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Colombia: Ensure Justice for Killed Protester
Colombian authorities should respect the right of peaceful assembly and ensure independent investigations of the police and its use of force against protesters.
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Colombia Debe Asegurar Justicia Por Homicidio De Manifestante
Human Rights Watch Y Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Presentan Amicus Ante Corte Constitucional
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UN Petition: Arbitrary Detention of Paul Rusesabagina
Tags Share On March 16, 2021, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and Choharis Law Group jointly submitted a petition to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on behalf of Paul Rusesabagina. Mr. Rusesabagina is a prominent humanitarian and political activist who was kidnapped by Rwandan authorities on August 27, 2020, held incommunicado, and…
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Call for Independent Investigation into Rwandan Singer’s Death
Open Letter to All Commonwealth Heads of Government
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Joint Call for a Global Arms Embargo on Myanmar
An Open Letter to the Un Security Council and Individual UN Member States
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Introducing New Speak Truth to Power Spoken Word Contest
Tags Share For a decade, students have been advocating for and defending human rights through our video and songwriting contests. This year, we are expanding our arts-focused programs to include a spoken word contest, providing an additional avenue for middle and high school students to engage in defending human rights and our democracy, and to…
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Urging the State Dept to Protect Human Rights Defenders
Tags Share We joined 80 civil society organizations from 31 countries have signed a letter urging the U.S. Secretary of State and State Department to prioritize the protection of human rights defenders globally. What does this look like? Adopting a policy to protect human rights defenders, working with allied governments, and encouraging responsible business conduct…
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Egypt: Journalist Mahmoud Hussein Released From Arbitrary Detention
Hussein’s case highlights the urgent need to advance press freedoms in Egypt, one of the world’s most oppressive countries for journalists.
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New Grave Allegations Against Bangladesh Army Chief
The UN must comprehensively review its relations with Bangladeshi armed forces, the top troop contributor to peacekeeping missions worldwide.
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2021 RFK Book and Journalism Awards Now Open for Submissions
This year’s competition introduces a new Criminal Justice category honoring reporting that best captures the implications, causes, and remedies of mass incarceration.
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Joint Letter on Human Rights Ahead of Ugandan Elections
Twenty-six organizations have urged the African Union and United Nations to respond to violence, intimidation, and repressive measures that threaten free and fair electoral process in Uganda.
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Celebrating Courageous Humanitarians
The star-studded ceremony will be broadcast on Facebook on Dec. 17, making the celebration available to the public for the first time.
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