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L.A. high school second to adopt whole-school model for human rights education
Tags Share Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights staff and a group of educators in Los Angeles formally began a new partnership in late April as the Business in Artivism Management (BAM) Learning Community at Edward Roybal Learning Center prepares to become the nation’s second “human rights centered school.” The initiative involves centering human rights education…
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This Teacher Appreciation Day, we’re showcasing what our educators are writing
Tags Share Two Speak Truth to Power educators have contributed to new books on social justice and implementing a human rights curriculum in the classroom. Robin DeLuca-Acconi, assistant dean for student services in the School of Social Welfare at Stony Brook University, has written a chapter with her former colleague, Denise Campbell, assistant superintendent for…
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Frank Mugisha: RFK Human Rights Award gave Uganda’s LGBTQ+ community international prominence
Tags Share By Ohimai Amaize One evening in the spring of 2011, Frank Mugisha was in the middle of work mobilizing advocacy against Uganda’s anti-gay legislation when he received a phone call. It was Ethel Kennedy, founder of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights on the line. Mugisha, who heads Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG)—the country’s largest…
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Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights joins Somali organizations in calling for the immediate release of detained journalists in Somaliland
Tags Share Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights joins the Somali Journalists Syndicate and the Somali Media Association in condemning the retaliatory detention of 15 journalists in Hargeisa, and calls on Somaliland authorities to immediately release the three detained journalists who remain in detention. On April 13, Somaliland police and intelligence service officers arrested a group…
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Former Judge Erika Aifán from Guatemala joins RFK Human Rights as a Distinguished Visiting Fellow
Tags Share Contact: Emma Gillett gillett@rfkhumanrights.org Washington, D.C., April 19, 2022 –– Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights is honored to welcome former Judge Erika Aifán as a Distinguished Visiting Fellow. Dr. Aifán will be working closely with the International Litigation and Advocacy team and will help expand its work on the rule of law, human…
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Ex jueza Erika Aifán de Guatemala se une a RFK Human Rights como Distinguida Asociada Visitante
Tags Share Contacto: Isabel C. Roby Roby@rfkhumanrights.org Washington, D.C. 19 de abril, 2022- Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights tiene el honor de dar la bienvenida a la Ex jueza Erika Aifán como Distinguida Asociada Visitante. La Dra. Aifán trabajará en estrecha colaboración con el equipo de Incidencia y Litigio Internacional y ayudará a ampliar el…
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Six Month Anniversary Del Rio report Details a Living Legacy of Anti-Haitian Discrimination in U.S. Immigration System
Tags Share WASHINGTON, D.C.–Six months after photos revealed mounted Border Patrol agents chasing and grabbing Haitian migrants to prevent them from bringing food to their families, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and the Haitian Bridge Alliance have released a new report unveiling the full scope of the abuses that occurred in Del Rio, Texas, and…
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Ukrainian children fighting cancer airlifted to treatment center in Greece through initiative of Ripple of Hope Laureate Vardinoyannis
Tags Share At least 40 Ukrainian children being treated for cancer will be airlifted to Athens to the pediatric oncology unit bearing the name of UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, Ripple of Hope Laureate and chair of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Greece Marianna V. Vardinoyannis. The Ukrainian patients will be accompanied by their parents and family…
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Ways to directly help victims of the crisis in Ukraine
Click here for information on how to support humanitarian efforts to aid conflict-affected persons.
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As Ukrainians fight for freedom, democracy, former leaders of Georgia, Ukraine weigh in on crisis at STTP event
Tags Share The invasion of Ukraine is Russia’s “last attempt” to crush the country, reclaim its empire and reestablish a pre-World War II era of “rule by might,” a former deputy Prime Minister of Georgia Eka Tkeshelashvili has said. “This is the new concept that Russia is imposing on all of us—accepting the fact that…
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RFK Human Rights Italian affiliate hosts Ukrainian refugees at headquarters
Tags Share Our RFK Italia headquarters is now hosting 10 Ukrainian refugees, with the site being managed by the Red Cross. Click here to watch on Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Italia LinkedIn page to see Rai – Radiotelevisione Italiana’s segement about the initiative of the collection of goods for Ukraine promoted by COLORS FOR…
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RFK Compass Investors 2022 SXSW Conference
Tags Share “Every asset class has been leveraged in the growth of mass incarceration and every asset class must be a part of decarceration. We are asking investors to align their capital with our values.” –Christina Hollenback The RFK Compass Investors team successfully hosted its very first panel at SXSW in Austin Texas on March…
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