote, protect, and respect human and peoples’ rights on the continent. As part of its protection mandate, the Commission considers communications alleging human rights abuses against State Parties to the African Charter on…
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RFK Compass Investors Interview with Saru Jayaraman
Tags Share Saru Jayraman has been at the forefront of advocating for tipped workers to be paid what they’re worth instead of subsisting on the meager wages provided by the $2.13 subminimum wage to tipped workers under federal law. Even when you add tips on top, it’s not anywhere near what a worker needs to…
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It’s Way Past Time to Raise the Federal Minimum Wage
It need not have taken a global pandemic to prompt restaurants to start paying their workers more. Still, without a federal minimum wage, many are leaving the industry altogether.
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Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Hosts 32nd Annual Golf Tournament in Hyannis Port
The annual golf tournament supports RFK Human Rights’ critical social justice and civil rights work around the globe.
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Vice President Kamala Harris to Give Keynote Address at 2021 Ripple of Hope Award Ceremony
Amanda Gorman joins the 2021 Ripple of Hope Award line-up as our newest laureate.
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Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Launches New Workplace Dignity Program
The initiative moves beyond slogans and compliance-first approaches to cultivate a workplace culture that protects, honors, and values all employees.
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Argentina: Procesar Graves Crímenes Contra los Rohingyas en Myanmar
La Corte Federal de Argentina debe ejercer su autoridad bajo la jurisdicción universal para garantizar justicia por los Rohingyas.
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Argentina: Prosecute Crimes Against Rohingya in Myanmar
The Federal Court in Argentina should exercise its authority under universal jurisdiction to ensure justice for the grave crimes committed against the Rohingya.
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Eight Years of La Sentencia
Dominicans of Haitian descent continue to be denied their right to nationality.
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Victory for Press Freedom in Somalia
The UN has declared the arrest and detention of our client, journalist Mohamed Abdiwahab Nuur, in Somalia is in violation of international law.
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Zimbabwe: President Mnangagwa Must Stop Undermining Judicial Independence
Tags Share Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI), and Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) made a submission to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, Mr. Diego García-Sayán, to call his attention to the undermining of judicial independence in Zimbabwe. The letter…
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Bangladesh: Officials Linked to Hundreds of ‘Disappearances’
Human rights groups urge action on International Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearance.
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