International Advocacy and Litigation
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Addressing Human Rights Challenges Through Universal Periodic Review on Bangladesh
Share As the 44th session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) by the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) approaches in November 2023, it is crucial to shed light on the dire human rights situation in Bangladesh. In the lead-up to this critical session, it is imperative to delve into the key findings and recommendations established…
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Right to Protest: Global Reflections on the ACHPR Decision in the WOZA v. Zimbabwe Case
Share On Wednesday, July 19, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law are co-hosting a webinar where panelists will explore the significance of the WOZA decision to the understanding and practice of promoting and protecting the right to freedom of assembly in Zimbabwe and beyond. Moreover, as Zimbabwe heads towards…
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Vulnerable Communities and Torture
Share On Wednesday, December 14, our very own Isabel Roby will be joined by Centro de Derechos Humanos de la Universidad Metropolitana’s Andrea Santacruz, Centro de Justicia para la Paz y el Desarrollo’s Denisse Montiel, Foro Penal’s Alfredo Romero and Instituto de Justicia Procesal Penal’s Araceli Olivo to discuss and analyze the disproportionate effect that…
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Webinar on Strategic Litigation before the East African Court of Justice (EACJ)
Share In November 2021, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and the Pan-African Lawyers Union published a Practitioner’s Guide to the EACJ to unpack the Court and its Rules of Procedure in a common-sense way, offering practical guidance from experienced litigators. Now, we’re bringing together former EACJ Registrar Hon. Yufnalis Okubo, and experienced practitioners to continue…
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Panel discussion to support real-life hero of Hotel Rwanda, Paul Rusesabagina
Don Cheadle, Kerry Kennedy, and Terry George invite you to an exclusive panel to support Paul Rusesabagina, the real-life hero of Hotel Rwanda on April 13, 2022. Register today!
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Failures of the justice system in Venezuela
Informative session from the Venezuelan civil society in preparation for the UPR
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Cameroon In Crisis: Protect Our Contri Pipo!
Share The Cameroon Advocacy Network, a coalition of social justice partners including RFK Human Rights, is hosting a webinar, “Cameroon In Crisis: Protect Our Contri Pipo!” The discussion aims to raise public awareness on the humanitarian crises and political violence that have gripped Cameroon over the last decade, forcing thousands of Cameroonians to run for…
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Implementation and Post Litigation Advocacy: Protecting Civic Space after a Favorable Decision
Share Join RFK Human Rights, Pan Africa Lawyers Union, Nulai Nigeria, and the Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA) for a webinar series on the protection of civic space and digital rights through strategic litigation. This session will cover lessons learned from implementing decisions of human rights mechanisms and how to use…
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The Jurisprudence of the ECOWAS Court on Civic Space and Digital Rights
Share Join RFK Human Rights, Pan Africa Lawyers Union, Nulai Nigeria, and the Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA) for a webinar series on the protection of civic space and digital rights through strategic litigation. This session will cover how to build a comprehensive strategy for litigating civic space and digital rights…
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Briefing Paper: Denationalized Dominicans and Haitian Migrants at Risk
Tags Share Upon expiration of the National Regularization Plan for undocumented migrants and the end of the Dominican Republic’s official moratorium on deportations on June 17, 2015, tens of thousands of denationalized Dominicans and hundreds of thousands of migrants will be left unprotected from the discriminatory migration policies of the Dominican Republic. Individuals arbitrarily deprived…
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Protecting Dominicans of Haitian descent in the Dominican
When a new law rendered all Dominican people born to undocumented immigrants stateless, RFK Human Rights took action.
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Dominicans of Haitian descent in Dominican Face Statelessness
Juliana Deguis Pierre’s simple attempt to get ID card could leave hundreds of thousands without a country.
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