Latin America
We work alongside local organizations and human rights defenders to defend civic space and combat violence, repression, and discrimination in the region. Through strategic litigation and legal advocacy before the Inter-American Human Rights system and the United Nations, we work toward protecting human rights, seeking truth, justice, and redress for victims of human rights violations. From combating gender-based violence in Central America, historic racism against Dominicans of Haitian Descent, and systematic repression against critics in Venezuela and Guatemala to protecting freedom of the press in Colombia and Brazil, our mission is to create a region where justice, dignity, and equality prevail for all.
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Justice Achieved in Cuban Dissident’s Death
Oswaldo Payá’s death in a suspicious car crash highlights the dangers for human rights defenders in Cuba.
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Cuban Government Is Responsible for Death of Dissident, Report Says
Tags Share “Government officials tried to blame their deaths on a car accident, but the Payá family knew better.” Our president Kerry Kennedy is quoted in The New York Times regarding RFK Human Rights’ decade-long quest for justice following the murder of Cuban pro-democracy leader Oswaldo Payá.
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Comisión Interamericana Responsabiliza a Cuba por el Asesinato de los Líderes Pro-Democracia Oswaldo Payá y Harold Cepero
Tags Share [12 de junio de 2023] Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights celebra la decisión publicada hoy por la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH), que responsabiliza al Gobierno cubano por los asesinatos de los líderes pro-democracia Oswaldo Payá y Harold Cepero, quienes murieron tras un atentado provocado por agentes del estado cubano el 22…
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40th Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights award goes to Xinka Parliament, in the name of peaceful resistance
Tags Share On Tuesday June 6, the same day as the 55th anniversary of the death of Robert F. Kennedy also marked the 40th Human Rights Award bestowed by his namesake organization. This year’s honoree? The Xinka Parliament, the official representative of the Xinka People, and the second-largest Indigenous nation in Guatemala. Among the distinguished…
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International organizations Stand in Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples of Brazil
Tags Share Washington D.C., London, Rio de Janeiro,June 7, 2023 On May 30, the Lower House of the Brazilian Congress passed Bill 490/2007, which aims to establish restrictions on the demarcation process of Indigenous lands. These territories hold critical importance in safeguarding the Amazon rainforest and other Brazilian biomes, as well as the rights and…
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‘With This Light’ panel examines Honduran nun’s social justice legacy
Tags Share The Catholic faith, feminism and human rights work in Latin America have long been important to Kerry Kennedy, President of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights. They’ll all converge in a new way May 22, as Kennedy, bestselling author of Being Catholic Now, takes part in a panel alongside the “With This Light” film…
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WOLA and RFK Human Rights Concerned About Pre-electoral Conditions in Guatemala
Tags Share Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) jointly present a comprehensive fact sheet outlining their deep concerns regarding the pre-electoral conditions in Guatemala. The fact sheet sheds light on the challenges faced by the country in ensuring a fair and inclusive electoral process. WOLA and RFKHR express…
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Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Announces 2023 Human Rights Award Laureate
Tags Share WASHINGTON, D.C., May 15, 2023 – Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights today announced the Guatemalan organization Parlamento del Pueblo Xinka (Parliament of the Xinka People) as the recipient of its 40th annual Human Rights Award. A ceremony honoring Xinka Parliament will take place Tuesday, June 6 at 11 am in the Kennedy Caucus…
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Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights anuncia al ganador del Premio de Derechos Humanos de 2023
Tags Share WASHINGTON, D.C., 15 de mayo de 2023 – Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights anuncia hoy la selección de la organización guatemalteca Parlamento del Pueblo Xinka como ganadora de su 40º Premio Anual de Derechos Humanos. La ceremonia de homenaje al Parlamento Xinka tendrá lugar el martes 6 de junio a las 11 de…
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Peru: Organizaciones internacionales apoyan la recomendación de la CIDH de crear un Grupo Interdisciplinario de Expertos Independientes para apoyar las investigaciones de graves violaciones de derechos humanos
Tags Share Pronunciamiento conjunto Peru: Organizaciones internacionales apoyan la recomendación de la CIDH de crear un Grupo Interdisciplinario de Expertos Independientes para apoyar las investigaciones de graves violaciones de derechos humanos Washington, DC, 15 de mayo de 2023— El 3 de mayo, la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) publicó el informe, “Situación de Derechos…
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Peru: International organizations support the IACHR recommendation to create an Interdisciplinary Group of Independent Experts to support investigations of serious human rights violations
Tags Share Joint Statement Peru: International organizations support the IACHR recommendation to create an Interdisciplinary Group of Independent Experts to support investigations of serious human rights violations Washington, DC, May 15, 2023- On May 3, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) released the report, Situation of Human Rights in Peru in the Context of…
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Four-Year Sentence of Anti-Corruption Leader Deals a Blow to Guatemalan Democracy
Tags Share At 10 p.m. on April 19, we received a text message from Claudia González —the leading attorney representing Virginia Laparra— confirming that we had been authorized to visit Virginia at the Matamoros military prison the following day. Her text included a warning: “Don’t forget to wear a skirt or you won’t be allowed…
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