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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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Speak Truth to Power Video Contest Premieres at Tribeca Film Festival
RFK Human Rights partnered with the Tribeca Film Festival to debut the works of four student finalists from its Speak Truth to Power video contest.
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Amicus Brief in Support of Guapinol Defenders
Tags Share Amid a context of criminalization and attacks against environmental human rights defenders in Honduras, defenders of the Guapinol and San Pedro Rivers continue fighting to protect environmental resources from contamination by mining projects. Last year, 33 defenders were charged with arson and placed in pretrial detention, 8 of whom have been detained for…
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Winners of the 2021 RFK Book and Journalism Awards
We honor the journalists who shine light on the most pressing issues of our day, keeping us informed and engaged when our democracy is most at risk.
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Addressing Workplace Racism With Intentionality
The murders of George Floyd, Daunte Wright, and countless other Black Americans at the hands of police have sparked a long overdue conversation in addressing racial injustice in the workplace.
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How Investors Can Embrace the “S” in ESG
Tags Share DATA ON COMPANIES’ SOCIAL METRICS MAY STILL BE INCOMPLETE, BUT THAT SHOULDN’T PREVENT INVESTORS FROM SCREENING BUSINESSES FOR LABOR AND HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS. THE KEY IS TO NOT LET THE PERFECT BE THE ENEMY OF THE GOOD. Which company makes for a more socially-responsible investment: A car manufacturer that makes electric vehicles, or…
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Software Investing Hits “Overdrive Mode” in 2020
Far from being the terrible year that investors feared at the outset of the pandemic, 2020 turned out to be a pivotal one for online shopping, collaboration, and virtual events. Underpinning it all was the software sector, which is now hotter than ever.
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Fighting for a Fair Minimum Wage
RFK Human Rights, alongside its corporate social responsibility partners, is urging Denny’s to stop lobbying against the Raise the Wage Act.
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An End to Trickle-Down Economics?
President Biden’s agenda is aiming to fuel economic growth from the bottom up by helping low-income individuals and immigrants as well as state and local governments—the opposite of the approach championed by his predecessor.
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