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2023 RFK Book and Journalism Awards Now Open for Submissions
Tags Share New York, NY, October 12, 2022 – Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights today announced it has opened its 2023 RFK Book and Journalism Awards for submissions. Submitted works must have been published, aired, or broadcast in 2022 to be eligible for consideration. The deadline for all entries is January 10, 2023. The annual…
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Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights announces the Duke and Duchess of Sussex as recipients of the 2022 Ripple of Hope Award
Tags Share New York, NY, October 11, 2022 —Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights today announced that Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, have been named this year’s Ripple of Hope Award laureates in recognition of their work on racial justice, mental health, and other social impact initiatives through their Archewell Foundation.…
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President Volodymyr Zelensky To Receive Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights’ 2022 Ripple Of Hope Award
Tags Share New York, NY, October 6, 2022 —Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights today announced that President Volodymyr Zelensky will be presented with the 2022 Ripple of Hope Award in recognition of his courageous and inspirational leadership in the face of relentless aggression. “President Zelensky embodies the values that our organization stands for,” said Kerry…
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Black Immigrant Organizations File FOIA Lawsuit Demanding Transparency on the Abuse of Haitians in Del Rio Last Year
Tags Share NEW YORK, NY, September 30, 2022 —Today, Black-led immigrant justice organizations Haitian Bridge Alliance, UndocuBlack Network, and African Communities Together filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) complaint in the Southern District of New York seeking records from the U.S. government on the abuse of Haitian asylum seekers in Del Rio, TX last…
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Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Hosts 33rd Annual Golf Tournament in Hyannis Port
Tags Share NEW YORK, September 29, 2022 – Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights will be hosting its 33rd annual golf tournament on Friday, October 14, at the Hyannisport Club in Hyannis Port, Mass. Kerry Kennedy, president of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, will be joined by a number of special guests from the worlds of…
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Taller con Foro Penal sobre el Protocolo de Estambul
Tags Share Por varios años RFK Human Rights ha venido trabajando en la documentación e investigación del uso de la tortura y la desaparición forzada en Venezuela como herramienta de la persecución política. Adicionalmente, también ha trabajado con aliados en el terreno en la representación e incidencia en casos de graves violaciones a los derechos…
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Workshop with Foro Penal on the Istanbul Protocol
Tags Share For several years RFK Human Rights has been working on the documentation and investigation of the use of torture and enforced disappearance in Venezuela as a tool of political repression. Additionally, it has worked closely with local partners representing cases of serious human rights violations and advocating on behalf of victims. On September…
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On Anniversary of Del Rio Disaster, Immigration Advocates Demand End to Haitian Removals
Tags Share FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 15th, 2022 Contact: Alexandra Gulden alexandra@quixote.org Washington DC—On the one-year anniversary of the human rights disaster in Del Rio, Texas, the Quixote Center and 19 organizational co-sponsors are delivering a petition to the White House calling on the Biden administration to halt all removals of Haitian migrants, including interdictions…
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Welcoming two new staff members: Rebecca Stephens and Allison Gilmore
Tags Share The Human Rights Education Speak Truth to Power team welcomes two new staff members. Rebecca Stephens joins us as the new HRE Capacity Building Manager. Rebecca is responsible for our educator-facing work, and she will take the lead in implementing the whole school framework with partner schools. Rebecca comes to us with a…
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5 Things to Know About Western Sahara
Tags Share Western Sahara hosts the second largest wall in the world, coming up short only to the Great Wall of China. This wall, known as the Berm, is 1600 miles long, 10 feet tall, and made of sand. The Berm runs all the way from Western Sahara’s southern border with Mauritania, to its northern…
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Human rights groups mark release of new United Nations report on racial discrimination in U.S. immigration system
Tags Share NEW YORK, AUGUST 30, 2022 – The Haitian Bridge Alliance (HBA), the Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI), and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights today marked the release of a report from the UN’s Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), analyzing racial discrimination in the United States. The report, informed by…
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Two Years of Arbitrary Detention of Hotel Rwanda Hero Paul Rusesabagina
Two years ago on Aug. 27, Belgian citizen and U.S. permanent resident Paul Rusesabagina was tricked by a friend to leave the country for a speaking engagement in Burundi, but instead transferred against his will to Kigali during his layover in Dubai. Deceived into thinking he was connecting to Burundi, he was abducted by agents…
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