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Davis v. Garland: Fighting Prolonged Civil Detention Without The Chance To Ask A Judge For Freedom
This case seeks to affirm immigrants’ rights to U.S. constitutional protections against unjustly prolonged civil detention.
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Cost of racism dominates Robert F. Kennedy Annual Book and Journalism Awards
Tags Share Two years after America’s great racial reckoning, the societal cost of racism and the decline of democracy continued to dominate the themes of winning entries of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights’ annual Book and Journalism Awards. “We are living in a time that would in many ways make Robert F. Kennedy shudder,” emcee…
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#RFKChat: ‘We cannot become complacent about the safety of journalists anywhere,’ says RSF’s Rebecca Vincent
Tags Share On Friday, May 20, 2022, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights hosted its first ever Tweet Chat with Rebecca Vincent, Director of Operations and Campaigns at Reporters Without Borders. The chat, which comes ahead of the forthcoming Robert F. Kennedy Book & Journalism Awards, scheduled for Tuesday, May 24, 2022, was organized as part…
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Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Announces 2022 Human Rights Award Laureates
Tags Share WASHINGTON, D.C., May 5, 2022 – Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights today announced Cameroonian human rights defenders Maximilienne C. Ngo Mbe and Felix Agbor Nkongho (Balla) as the 2022 recipients of its annual Human Rights Award. A ceremony honoring the two laureates will take place Tuesday, June 7 at 2pm in the Kennedy…
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Statement on leaked SCOTUS opinion overturning Roe v. Wade
Tags Share We at Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights join the rightful growing chorus of outrage over the pending reversal of Roe v. Wade. The draft Supreme Court opinion would overturn a longstanding right to abortion and represents a grave threat to human rights in the United States. A decision that unduly restricts access to…
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L.A. high school second to adopt whole-school model for human rights education
Tags Share Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights staff and a group of educators in Los Angeles formally began a new partnership in late April as the Business in Artivism Management (BAM) Learning Community at Edward Roybal Learning Center prepares to become the nation’s second “human rights centered school.” The initiative involves centering human rights education…
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This Teacher Appreciation Day, we’re showcasing what our educators are writing
Tags Share Two Speak Truth to Power educators have contributed to new books on social justice and implementing a human rights curriculum in the classroom. Robin DeLuca-Acconi, assistant dean for student services in the School of Social Welfare at Stony Brook University, has written a chapter with her former colleague, Denise Campbell, assistant superintendent for…
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Working Well: Jeffrey Siminoff On How Companies Are Creating Cultures That Support & Sustain Mental, Emotional, Social, Physical & Financial Wellness
Tags Share In an interview with Karen Mangia, SVP of Workplace Dignity Jeffrey Siminoff discusses the impact of employees’ wellness on an organization’s productivity and profitability, and how RFK Human Rights prioritizes the emotional, mental, and financial wellness of its employees. Despite treatment for mental health disorders being shown to deliver a 400% ROI through…
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This Transgender Day of Visibility, we must see ourselves in others to become stronger
Tags Share In recent days, Black law students descended upon the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., a statement of solidarity with, and inspiration by Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson. “It’s breathtaking, but it’s also very inspiring just to see another, one, female, but also a Black female who looks like myself being in such…
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Six Month Anniversary Del Rio report Details a Living Legacy of Anti-Haitian Discrimination in U.S. Immigration System
Tags Share WASHINGTON, D.C.–Six months after photos revealed mounted Border Patrol agents chasing and grabbing Haitian migrants to prevent them from bringing food to their families, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and the Haitian Bridge Alliance have released a new report unveiling the full scope of the abuses that occurred in Del Rio, Texas, and…
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Six month anniversary Del Rio report details a living legacy of anti-Haitian discrimination in U.S. immigration system
Tags Share Six months after photos revealed mounted Border Patrol agents chasing and grabbing Haitian migrants to prevent them from bringing food to their families, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and the Haitian Bridge Alliance have released a new report unveiling the full scope of the abuses that occurred in Del Rio, Texas, and in…
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RFK Compass Investors 2022 SXSW Conference
Tags Share “Every asset class has been leveraged in the growth of mass incarceration and every asset class must be a part of decarceration. We are asking investors to align their capital with our values.” –Christina Hollenback The RFK Compass Investors team successfully hosted its very first panel at SXSW in Austin Texas on March…
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