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Youth Advisory Board members lead the charge on voting rights advocacy in their communities
Tags Share The 15th Amendment, which granted African American men the right to vote, was enacted in 1870, but it was not until the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that it was properly enforced, and in 1966, the first Black senator since Reconstruction was elected. Still, in this country’s history, only 11 African Americans and…
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STTP educators fight to teach the truth: Why an Indiana bill may force teachers out of the classroom
Tags Share Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights’ Speak Truth to Power educators are on the front lines of a battle in Indiana working to stop the passage of legislation aimed at limiting the ability to teach the truth. Civil rights and faith leaders have deemed the proposed measure, HB1134, both toxic and racist. It would…
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Ways to support human rights defenders and journalists in the context of the Ukraine crisis
Click here for information on NGOs and funds to support on-the-ground journalists in Ukraine.
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With “a different kind of warfare” on the rise, young people can prepare by embracing technology and education
Tags Share Kateryna Yushchenko, former first lady of Ukraine, urged young people to speak truth to power in the face of injustice and create a world where they can’t be influenced by disinformation. “Speak out to your elected representatives. Speak out to the media when you see something that’s very unfair,” she said on February…
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Briefing Paper on Recent Human Rights Developments in Egypt: Signs for Optimism or Another Trick from the Authoritarian Playbook?
Tags Share Egypt recently launched numerous human rights-related measures, including its first National Strategy for Human Rights. Yet, a mere three months after the Strategy was released, the Egyptian State Security Emergency Misdemeanor court sentenced human rights activist Alaa Abd El Fattah, human rights lawyer Mohamed el-Baqer, and blogger Mohamed Ibrahim on politically-motivated charges of…
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La Sociedad Civil Venezolana Se Adjunta Antes del EPU
Lea este artículo en inglés. El 21 de enero de 2022, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, en colaboración con la Comisión Internacional de Juristas (CIJ) y Fair Trials, organizó un panel de discusión virtual sobre los fallos del sistema de justicia de Venezuela, en preparación para el Examen Periódico Universal que se llevó a cabo…
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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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La Sociedad Civil Venezolana Se Adjunta Antes del EPU
Tags Share Lea este artículo en inglés. El 21 de enero de 2022, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, en colaboración con la Comisión Internacional de Juristas (CIJ) y Fair Trials, organizó un panel de discusión virtual sobre los fallos del sistema de justicia de Venezuela, en preparación para el Examen Periódico Universal que se llevó…
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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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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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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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