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Winners of Our 2018 Speak Up Sing Out Music Contest
Tags Share The greatest voice is the voice of the people – speaking out – in prose, or painting or poetry or music; speaking out – in homes and halls, streets and farms, courts and cafes – let that voice speak and the stillness you hear will be the gratitude of mankind.” —- Robert F.…
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Dreams Still Deferred
Assessing denationalization in the Dominican Republic, one year after our report.
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The Lasting Legacy of Brown v. Board of Education
Tags Share Every year, on May 17, we honor the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Brown v. Board of Education. With its decision, the highest court of our nation took a stand against one form of racial discrimination, providing a legal and policy framework to ensure that all students, regardless of skin color, had…
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Deteriorating Civic Space in Tanzania
Civil society calls on the Tanzanian Government to address the rapidly deteriorating environment for media, human rights defenders, and opposition party members.
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Speak Truth to Power: Illinois Holocaust Museum Training
Over 70 teachers from Chicago schools gathered at the Illinois Holocaust Museum for the Speak Truth to Power teacher training.
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Solitary Confinement in Egypt’s Prisons
A new report from Amnesty International features testimony from RFK Human Rights’ clients.
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Numerous Errors in State Department’s Western Sahara Human Rights Report
Tags Share May 3, 2018 The Honorable Michael PompeoSecretary of StateU.S. Department of State2201 C Street, NWWashington, DC 20520 Dear Secretary Pompeo, We are writing to bring to your attention several extremely problematic sections of the recently released Western Sahara 2017 Human Rights Report. As you know, the State Department’s annual human rights reports are…
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2018 RFK Book and Journalism Award Winners
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights celebrated World Press Freedom Day by announcing the winners of its 2018 Robert F. Kennedy Book & Journalism Awards.
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Commemorating World Press Freedom Day By Seeking Justice Around the Globe
Tags Share Freedom of the press is a key component of strong and open civic space, which facilitates citizens’ ability to freely voice dissent, organize, and defend human rights. Journalists’ role in exposing corruption, impunity, and criminal activity also makes them targets to be silenced. As a result, many are forced to self-censor to avoid…
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A Dollar Makes A Difference
Tags Share As a member of Robert F. Kennedy Young Leaders, I have been inspired and encouraged to take action. I joined RFK Young Leaders because I wanted to work with a group of like-minded individuals who utilize their skills and talents to create social change. RFK Young Leaders has helped me join movements like…
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2018 Speak Truth to Power Video Contest Winners Featured at Tribeca Film Festival
The contest called on students to create short films that connected a human rights defender of their choice to the work of Robert F. Kennedy.
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The Winners of Our 2017 Speak Truth to Power Video Contest
Tags Share Since 2010, the Speak Truth to Power Video Contest has inspired students to use film to take a stand against some of the world’s most pressing human rights abuses. Each year, young people from around the country submit short documentaries on human rights defenders who have been relentless in creating a more just…
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