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UN calls out U.S. violations of civil and political rights
Tags Share NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 3, 2023 – The UN Human Rights Committee today released its Concluding Observations denouncing the United States’ violations of civil and political rights, including widespread abuses in immigration detention facilities and the criminalization of lawful protesters. The report details the UN’s findings and conclusions of international law violations following its…
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RFKHR’s legal strategy to end indefinite immigration detention highlighted in habeas corpus lawsuit wins
Tags Share Every day, the United States government holds over 35,000 people in immigration detention while their immigration cases proceed. Using a nationwide network of jails and prisons located in rural communities isolated from legal assistance groups, the government cuts off immigrants’ access to lawyers and subjects thousands of people each year to prolonged detention…
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2023 Freedom Award ceremony: Stacey Abrams, Kerry Kennedy and Clayborne Carson honored
Tags Share “We no longer want to be a nation in which it is better to be rich and guilty than poor and innocent.” The Commercial Appeal covers the 2023 Freedom Award ceremony, noting our president Kerry Kennedy’s “rousing speech” and powerful commentary.
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United Nations and Human Rights Activists Denounce U.S. Suppression of Peaceful Protest
Tags Share NEW YORK, OCTOBER 19, 2023 – Referring to evidence presented by Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and other civil society organizations, the United Nations recently expressed shock at the United States’ suppression of peaceful protest during a formal review held on October 17-18 in Geneva. During the two-day event, the UN Human Rights…
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US urged to boost support for human rights defenders globally on key anniversary
Tags Share (WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 17) – Human rights defenders (HRDs), government dignitaries, an independent United Nations expert, and human rights organizations today urged the US government and the international community to continue to stand with and increase support and protection for human rights defenders worldwide. Several leading human rights organizations also hosted a delegation…
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Addressing the social and racial barriers to health care equity
Tags Share Fortune covers our president Kerry Kennedy’s recent participation at the 2023 Most Powerful Women Summit. Joined by industry experts from Johnson & Johnson and the Susan G. Komen foundation, Kerry and her co-panelists discussed the social and racial barriers to health care equity – and how to address them.
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2024 RFK Book and Journalism Awards Now Open for Submissions
Tags Share New York, NY, October 10, 2023 – Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights today announced it has opened its 2024 RFK Book and Journalism Awards for submissions. Entries must have been published, aired, or broadcast in 2023 to be eligible for consideration. The deadline for book entries is January 5, 2024 and the deadline…
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Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana, and New York Civil Liberties Union File FOIA Request Following Abuses in Immigration Detention Centers
Tags Share New York, NY, October 5, 2023 – Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (RFKHR), American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana (ACLU-LA), and New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU), today filed five Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to obtain records from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) regarding policies and practices within the New…
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Kerry Kennedy Named 2023 Freedom Award Recipient
Tags Share Memphis Magazine features our president Kerry Kennedy as one of the 2023 Freedom Award recipients from the National Civil Rights Museum.
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Robert F. Kennedy hosts 34th annual Golf Tournament in Hyannis Port
Tags Share NEW YORK, October 4, 2023 – Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights will host its 34th annual golf tournament on Friday, October 13, at the Hyannisport Club in Hyannis Port, Mass. Special guests from the sports and entertainment industries will join Kerry Kennedy, the president of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, and several members…
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The January 6th Select Committee to receive the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights 2023 Ripple of Hope Award
New York, NY, October 3, 2023 – Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights today announced that the January 6th Select Committee members will be presented with the 2023 Ripple of Hope Award during the organization’s annual gala on Wednesday, December 6 in New York City. Chairman Bennie Thompson, Vice Chair Liz Cheney, Rep. Pete Aguilar, Rep.…
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Freedom of Opinion and Expression: A Human Rights-focused conversation on book bans
Tags Share During a time when over 1,477 books have been banned nationwide, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights held an in depth conversation about book banning and its implications for the nation’s schools and beyond as part of its Speak Truth To Power’s Fall 2023 Speaker Series. Rebecca Stephens, Human Rights Education Manager introduced the…
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