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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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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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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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Why We Must Protect Journalists, Our Pandemic Storytellers
Tags Share Journalists are our pandemic storytellers. They are asking tough questions to expose the truth about how governments are managing the crisis, examining the collapse of our social safety nets, disseminating the latest information about how to stop the spread of the disease, and facilitating the conversation about how to smartly distribute a vaccine.…
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UN: Stand with Bangladeshi Journalists on Press Freedom Day
Tags Share New York, NY (May 3, 2021)–The Bangladesh government’s increasingly violent crackdown on media freedom is of urgent concern on World Press Freedom Day, nine nongovernmental organizations said in a letter today to Michelle Bachelet, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Bachelet and UN experts should publicly and vigorously express concerns over…
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RFK Human Rights Named Tramuto Foundation Gala Honoree
Proceeds raised at the gala will celebrate and support RFK Human Rights’ ongoing work, including its Workplace Dignity program.
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In Support of Colombian Protection Action for Human Rights Defenders
RFK Human Rights presented an amicus brief on the right to defend human rights before the Colombian Constitutional Court.
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