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RFK Human Rights Renews Calls for Ahmed Samir Santawy’s Release
Our update urges the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention to immediately take action.
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RFK Human Rights’ Sancia Dalley Testifies Against HB 2 in Texas
As Texas considered passing HB 2, dangerous bail legislation that would increase jailing of the state’s most vulnerable, we joined local advocates in calling for this bill to be stopped.
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RFK Human Rights Condemns Arbitrary Detention of Politician Freddy Guevara
Guevara’s arrest is the latest attempt to intimidate political leaders, human rights defenders, journalists, and humanitarian actors that criticize or oppose Nicolás Maduro’s regime in Venezuela.
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RFK Human Rights Named Amicus Curiae in Twitter Ban Case
The case challenges the Nigerian government’s recent decision to indefinitely ban Twitter, a move that denies Nigerians their right to freedom of expression.
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Women Human Rights Defenders at Risk in Nicaragua
We’ve joined 300 human rights organizations in calling for prompt action to address the attacks and harassment of women human rights defenders and leaders in Nicaragua.
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Government of Zimbabwe Weaponizes Criminal Justice System to Stifle Dissent
A series of high-profile arrests exemplify how Zimbabwe’s government has persecuted journalists and human rights defenders to suppress their work.
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RFK Human Rights and Cattrachas Win Historic Trans Rights Case
Tags Share THE RULING BY THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT NOT ONLY HOLDS HONDURAS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE MURDER OF TRANS ACTIVIST VICKY HERNÁNDEZ, IT ALSO ESTABLISHES SWEEPING NEW PROTECTIONS FOR LGBTQ+ PEOPLE ACROSS LATIN AMERICA. Leer en Español. Washington, D.C. (June 28, 2021)—Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and Red Lésbica Cattrachas have won a historic case before…
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RFK Human Rights, Red Lésbica Cattrachas Ganan Caso Emblemático Sobre Derechos de Personas Trans
La Sentencia de la Corte Interamericana no solo responsabiliza a Honduras por el asesinato de la activista trans Vicky Hernández, sino que también establece nuevas protecciones para las personas LGBTQ+ en América Latina.
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Threats to the Right to Vote in Ethiopia Ahead of the 2021 Elections
The Ethiopian government has created a “climate of fear and repression” which could undermine confidence in the upcoming election.
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DHS Complaint Details Horrific Conditions, Abuse at Louisiana ICE Jail
Pine Prairie, a for-profit immigrant detention center run by the GEO Group, was found to use prolonged and often racially-driven solitary confinement practices.
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World Refugee Day 2021
Tags Share On this World Refugee Day, nearly five months after the violent military coup in Myanmar, RFK Human Rights recognizes the increasingly dire situation and uncertain future that Rohingya refugees around the world face. The military junta’s violent crackdown on the civil disobedience movement has led to hundreds of deaths, thousands of arrests, and…
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RFK Human Rights and Local Partners Celebrate Major Bail Reform Win in Texas
Tags Share More than 60% of people in Texas’ jails—some 40,000 individuals—have not been convicted of a crime. In fact, most of them are only in jail because they can’t afford to pay bail. Texas Governor Greg Abbott knows full well that eliminating cash bail could spare tens of thousands of his constituents from unfairly…
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