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We’re Taking Honduras to Court for the Murder of Trans Activist Vicky Hernández
The landmark case has the potential to set a wider precedent on trans rights, protecting countless people across Latin America who have been targeted and killed for their gender identity.
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“Boys State” Panel Holds Up Mirror to Country’s Division
Tags Share In the midst of an election season marked by historic rancor and voter disenfranchisement, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights offered a look behind the scenes of a political world sometimes forgotten these days—a high-energy, values-driven electoral process spearheaded by young people. Boys State is a documentary about the Texas summer program that educates…
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The Deterioration of Democracy and Human Rights in Tanzania
Tags Share To: President John Magufuli Excellency, We, the undersigned civil society organizations, are deeply concerned about the continued deterioration of democracy, human rights and rule of law in the United Republic of Tanzania. In the past five years, we have documented the steady decline of the country into a state of repression, evidenced by…
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Calling on the Myanmar Government to Act
Civic space repression and exclusion of Rohingyas undermine Myanmar’s election.
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Standing Up Against the “Shut Up and Work” Workplace
Employees shouldn’t have to ignore external events or put their personal lives on hold in the name of profits.
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The Crucial Role of Journalists in Protecting Peaceful Assembly
Tags Share When we think about journalists and human rights, we naturally think first about freedom of expression. Journalists, like all of us, have a right “to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds,” as stated in Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). And their exercise…
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RFK Human Rights Wins Civic Space Case Before UN Working Group
The decision found journalist Omoyele Sowore was arbitrarily detained for practicing his fundamental rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.
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Alessandra Korap Munduruku Wins 2020 RFK Human Rights Award
The virtual ceremony on Thursday, October 22, will include a keynote address from former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.
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Alessandra Korap Munduruku Recebe Prêmio do RFK Human Rights
Tags Share A CERIMÔNIA VIRTUAL NA QUINTA-FEIRA, 22 DE OUTUBRO, INCLUIRÁ UM DISCURSO DO EX-SECRETÁRIO DOS EUA JOHN KERRY SOBRE AS INÚMERAS AMEAÇAS E DESAFIOS QUE OS POVOS INDÍGENAS ENFRENTAM EM TODO O MUNDO. Read this in English. Washington, D.C. (12 de outubro de 2020)—Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights nomeou Alessandra Korap Munduruku a vencedora…
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UN: Illuminating the Right to Peaceful Assembly
In our new blog series, we’re exploring the U.N. Human Rights Committee’s recently adopted General Comment 37.
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Kerry Kennedy to Testify on Structural Racism and Police Violence
Kerry Kennedy will be speaking before the IACHR on the need for police accountability and reparations. Register to join us on Oct. 7.
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Kerry Kennedy to Testify on Structural Racism and Police Violence
Kerry Kennedy will be speaking before the IACHR on the need for police accountability and reparations. Register to join us on Oct. 7.
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