Africa
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Uganda: anti-LGBTQ+ Law Should be Repealed
Tags Share Today, Uganda’s Constitutional Court announced its verdict on a legal challenge against the draconian Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA), which was signed into law by President Museveni in May 2023. The AHA is one of the world’s harshest anti-LGBTQ+ laws. Rather than strike it down, the Court unanimously ruled that only certain provisions are nullified
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Egypt must immediately and unconditionally release anti-torture protester Mahmoud Hussein
Tags Share The Egyptian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release Mahmoud Hussein who is facing 25 years in prison simply for wearing a T-shirt with an anti-torture slogan, 15 Egyptian and international human rights organizations said today. Mahmoud Hussein has been arbitrarily detained since August 2023. Since then, his mental and physical health has seriously
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Empowering Local Leadership: Transforming Development Aid with Bottom-Up Solutions
Tags Share Coinciding with World Water Day on March 22, John Lewis Young Leader Hana Kebede shared commentary about the challenges that persist in her native Ethiopia surrounding access to clean water. Having seen firsthand how millions of Ethiopians are still living without essential infrastructure like clean water and electricity, Kebede, a senior at Tufts
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Nigeria: Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Welcomes News That Charges Have Been Dropped Against Journalist Omoyele Sowore
Tags Share Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights welcomes the news that the Nigerian government has dropped all charges against prominent journalist and human rights activist, Omoyele “Yele” Sowore. “Five years ago, the Nigerian government initiated an unjust trial against Omoyele Sowore on the basis of unsubstantiated charges,” said Kerry Kennedy, President at Robert F. Kennedy
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Exploring the intersection of human rights and climate change
Tags Share The climate emergency has left no corner of the globe untouched, from desertification in Africa to the destruction of Indigenous lands in Latin America. As new climate crises arise, how are activists and attorneys using legal strategies to safeguard human rights? On January 25, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, in partnership with the
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Cross-Regional Reflections on Violence Against Women Journalists
Tags Share On November 27th, as a part of the 16 days of activism following the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on November 25, RFK Human Rights convened a webinar to discuss violence against women journalists. The webinar served as a cross-regional platform to celebrate the work of women journalists from
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Political Prisoner Mahmoud Hussein Exceeds 2 Years in Pretrial Detention
Tags Share (January 25, 2016 | Washington, DC) As of today, twenty-year old Mahmoud Mohamed Ahmed Hussein, who is represented by Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights before the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD), has spent two full years in pretrial detention in Egypt without charge or being referred to trial. While already
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Open Letter to Secretary Kerry
Tags Share In anticipation of Secretary of State John Kerry’s bilateral dialogue with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on the sidelines of the 70th Session of the UN General Assembly, Kerry Kennedy and Santiago Canton of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights have directed an open letter to the Secretary requesting that the issue of remand
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Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Launches Civic Space Case-Tracker
Tags Share WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 29, 2023 – Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights today announced the public launch of the Civic Space Case-Tracker, an interactive tool mapping some of the most significant ongoing human rights cases around the world – particularly those related to freedom of expression, assembly, and association. The tracker is launched in
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Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Submits Petition on Behalf of Mahmoud Hussein – “The T-Shirt Detainee”
Tags Share Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights has submitted a communication to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD) on behalf of Mahmoud Hussein, often referred to as the “T-Shirt Detainee.” Mahmoud is presently held at the notorious Badr Prison in Cairo, Egypt and requires urgent medical care. Mahmoud is a young Egyptian
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Cambodia: Joint Submission for Universal Periodic Review Documenting Human Rights Violations
Tags Share Ahead of the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Cambodia that is taking place in Geneva next year, Freedom House, and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (RFKHR) submitted a joint report, with the support of Covington & Burling LLP. The report documents the human rights abuses committed by the government
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Redesignation of TPS protects thousands of Cameroonians from deportation
Tags Share 10,000 Cameroonians in the U.S. are now eligible for protection from deportation thanks, in part to the hard work and leadership of Daniel Tse, joint legal fellow of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and Haitian Bridge Alliance. In October, the U.S. redesignated and extended Temporary Protected Status for Cameroonians in light of ongoing
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