United States
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Obama Administration to Address RFK Compass Conference
Tags Share (New York, N.Y. | October 26, 2015) Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights applauds the Department of Labor’s recent decision to eliminate certain ERISA restrictions and is proud to announce Carlyle Group Co-CEO David Rubenstein, Senators Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT) will join U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez as keynote…
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Labor Department Allows Pension Funds to Factor ESG Into Investments
Tags Share (October 22, 2015 | Washington, D.C.) Calling it “a move that will ignite billions in smarter long term investing,” Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights praised the Department of Labor for eliminating certain restrictions on ERISA fiduciaries that kept pension funds from factoring human rights as well as environmental sustainability and good governance into…
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Oscar-Winning Director Oliver Stone to Judge Speak Truth To Power Video Contest
Oscar-Winning Director Oliver Stone to Judge Speak Truth To Power Video Contest
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John Lewis, Tim Cook, Roger Altman, Marianna Vardinoyannis Win 2015 Ripple of Hope Award
“There is no better way to celebrate my father’s legacy than to honor these great leaders,” said RFK Human Rights president Kerry Kennedy.
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Executing People With Intellectual Disabilities is Clear Violation of International Human Rights Law
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights calls on Virginia Governor McAuliffe to stay the execution of Alfredo Rolando Prieto.
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Supreme Court Affirms Constitutional Right to Same-Sex Marriage
Tags Share (Washington, D.C. | June 26, 2015) Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights welcomes today’s historic Supreme Court Decision affirming a Constitutional right to same-sex marriage. In a 5-4 ruling in the case of Obergefell v. Hodges, the Court found that the 14th Amendment to the Constitution guarantees the right to same-sex marriage and requires…
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Impunity Persists For Rekia Boyd’s Killer
RFK Human Rights is not done fighting for the 22-year-old black woman killed by a police officer in Chicago.
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Hope For Domestic Violence Policy Reform
Jessica Lenahan’s three kidnapped daughters died when police refused to take her domestic distress calls seriously.
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