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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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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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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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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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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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