Human Rights Education
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Bangladesh: Restore and strengthen capacity of community-led schools in Rohingya camps
Tags Share Bangladesh’s government must urgently take steps to support the community-led learning facilities in the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar and strengthen their resources in line with the country’s international commitment to protect children’s right to education, 25 undersigned organizations said in a statement today. About 30 community-led schools have been shut down…
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As school mask mandates drop but anxieties stay, a plea to go further than traditional SEL
Tags Share Time and time again, Robert F. Kennedy made clear that it was youth who changed his worldviews on critical issues. There was his 1963 conversation with a young John Lewis and other members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, who endured arrests and beatings in their efforts to desegregate Cambridge, Maryland. Lewis later…
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STTP educators fight to teach the truth: Why an Indiana bill may force teachers out of the classroom
Tags Share Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights’ Speak Truth to Power educators are on the front lines of a battle in Indiana working to stop the passage of legislation aimed at limiting the ability to teach the truth. Civil rights and faith leaders have deemed the proposed measure, HB1134, both toxic and racist. It would…
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Youth Advisory Board members lead the charge on voting rights advocacy in their communities
Tags Share The 15th Amendment, which granted African American men the right to vote, was enacted in 1870, but it was not until the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that it was properly enforced, and in 1966, the first Black senator since Reconstruction was elected. Still, in this country’s history, only 11 African Americans and…
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With “a different kind of warfare” on the rise, young people can prepare by embracing technology and education
Tags Share Kateryna Yushchenko, former first lady of Ukraine, urged young people to speak truth to power in the face of injustice and create a world where they can’t be influenced by disinformation. “Speak out to your elected representatives. Speak out to the media when you see something that’s very unfair,” she said on February…
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Youth Advisory Board, Russian activist team up to combat gender-based violence
Tags Share In 2012, Rashida Manjoo, then the UN special rapporteur on violence against women, called for a new global framework to address violence against women. Activists around the world heard this call and formed Every Woman Treaty, a unique and diverse coalition of scholars, lawyers, and frontline practitioners who are working to promote ratification…
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This fall, Bangor High School welcomed a sense of normalcy and a new social-emotional program
Tags Share At Bangor High School in Maine, a return to campus full time has brought students a sense of normalcy—and a steady and safe environment in which to learn, grow, and be themselves. It’s also brought them something new: the rollout of a first-of-its-kind partnership with Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights’ Speak Truth to…
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New Speak Truth to Power Initiative Could Set Tone, Help Heal Divided Nation
Our partnership with Bangor High School incorporates human rights education into the school’s practices and culture to create an inclusive, dignity-driven learning environment.
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Celebrating Our 2021 Music and Video Contest Winners
Tags Share On Thursday, August 12, we celebrated members of our incredible Speak Truth to Power community through a virtual Human Rights Education Showcase. In this livestreamed event, Speak Truth to Power lead educators shared work they’ve been doing in their classrooms and beyond, members of our Youth Advisory Board spoke to the power of…
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Getting Into ‘Good Trouble’
Two members of our Speak Truth to Power Youth Advisory Board share what John Lewis’ concept of “good trouble” meant to them and how it has had an impact on their own community organizing.
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Building Restorative Justice in Schools From the Ground Up
Tags Share Justice “is not something that’s stored in [city halls or criminal legal centers] that gets rationed out to us once we commit trespasses against each other. Justice is something grander than that, that can’t be contained in any building. … Justice is how we meet each other, greet each other, and treat each…
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New Speak Truth to Power Pilot Program Set to Debut in Bangor, Maine
The first of its kind initiative incorporates human rights education and social-emotional learning into the school’s curriculum, practices, and culture.
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