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Case of Murdered Colombian Journalist to be Heard by Inter-American Court
Tags Share MIAMI, Florida (November 2, 2015)—Calling it a “step of great importance,” the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights welcomed the decision of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to submit the case of Nelson Carvajal to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, and expressed their confidence that…
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Obama Administration to Address RFK Compass Conference
Tags Share (New York, N.Y. | October 26, 2015) Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights applauds the Department of Labor’s recent decision to eliminate certain ERISA restrictions and is proud to announce Carlyle Group Co-CEO David Rubenstein, Senators Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT) will join U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez as keynote…
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Oscar-Winning Director Oliver Stone to Judge Speak Truth To Power Video Contest
Oscar-Winning Director Oliver Stone to Judge Speak Truth To Power Video Contest
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John Lewis, Tim Cook, Roger Altman, Marianna Vardinoyannis Win 2015 Ripple of Hope Award
“There is no better way to celebrate my father’s legacy than to honor these great leaders,” said RFK Human Rights president Kerry Kennedy.
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Letter Urges Mexico’s President to Increase Efforts to Find 43 Missing Students
Tags Share October 15, 2015 | Washington – In an open letter to Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights joins leading human rights figures to call on the Mexican government to expend maximum effort and commitment to determine the whereabouts of 43 students of a teacher-training college in Ayotzinapa who were…
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Natalia Taubina Wins 2015 RFK Human Rights Award
The award, now in its 32nd year, recognizes her courageous work seeking justice for the most serious human rights violations in Russia.
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Speak Truth to Power Curriculum Launches in Switzerland
The curriculum has been introduced to 893 schools in three cantons (Schwyz, Zurich, St. Gallen).
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UN Treaty Body Must Hold Morocco to Account
Tags Share (Washington, D.C. | September 1, 2015) Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, in partnership with several other non-governmental organizations and academics, formally submitted observations to the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR Committee) regarding human rights violations in Western Sahara. The ESCR Committee will review the Kingdom of Morocco’s compliance…
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Letter Urges President Obama to Support African Civil Society During Visit to Continent
Tags Share (Washington, D.C. | July 14, 2015) Today, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, together with Front Line Defenders, Open Society Foundations, and the World Movement for Democracy, delivered a letter to President Barack Obama (attached below), welcoming his decision to once again visit the sub-Saharan Africa region. The letter highlighted particular human rights concerns…
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RFK Human Rights Launches Speak Truth To Power Curriculum in Canada
Speak Truth to Power Canada will share courageous stories from Canadian defenders with Canadian students in the hope that they too will become engaged in social justice in their communities.
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RFK Human Rights Releases Analysis on Voting Rights Violations in Ethiopia
Tags Share Read the full report here (Washington, D.C.) Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (RFK Human Rights) released a briefing paper (see attachment) today documenting a range of human rights violations that have taken place in the context of Ethiopia’s upcoming parliamentary election, scheduled for May 24, and calls upon African Union (AU) election observers…
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New Amicus Brief Defends Access to Abortions in Dominican Republic
Tags Share (May 8, 2015 | Washington, D.C.) Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights filed an amicus curiae brief this week before the Constitutional Tribunal of the Dominican Republic urging the Tribunal to uphold the constitutionality of a recent amendment to the Penal Code that decriminalized access to abortion when the woman’s life is at risk…
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