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Letter to Secretary Pompeo Regarding LGBTQ+ Rights
Tags Share We joined several civil society organizations to express our deep concern at a number of recent signals that the State Department, under the leadership of President Trump, has abandoned full support of LGBTIA+ people within its global human rights policy. READ FULL LETTER
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RFK Human Rights Board Member José E. Feliciano Honored at Toigo 2019 Gala
Tags Share Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights board member José E. Feliciano was honored at the 30th Annual Toigo 2019 Gala in New York last night on June 13, 2019. The Toigo Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the career advancement and increased leadership of under-represented talent. While accepting the award, José spoke…
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Three Texas Organizations Helping Immigrant Families Receive RFK Human Rights Award
Tags Share To cheers of “Sí, Se Puede,” (“Yes, we can”) three organizations that work closely with immigrant families at the nation’s southern border were honored Thursday with the 2019 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award. The three recipients are South Texas groups: the Angry Tías and Abuelas of the Río Grande Valley; the Detained…
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Winners of 2019 RFK Book and Journalism Awards
RFK Human Rights celebrates World Press Freedom Day with announcement of its 2019 Book and Journalism Award winners.
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Three Organizations Fighting for Migrant Rights Win 2019 RFK Human Rights Award
RFK Human Rights is honored to recognize Angry Tias and Abuelas of the Rio Grande Valley, Detained Migrant Solidarity Committee, and La Unión del Pueblo Entero for their tireless work.
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Graham Nash, Jennifer Prescott, Aloe Blacc Join RFK Human Rights Leadership Council
Tags Share Continuing our new member series, this month we’d like to highlight Graham Nash, Jessica Prescott, and Aloe Blacc. Using their unique skills in business and education, each of these new members are sharing a message of hope, awareness and action in creating a better world than they found it. We are honored to…
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Protecting LGBTQ+ Asylum Seekers at the Border
We urge the Trump Administration to provide additional security and humanitarian support to LGBTQ+ asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexican border.
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Pursuing Accountability for Jamal Khashoggi’s Murder
We call on House Foreign Affairs Committee leaders to hold hearings on journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder.
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RFK Young Leaders Join Inaugural Titan Generator Summit at SXSW
Over 120 youth activists from around the country gathered for the inaugural Titan Generator summit hosted by Generation Titans and RFK Human Rights at Google’s Austin headquarters.
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Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Deserves Ongoing U.S. Support
Cutting or eliminating U.S. funding would put the IACHR at a severe disadvantage in uplifting core values in the American Hemisphere—democracy, human rights, and the rule of law.
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RFK Human Rights Joins Coalition to Create the Titan Generator
Tags Share Social impact firm Generation Titans collaborates with Google, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, Envolve Entrepreneurship, Common Impact, and the Soze Agency to generate resources for enterprise solutions Event on March 9, 2019 coinciding with the SXSW Interactive Festival WASHINGTON, Feb. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Generation Titans, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, Google, Envolve…
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