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Mississippi Today: Daughters of civil rights heroes, writers hear echoes of past
Tags Share In Jackson, Mississippi, daughters of civil rights icons Medgar Evers, Vernon Dahmer, and Robert F. Kennedy gathered to share powerful personal stories in honor of what would have been Medgar Evers’ 100th birthday. Kerry Kennedy, president of RFK Human Rights, reflected on her father’s legacy of courage, recalling how he ran toward the
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WJTV 12 News: Medgar Evers at 100: Celebration kicks off in Jackson
Tags Share On June 26, Jackson, Mississippi kicked off centennial celebrations honoring the life and legacy of civil rights icon Medgar Evers, who would have turned 100 this year. The multi-day tribute opened with community gatherings, public remembrances, and calls to carry forward Evers’ vision for justice. Kerry Kennedy, president of RFK Human Rights and
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WAPT: Convening in the capital city: Leaders gather to honor civil rights icon
Tags Share “We’re all here tonight to celebrate these extraordinary icons of civil rights, who gave their lives for justice for our country, to stop segregation, to ensure voting rights for all, and it’s not just about looking back at history 60 years ago. But it’s really about taking lessons from history and applying them
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Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Names 2025 Ripple of Hope Award Recipients
Tags Share New York, NY, June 26, 2025 – Kerry Kennedy, president of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, today announced the recipients of the RFK 2025 Ripple of Hope Awards. Martin Cabrera, Jr., founder and CEO of Cabrera Capital; former NBA player Earvin “Magic” Johnson; Stefano Lucchini, Chairman of RFK Human Rights Italia; and Darren
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WIRED: ‘They’re Not Breathing’: Inside the Chaos of ICE Detention Center 911 Calls
Tags Share A new WIRED investigation revealed a surge in 911 calls from ICE detention centers, exposing delayed emergency care, pregnancy complications, and suicide attempts. Many facilities are overcrowded and under-equipped, putting detainees at serious risk. Anthony Enriquez, Vice President of U.S. Advocacy and Litigation at RFK Human Rights, states that the system isolates people
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Mississippi Today: Slain senator’s daughter will join Medgar Evers centennial event
Tags Share Kerry Kennedy, president of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, will join a panel on June 26 in Jackson, MS honoring the legacies of four civil rights leaders: Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Vernon Dahmer, through the voices of their daughters. The conversation, part of the Medgar Evers at 100
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BBC: Who has been arrested by ICE under Trump?
Tags Share In a recent piece by the BBC, reporters investigate who has been arrested by ICE under the Trump administration, revealing a dramatic escalation in detentions that targeted not only undocumented individuals with criminal records, but also long-term residents with deep community ties and no criminal history. Many foreign nationals with green cards or
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US transfers to CECOT (El Salvador): Hundreds Forcibly Disappeared to El Salvadoran Mega-Prison
Four groups, including RFK Human Rights, filed a request seeking precautionary measures from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) against El Salvador for the unlawful detention of hundreds of individuals forcibly and illegally transferred from the United States in recent months.
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Human Rights Organizations Urge International Commission to Review Louisiana Police Violence Case
Tags Share Washington, D.C., June 10, 2025 – Last month, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the ACLU of Louisiana, and the Juror Project filed a petition before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on behalf of Anthony Monroe, a 61-year-old Louisiana resident and victim of police violence, and
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US brokers secret torture deal with El Salvador: report to UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants
On February 3, 2025, President Nayib Bukele publicly announced that El Salvador had offered to detain “criminals” sent from the US, including both migrant deportees and US citizens, in exchange for a fee.
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