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RFK Human Rights celebrates one-year anniversary of Rapid Defense Network
Tags Share On July 19 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (RFKHR) celebrated the one-year anniversary of the integration of Rapid Defense Network (RDN) and its co-founder, Sarah Gillman, into the RFKHR family. Gillman now serves as RFKHR’s Director of Strategic U.S. Litigation. Her extensive experience in litigating for immigrants’ rights is a cornerstone of the…
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RFKHR Book Club Hosts Dr. Peniel Joseph, Author of “The Third Reconstruction”
Tags Share Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights’ virtual Book Club on July 18 focused on stories and storytelling – the stories that shape our understanding of the past and our hope for the future. “The most powerful aspect of any society is storytelling,” said Dr. Peniel Joseph, historian, professor, and the recipient of RFKHR’s 2023…
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Louisiana ICE facility staff response to detainee’s seizure captured in audio recording
Tags Share Speaking with New Orleans Public Radio, staff attorney Sarah Decker details a recent instance of medical neglect at a Louisiana ICE detention center.
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Call to action to stop inhumane practice of solitary confinement in NC prisons
Tags Share Every day, tens of thousands of incarcerated Americans are subjected to an internationally recognized form of torture, and the horrors of it are largely hidden from public view. They spend 22 hours or more a day alone in locked cells the size of parking lot spaces, often in filthy conditions with little to…
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Detainees and advocates decry ‘horrific’ conditions at Louisiana ICE detention center
Tags Share Staff attorney Sarah Gillman speaks with NBC News about inhumane conditions and rampant human rights abuses at Winn Correctional Center, an ICE detention facility in rural Louisiana. “There’s been a lot of reports on Winn, and there’s been a lot of documentation, and even with all that it continues to exist,” she notes.…
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California should honor Mandela by limiting solitary confinement
Tags Share By Chris Holden and Daniel Tse July 18 marks Nelson Mandela Day, an occasion to commemorate the life of the revered South African leader. Mandela was not only a champion of justice, and an advocate for equality and freedom, he was also an activist who survived incarceration and torture in his fight for…
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Statement by Kerry Kennedy on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Recent Remarks
Tags Share I strongly condemn my brother’s deplorable and untruthful remarks last week about Covid being engineered for ethnic targeting. His statements do not represent what I believe or what Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights stand for, with our 50+-year track record of protecting rights and standing against racism and all forms of discrimination.
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Smart employers lead and hire with dignity
Tags Share Written by Jeffrey Siminoff The angst some feel around workplace diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives is often built around a flawed premise. It’s that a focus on DEI means a take-away from some (say, straight white people) that subordinates merit to identity-based preferences. In fact, inclusive workplace recruiting and culture strategies are meant…
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Union wins at New York farms raise hopes for once-powerful UFW
Tags Share Speaking with The Guardian, our president Kerry Kennedy celebrates a milestone moment for the United Farm Workers. In the UFW’s biggest organizing success in years, it recently unionized 500 workers at five New York farms. Recalling RFK Human Rights’ early involvement with the United Farm Workers, Kerry notes the historically bleak conditions for…
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San Diego educators and community stakeholders collaborate to empower the next generation
Tags Share On June 25-27, RFK Human Rights Speak Truth to Power (STTP) held the first of a series of Summer Institutes in San Diego, hosted in partnership with the University of San Diego Division of Extended Studies. Over the course of those three days, educators, students, and community stakeholders had the opportunity to learn…
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Organizational Statement about today’s court ruling allowing discrimination of LGBTQ Americans by business owners
Tags Share In a shameful coda to Pride month, the Supreme Court majority has stripped LGBTQ Americans of their right to freedom from discrimination by businesses owners. The decision follows sustained legislative attacks on transgender people across the country. By speaking out against hate with bravery and compassion, LGBTQ people have expanded the meaning of…
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Pride’s #BookBan Legacy: Speaking Truth to Power
Tags Share Pride has long been known as a joyous celebration of queer life and love, a time for the LGBTQ+ community to come together without fear. Unfortunately, Pride 2023 has felt like less of a celebration and more of a reminder: the struggle for queer existence is not over. From drag bans to policies…
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