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Guards at Louisiana ICE facility accused of illegally pepper-spraying protestors
Tags Share In January 2024, ICE officers at Winn Correctional Center in Louisiana pepper-sprayed hundreds of detainees who were participating in a peaceful demonstration and hunger strike. Guards retaliated by indiscriminately deploying pepper spray – an attack that blatantly violated individuals’ rights under the U.S. constitution, federal and state law, and ICE’s own legal standards…
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Three Years After Unjust Deportation, As Violence Explodes in Haiti, Human Rights Groups Urge Governor Kathy Hochul to Pardon Longtime New York Resident
Tags Share Yesterday, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and the Haitian Bridge Alliance filed a gubernatorial pardon application on behalf of Paul Pierrilus, a financial consultant from New York. The organizations are asking Governor Kathy Hochul to facilitate Pierrilus’ immediate return to New York following his sudden deportation to Haiti in 2021 – a country…
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Author and journalist Jonathan Karl on civic space protection, the free press, and Donald Trump
Tags Share “Retribution” has been Donald Trump’s rallying cry throughout his 2024 presidential campaign. According to author and political journalist Jonathan Karl, that rhetoric is disturbingly similar to past regimes. “The dictatorial assaults on human rights that we’ve seen throughout history and around the world are often rooted in the very language we hear from…
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RFK Human Rights Calls for Stronger Response to Arbitrary Detention on US Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day
Tags Share On US Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day, RFK Human Rights calls on the US government to take urgent action to address arbitrary detention globally. Increased coordination within the government; transparency of processes and clear communication with family members; as well as support for global efforts to address arbitrary detention will make for a…
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Behind the Headlines: A Leadership Vacuum at Border Patrol Exposes Flawed Migration Management Strategy
Tags Share Last week, President Biden and Donald Trump made separate visits to the border, highlighting the political importance of an issue that 80% of Americans say the U.S. government is doing a bad job handling: the arrival of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. It’s no secret that the United States, just like other wealthy…
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In Conversation with Jason Lamin, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Lenox Park Solutions
Tags Share Jason Lamin is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Lenox Park Solutions and oversees all aspects of the firm, which prioritizes impact, inclusion, and leverages extensive domain expertise to serve institutional and enterprise clients. In a conversation with Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, he explains how in the wake of a political pushback…
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Human rights groups file federal lawsuit for unaccompanied child wrongfully held in ICE detention
Tags Share Winnfield, LA, February 26, 2024 – Earlier this month, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (RFKHR), the National Immigration Project (NIPNLG), and the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana (ACLU-LA) filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of a 17-year-old unaccompanied child, I.J., who has been unlawfully held for months in a Louisiana ICE detention…
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Solitary Confinement: VP Anthony Enriquez on Alarming Trends, Misconceptions, and Why the Practice Should be Banned
Tags Share In a brief video, Anthony Enriquez, Vice President of U.S. Advocacy and Litigation, urges an end to solitary confinement in United States prisons and detention centers. The United States locks up over 122,000 people in solitary on any given day, at odds with international legal guidance like the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules…
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Behind the Headlines: Immigrant Detention in the Blocked Border Security Bill
Tags Share In Washington, a proposed border bill — which would be the most significant updates to immigration law since 1996 — looks to be scuttled for now, but the issue of the border isn’t going anywhere. Let’s take a more detailed look into how the bill proposed to deal with increasing numbers of arriving…
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Celebrating our Human Rights Defenders: Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson & Bobby Muller
Tags Share Community organizer and social justice defender Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson advocates for social rights in northeast Tennessee and elsewhere through her work as Co-Executive Director of the influential Highlander Research and Education Center. Social Rights Social rights refer to the dynamic interdependence of individuals in their living and working conditions, encompassing fundamental necessities for…
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ACLU of Louisiana, RFK Human Rights, and Linklaters File Equal Protection Lawsuit Against St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office
Tags Share CONTACTSLauren Gaines, ACLU of Louisiana, media@laaclu.org Molly Ferrer, Linklaters LLP, molly.ferrer@linklaters.com Emma Gillett, RFK Human Rights, gillett@rfkhumanrights.org NEW ORLEANS—The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and Linklaters LLP have filed a second lawsuit against four deputies with the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office (STPSO), as well as several…
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Introducing the Harry Belafonte Memorial Project
Tags Share Upon hearing of the death of Harry Belafonte, we understood the necessity of memorializing Harry beyond his fame and examining him as the man he was. Our three interviewees, Gina Belafonte, Maria Belafonte, and David Goodman, were each able to speak to a more intimate side of Harry, having known him mostly in…
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