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Eliminating Educational Disparities Once and For All
Tags Share As schools across the country have headed back to the books, both virtually and in person, some depressing news about ever-widening educational disparities have been released to coincide with the new academic year. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, an international organization focused on developing global standards and finding solutions to social,…
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Opposing U.S. Sanctions Against the International Criminal Court
Tags Share The undersigned organizations and individuals write to express grave concerns and unequivocally oppose the Trump administration’s use of the sanctions authority of the United States to attack the International Criminal Court (ICC), an independent judicial institution dedicated to combatting impunity for the gravest crimes known to humanity. Many of the undersigned spoke out…
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Fostering Dignity and Connection Even as the Pandemic Wears On
Tags Share As the COVID-19 pandemic drags on, our endurance is tested anew each day. Amidst this, an ongoing reckoning on racism and police violence against the backdrop of an election year adds a challenging mix of anxiety and anger on one hand, and possibility and hope for real change on the other. Many of…
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Case Update for Rosalyn “Bird” Holmes
Tags Share In May 2018, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights paid the $60,000 bail of Rosalyn “Bird” Holmes, then 16. Bird was being detained in an adult jail 50 miles from her home in Memphis under Tennessee’s antiquated “safekeeping” laws, which kept individuals under 18 detained pretrial and other vulnerable populations, such as pregnant women,…
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Students Successfully Campaign to Rename School After John Lewis
Their teacher, Erik Manuel Giblin, a former RFK Human Rights team member, said the name change reflects both Lewis’ and RFK’s commitment to justice.
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Faces of Bail Reform
People directly affected by our wealth-based criminal legal system tell their stories.
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Access and Opportunity
Tags Share Social and economic devastation arising from the worst global public health crisis in a century coupled with outrage over prevalent systemic racism across America has led to increasing pressure across societal sectors to do better to embrace and reflect the diversity purportedly at the heart of American values. The political world saw this…
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Mastering a Masterclass at a Challenging and Historic Time
Tags Share This year, two major sources of upheaval—a worldwide pandemic compounded by mass protests over continued systemic racism—have presented educators with extraordinary new challenges. Now that much of teaching has shifted to a virtual environment, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights’ Speak Truth to Power Masterclass, presented in partnership with Discovery Education, Humanity United, and…
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How to Honor Civil Rights Leaders
Tags Share This week during 1964, the late Attorney General Robert Kennedy painted a bleak picture. Jails were a place where poor men were sent to rot, while rich men went home to await court dates. “Bail has become a vehicle for systematic injustice,” my father told the Senate Judiciary Committee in a hearing. “Every…
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Kerry Kennedy on the Passing of Pete Hamill
Tags Share My father loved Pete Hamill and his ability to mirror New York back to itself. Daddy wrote a series of letters to Pete expressing admiration for the grit and honesty of his columns. Pete, in turn, encouraged my father to run for president and then signed on to the campaign. Pete, Jack Newfield…
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Colin Kaepernick Wins Prestigious RFK Ripple of Hope Award
Tags Share Athlete and activist Colin Kaepernick has been a fierce advocate for social justice, and now the Know Your Rights Camp founder will be honored for his contributions in the fight for equality as one of the recipients of the 2020 RFK Ripple of Hope Award. The award is bestowed upon leaders across different…
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A Statement from Kerry Kennedy President of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights
Tags Share Writer J.K. Rowling is best known as the author of the Harry Potter books. In 2005, she founded Lumos, an international nonprofit NGO with a mission to move children worldwide out of orphanages and institutions and into loving family care by 2050. For her dedicated work on behalf of children, she received the…
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