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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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Letter to UN High Commissioner Regarding Bangladesh
Tags Share Please read our letter addressed to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on the need to make Bangladesh a priority over the coming months. FULL LETTER
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RFK Human Rights Hosts 29th Annual Charity Golf Tournament
Tags Share Tournament Draws a Host of Celebrity Players and Raises Over $600,000 to Support International Human Rights Efforts Hyannis Port, Mass. –On Friday, October 12, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, in partnership with Mrs. Ethel Kennedy, hosted the 29thAnnual Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Golf Tournament to raise funds for the organization’s ongoing human…
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Justice for Honduran Activist Berta Cáceres’ Murder
Tags Share We joined a group of civil society organizations calling for Honduras to ensure an independent, impartial and transparent process in the trial for those accused of killing Honduran activist Berta Cáceres. Read the full statement below: SPANISH ENGLISH
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RFK Human Rights Mexico Delegation Meets With Indigenous Communities in Guerrero
The series of meetings with local advocates, incoming government officials, and victims of human rights abuses brought new attention to the issues indigenous communities in Guerrero have long grappled with.
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Recognizing World Mental Health Day
Carlos Rodriguez, a RFK Young Leader, shares his personal journey navigating mental health stigmas.
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RFK Human Rights Submit Amicus Brief on Gómez Virula Case
The brief highlights the dire situation faced by labor unionists like Gómez in Guatemala, as well as the state’s failure to prevent Gómez’s forced disappearance and murder 23 years ago.
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RFK Human Rights Announces Mass Bail Out Action of Hundreds of Incarcerated Women and Youth
The action has attracted over 200 volunteers to free women and young people in New York City who are jailed because they cannot afford to post bail.
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