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RFK Young Leaders Join Inaugural Titan Generator Summit at SXSW
Over 120 youth activists from around the country gathered for the inaugural Titan Generator summit hosted by Generation Titans and RFK Human Rights at Google’s Austin headquarters.
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RFK Human Rights Joins Coalition to Create the Titan Generator
Tags Share Social impact firm Generation Titans collaborates with Google, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, Envolve Entrepreneurship, Common Impact, and the Soze Agency to generate resources for enterprise solutions Event on March 9, 2019 coinciding with the SXSW Interactive Festival WASHINGTON, Feb. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Generation Titans, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, Google, Envolve…
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RFK Human Rights Posts Bail for Plaintiffs in Unconstitutional Pretrial Detention Case
The initiative is part of RFK Human Rights’ nationwide efforts to draw attention to unconstitutional bail practices and support local organizers in reforming the criminal legal system.
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Jane Alexander and Kathryn Erbe Join RFK Human Rights Leadership Council
Tags Share Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights is excited to announce two new members to its Leadership Council, Jane Alexander and Kathryn Erbe. On and off the screen, both these women have been pillars of their community, striving to make the world a better place through various causes. We are honored to have them join…
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Dominican Republic Set to Appear Before UN Human Rights Council
This will be the third time that the country will have to respond to the Council. However, to date, the State’s compliance with the recommendations of the member States has been minimal.
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Protecting Human Rights in Guatemala
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Open Letter on Bail Principles for 2019
RFK Human Rights has joined over 130 organizations, urging the New York State Governor to adhere to the following critical principles for bail reform in his executive budget proposal.
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Letter: Ethiopia Must Protect Freedom of Association
Tags Share To: Prime Minister-, Dr. Abiy Ahmed Cc: Tagesse Chafo, Speaker of the House of Peoples’ Representative 29 November 2018 Your Excellency, The undersigned international, regional and national human rights and development organisations write to urge your government to ensure that the draft Charities and Societies (CSO) Proclamation complies with regional and international human…
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Inter-American Court Sets Historic Precedent in Case of Assassinated Journalist
Tags Share Cross-posted from IFEX. IFEX spoke with the people involved in the process to gain an understanding of the lessons learned, with an eye to possible future use in other cases in the fight against impunity. This is a translation of the original article. Impunity: The phantom that walks between the shadows of corruption…
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Victims Around the World Speak Out to Eliminate Violence Against Women
Tags Share In honor of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on November 25th, we’ve highlighted the ongoing fight against gender based violence, and recognized the vital role that human rights defenders, including our partners and laureates, play in addressing this violence around the world. Recently, Nadia Murad, a 2018 Nobel peace…
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Reneé Fleming and Scott Wolf Join RFK Human Rights Leadership Council
Tags Share We are very excited to welcome Reneé Fleming, one of the world’s most highly-acclaimed singers of our time, and Scott Wolf, an award-winning television, movie and stage actor, to the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Leadership Council. Reneé Fleming, Chief Executive Officer, Soprano, Fleming Ross, Inc. Renée Fleming is one of the most…
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