United States
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Austin American-Statesman: Political leaders use DEI as a smokescreen to roll back human and civil rights
Tags Share In a compelling op-ed, Fanta NGom, Director of Business and Human Rights at Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, denounces recent federal budget cuts to school mental health services and rural infrastructure—moves justified by attacking diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) as “woke ideology.” NGom argues that this rhetoric is a smokescreen for a broader
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One Student’s Fight for Florida’s Future Coastline
Tags Share Florida’s gulf coast is home to many natural wonders: diverse estuaries, lush mangrove forests, expansive beaches, and so much more. Having grown up surrounded by wetland ecosystems in St. Petersburg, Ava Thompson chose to dedicate her studies to preserving her home state’s ecology. Now a junior at Florida State University, Thompson is studying
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WIRED: Computer Ban Gave the Government Unfair Advantage in Anti-War Activist’s Case, Lawyer Says
Tags Share In a high-stakes deportation case involving Columbia graduate Mahmoud Khalil, civil rights advocates are raising the alarm over an unfair government advantage in court. WIRED recently reported on an incident in which Khalil’s ACLU attorney was barred from using her laptop during a pivotal immigration hearing, all the while government lawyers were granted
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Una nueva demanda busca restablecer los derechos humanos de las personas desaparecidas en detención incomunicada indefinida en El Salvador
Tags Share Read the press release in English here. Cuatro organizaciones líderes en materia de derechos humanos —la Clínica Internacional de Derechos Humanos de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de Boston, el Centro de Estudios de Género y Refugiados (CGRS), el Consejo de Litigios Estratégicos Globales (GSLC) y Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights
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New Lawsuit Seeks to Restore Human Rights for Those Disappeared to Indefinite Incommunicado Detention in El Salvador
Tags Share Lea el comunicado de prensa en español aquí. Four leading human rights organizations—the Boston University School of Law International Human Rights Clinic, the Center for Gender & Refugee Studies (CGRS), the Global Strategic Litigation Council (GSLC) and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (RFKHR)—have filed a lawsuit seeking an emergency ruling by the Inter-American
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Groups Ask Judge to Immediately Restore Civil Rights and Ombudsman Offices at Department of Homeland Security
Tags Share WASHINGTON, D.C. — Human rights and immigration advocate groups late yesterday asked a judge to issue a preliminary injunction to resume operations of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman Office, and Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman, asking the court
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Fulton v. Noem: Ensuring medical discharge planning upon release from ICE detention
Second Circuit panel holds that courts likely have jurisdiction over challenge by man with end-stage renal failure to lack of medical discharge planning prior to removal.
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US used lethal force to suppress climate change activism: report to UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders
Receiving Body United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders Report Type Submission for the report of the Special Rapporteur, to be presented to the 80th session of the UN General Assembly Tags Partners
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Human Rights Groups Urge United Nations Racial Justice Body to Address Legal Barriers for Victims of Police Violence
Tags Share Washington, D.C., April 28, 2025 – Last week, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the ACLU of Louisiana, and the Juror Project submitted a report to a United Nations experts body highlighting legal barriers for victims of police violence who seek civil remedies. The report was submitted ahead
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Carrying Ethel Kennedy’s Legacy Forward at the Inaugural Young Women’s Leadership Summit
In honor of Ethel Kennedy’s legacy of courage, compassion, and lifelong advocacy, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, in partnership with Manhattanville University, was proud to host the first Young Women’s Leadership Summit on April 23, 2025. Held at the iconic Reid Castle, the event brought together 65 young women and 16 advisors for a day…
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Associated Press: Civil rights groups sue to restore jobs at Homeland Security oversight offices that were gutted
Tags Share Three advocacy groups are suing the Department of Homeland Security and Secretary Kristi Noem, seeking to restore staff jobs at three gutted offices that oversee civil rights protections across the department’s broad mission. The lawsuit was filed Thursday by the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights organization, the Southern Border Communities Coalition, and the Urban Justice Center. On March
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