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Driving Inclusion and Dignity at Work: Reflections on SHRM Inclusion 2022
Tags Share The research is clear: a persistent gap sits between what employees report they are experiencing and what employers believe their workplace and culture are delivering. In fact, while over 80% of employers believe that employees are treated with dignity and respect at their organization regardless of their job, role or level, only 65…
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Roe’s overturn, national reckonings among issues driving young voters to the polls this election
Tags Share Young voters are projected to match if not break turnout records this coming midterm election, as the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade is prompting 18-29 year olds to head to the polls to defend abortion and reproductive rights. And the climate crisis, inflation, and national reckonings with racism and policing remain…
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Howard professor Dr. Helen Bond talks education, cultural diversity, CRT at Speak Truth to Power event
Tags Share Quality education—one of the key components of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)—is a driver of development. So said Helen Bond Ph.D., Howard University Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction and co-chair of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN USA) at a live virtual event titled ‘Speak Truth to Power: The Magic…
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Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights’ advocacy and litigation teams testify to plights of Black migrants in U.S., Brazil’s indigenous population
Tags Share The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights hearings laid bare the plights of Black migrants in the U.S. and Brazil’s Indigenous communities when the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights’ international and U.S. advocacy and litigation teams testified last week. During the hearings, Daniel Tse, joint legal fellow with RFKHR and the Haitian Bridge Alliance,…
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As election day nears, 5 things to know about the Voting Rights Act
Tags Share At the end of 1962, President John F. Kennedy asked his brother, then-Attorney General Robert Kennedy, to compile a report on the Civil Rights enforcement activities of the Justice Department over the previous year. In this report, submitted on January 24, 1963, Robert Kennedy notes “progress” overall, but reminds the President that difficult…
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Border policies and protection of the human rights of people in human mobility
Tags Share Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020 the United States has used a public health law located at Title 42 of the United States Code to target Black migrants and asylum seekers for summary expulsion and pushbacks across the US-Mexico border. The law, last invoked in the 1920s to bar…
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Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights expands U.S. advocacy and litigation efforts with appointment of Sarah Gillman
Tags Share New York, NY, October 18, 2022 – Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights today announced that Sarah Gillman, co-founder of the noted Rapid Defense Network (RDN), has joined the organization as its new Director of Strategic U.S. Litigation. A seasoned attorney specializing in immigrants’ rights, Gillman will work to expand RFK Human Rights’ domestic…
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Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights names clean energy pioneer Michael Polsky 2022 Ripple of Hope Award Laureate
Tags Share New York, NY, October 13, 2022 —Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights today announced that Michael Polsky, Founder and CEO of Invenergy, has been named a 2022 Ripple of Hope Award laureate. Polsky will be honored alongside fellow laureates Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky; Frank Baker, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Siris; Prince Harry and…
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2023 RFK Book and Journalism Awards Now Open for Submissions
Tags Share New York, NY, October 12, 2022 – Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights today announced it has opened its 2023 RFK Book and Journalism Awards for submissions. Submitted works must have been published, aired, or broadcast in 2022 to be eligible for consideration. The deadline for all entries is January 10, 2023. The annual…
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Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights announces the Duke and Duchess of Sussex as recipients of the 2022 Ripple of Hope Award
Tags Share New York, NY, October 11, 2022 —Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights today announced that Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, have been named this year’s Ripple of Hope Award laureates in recognition of their work on racial justice, mental health, and other social impact initiatives through their Archewell Foundation.…
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President Volodymyr Zelensky To Receive Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights’ 2022 Ripple Of Hope Award
Tags Share New York, NY, October 6, 2022 —Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights today announced that President Volodymyr Zelensky will be presented with the 2022 Ripple of Hope Award in recognition of his courageous and inspirational leadership in the face of relentless aggression. “President Zelensky embodies the values that our organization stands for,” said Kerry…
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RFKHR Book Club spotlights Elizabeth Hinton’s ‘America on Fire’
Tags Share Yale professor of Law Elizabeth Hinton has advocated for structural transformation as a more effective solution to violent crimes and improving America’s race-relations. “More police and more prisons doesn’t work to keep people safer,” Hinton said on Friday Sept. 29 while discussing her book, America on Fire at a live virtual event organized…
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