United States
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A Legacy of Combating Rural Poverty
Students research how rural poverty affects health, education, employment, and housing.
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Criminal Justice and the New Jim Crow
Learners create educational materials on mass incarceration, reach out to their state representatives, and take mindful action with the organizations of two human rights defenders, Andrea James and Bryan Stevenson.
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Civil Rights and the Right to Education
Explore Robert F. Kennedy’s legacy of pushing for quality education for all through the work of Ruby Bridges and Aaron Maybin.
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Undoing the Moral Shame of Family Separation
The lawyers who orchestrated such horrific human rights violations must be held accountable.
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New Speak Truth to Power Pilot Program Set to Debut in Bangor, Maine
The first of its kind initiative incorporates human rights education and social-emotional learning into the school’s curriculum, practices, and culture.
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Transgender Law Center v. Immigration and Customs Enforcement: Exposing cruel and degrading treatment of trans people in immigration detention
These cases under the Freedom of Information Act seek to expose cruel and degrading treatment of transgender people in immigration detention, including prolonged solitary confinement, sexual and physical abuse, and denial of essential medical care.
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Holding Sheriffs Accountable
Q&A with Linda Franks on the launch of Communities for Sheriff Accountability.
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Announcing the 2021 Ripple of Hope Award Laureates
The winners of the 53rd annual RFK Ripple of Hope Awards are Stacey Abrams, José E. Feliciano, Deven Parekh, and Hans Vestberg.
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RFK Human Rights’ Sancia Dalley Testifies Against HB 2 in Texas
“This is simply terrible economics that paralyzes communities and families, especially communities and families of color.”
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RFK Human Rights’ Sancia Dalley Testifies Against HB 2 in Texas
“This is simply terrible economics that paralyzes communities and families, especially communities and families of color.”
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RFK Human Rights’ Sancia Dalley Testifies Against HB 2 in Texas
As Texas considered passing HB 2, dangerous bail legislation that would increase jailing of the state’s most vulnerable, we joined local advocates in calling for this bill to be stopped.
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Texas Community Bail Funds Grow
Tags Share Sparked by protests following George Floyd’s murder, bail funds have experienced a surge of attention and fundraising. Just last summer, bail funds received over $90 million in donations—including $1 million from RFK Human Rights and Colin Kaepernick’s Know Your Rights Camp—to support their urgent work freeing people from pretrial detention. The Dallas Morning…
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