United States
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We Are Living Injustices I Cannot Even Name: report on human rights abuses at Pine Prairie, Louisiana ICE Jail
RFK Human Rights’ investigation with ISLA found a horrifying pattern of abusive solitary confinement at ICE’s Pine Prairie detention center in Louisiana.
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DHS Complaint Details Horrific Conditions, Abuse at Louisiana ICE Jail
Pine Prairie, a for-profit immigrant detention center run by the GEO Group, was found to use prolonged and often racially-driven solitary confinement practices.
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RFK Human Rights and Local Partners Celebrate Major Bail Reform Win in Texas
Tags Share More than 60% of people in Texas’ jails—some 40,000 individuals—have not been convicted of a crime. In fact, most of them are only in jail because they can’t afford to pay bail. Texas Governor Greg Abbott knows full well that eliminating cash bail could spare tens of thousands of his constituents from unfairly…
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Statement on Temporary Protected Status for Cameroon
RFK Human Rights calls upon President Biden and Secretary Mayorkas to immediately grant Temporary Protected Status to all Cameroonians in the United States.
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Investor Spotlight: Raelan Lambert on the launch of the Leap initiative
Tags Share Raelan Lambert doesn’t think that investing in women and diverse managers is a fad. Instead, it’s the smart thing to do for investors who wish to capture strong risk-adjusted returns for the long term. Consider that almost 30% of women-led private equity firms are generating top quartile returns, along with 34% of diversely-owned…
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Speak Truth to Power Video Contest Premieres at Tribeca Film Festival
RFK Human Rights partnered with the Tribeca Film Festival to debut the works of four student finalists from its Speak Truth to Power video contest.
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Documentary on Northshore Recovery School Wins RFK Journalism Award
Tags Share The MTV documentary that chronicled a year in the life of Northshore Recovery High School students and their struggles with addiction has won a 2021 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award. The four-part series, “16 and Recovering,” was directed and executive produced by Steve Liss, a filmmaker who lives in Beverly, with help from…
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Global Insights: America’s War on Democracy
Pressure is mounting on corporate America to publicly speak out and defend historically marginalized voters from suppression.
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Don’t Just Quote My Father, Follow His Example
Tags Share (CNN)A year ago, our nation was gripped by protests over the repeated killings of Black Americans at the hands of police. A year ago, my good friend Rep. John Lewis was still with us. He died last July, at the age of 80, after a lifetime of dedicated service to our country. In…
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“Canary: The Washington Post Investigates” Wins RFK Journalism Award
Tags Share Amy Brittain, Reena Flores, and Bishop Sand of the Washington Post have been recognized with a 2021 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award in the radio division for their work on the seven-part podcast, “Canary: The Washington Post Investigates.” Canary follows Brittain’s reporting journey documenting failures in the D.C. court system’s handling of a…
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Winners of the 2021 RFK Book and Journalism Awards
We honor the journalists who shine light on the most pressing issues of our day, keeping us informed and engaged when our democracy is most at risk.
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