International Advocacy and Litigation
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Latest Hearing: Leonela Zelaya v. Honduras
Interested in international advocacy and litigation? Subscribe to the Justice Roundup newsletter to get more of the latest on international human rights, delivered straight to your inbox. Tags Share On March 25, RFK Human Rights’ International advocacy and litigation team joined partners from the Red Lésbica Cattrachas as co-counsel in the latest hearing before the…
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Arusha Initiative Hosts Second Town Hall
Sign up to get the latest on the Arusha Initiative and African human rights news. Subscribe to the Justice Roundup newsletter for our advocacy and litigation newsletter, delivered straight to your inbox. Tags Share On March 26, the Arusha Initiative held its second virtual Town Hall. Participants discussed the importance of transparency and accountability within…
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African Court admits RFK Human Rights and IHRDA as amici curiae in case on electoral rights in Tanzania
Tags Share The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights has granted the request by the Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA) and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (RFK Human Rights) to intervene as amici curiae in the case Ado Shaibu and 5 Others v. United Republic of Tanzania (Application 046/2020). The…
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Confronting the Digital Rights Crisis: Insights from RightsCon Taipei
Tags Share Two weeks ago, every hallway and corner of the Taipei International Convention Center buzzed with digital rights advocates strategizing, innovating, and forging solutions. In a global moment of unprecedented uncertainty, RightsCon provided a platform for advocates to roadmap a plan of action as powerful as the challenges ahead. During the last week of…
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RFK Human Rights Submits Petition to the UNWGAD on Behalf of Mr. Ouro-Gouni Motala of Togo
Tags Share RFK Human Rights submitted a petition to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD) on behalf of Ouro-Gouni Motala, a Togolese metalsmith who was arbitrarily detained in a discriminatory wave of arrests by the Togolese authorities targeting members of the Kotokoli ethnic group. Mr. Ouro-Gouni was first arrested in late 2019…
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Letter to the U.N. Secretary-General in Advance of His Visit to Bangladesh
Tags Share His Excellency António Guterres Secretary-General of the United Nations Dear Secretary-General: As human rights organizations, we write to respectfully urge you to do everything in your power to provide U.N. support to Bangladesh during this critical period in the country’s political transition. Bangladesh is now undergoing unprecedented changes following widespread protests that led to…
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Joint Statement on Emerging Digital Laws in Bangladesh
Tags Share Bangladesh is undergoing a significant transitional phase, marked by wide-ranging systemic and structural transformations, including legislative reforms to cybersecurity and data protection statutes. Acknowledging the timely and necessary efforts of the Interim Government of Bangladesh to reform digital governance policies and regulatory frameworks, we, the undersigned organizations, remain concerned that these initiatives are…
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RFK Human Rights exige la liberación inmediata del activista venezolano Jesús Armas
Tags Share Washington D.C.: El 10 de diciembre de 2024, Jesús Armas fue secuestrado por las fuerzas de seguridad venezolanas en un contexto de represión política generalizada. Testigos informan que Armas—quien había estado abogando por elecciones libres y justas en el país—fue secuestrado en el “Café Canel” en el vecindario Las Mercedes de Caracas. Aproximadamente…
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RFK Human Rights calls for the immediate release of Venezuelan activist Jesús Armas
Tags Share Washington D.C.: On December 10, 2024, Jesús Armas was abducted by the Venezuelan security forces amid a context of widespread political repression. Witnesses report that Armas—who had been advocating for free and fair elections in the country—was abducted at the “Café Canel” in Caracas’s Las Mercedes neighborhood. At approximately 9:20 PM, six masked…
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Egypt: CFJ and RFK Human Rights Highlight Human Rights Situation in Egypt’s Universal Periodic Review
Tags Share Geneva, Switzerland and Washington D.C., United States [February 10, 2025] – The Committee for Justice (CFJ) and RFK Human Rights highlighted the situation of human rights in a joint submission to the United Nations around Egypt’s Universal Periodic Review. In the joint submission, CFJ and RFK Human Rights provide an overview of the…
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La Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos juzgará al Estado mexicano en el caso de doña Ernestina Ascencio Rosario
Tags Share El próximo 30 de enero de 2025, la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos celebrará una audiencia pública contra México por el caso de doña Ernestina Ascencio Rosario, una mujer nahua de la Sierra de Zongolica, Veracruz. Doña Ernestina falleció en 2007, tras ser atacada por miembros del Ejército Mexicano y ser víctima de…
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The Inter-American Court of Human Rights will judge the Mexican State in the case of Mrs. Ernestina Ascencio Rosario
Tags Share On January 30, 2025, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights will hold a public hearing in the case of Ernestina Ascencio Rosario v. Mexico. A 73-year-old Nahua woman from the Sierra de Zongolica, Veracruz, Ernestina died in 2007 after being attacked by members of the Mexican Army and being the victim of serious…
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