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Dreams Still Deferred
Assessing denationalization in the Dominican Republic, one year after our report.
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RFK Human Rights Bails Out 16-Year-Old Rosalyn “Bird” Holmes From Adult Prison
“There is no need for a cash bail to incarcerate a 16-year-old girl pre-trial.”
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The Lasting Legacy of Brown v. Board of Education
Tags Share Every year, on May 17, we honor the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Brown v. Board of Education. With its decision, the highest court of our nation took a stand against one form of racial discrimination, providing a legal and policy framework to ensure that all students, regardless of skin color, had…
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Speak Truth to Power: Illinois Holocaust Museum Training
Over 70 teachers from Chicago schools gathered at the Illinois Holocaust Museum for the Speak Truth to Power teacher training.
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2018 RFK Book and Journalism Award Winners
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights celebrated World Press Freedom Day by announcing the winners of its 2018 Robert F. Kennedy Book & Journalism Awards.
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A Dollar Makes A Difference
Tags Share As a member of Robert F. Kennedy Young Leaders, I have been inspired and encouraged to take action. I joined RFK Young Leaders because I wanted to work with a group of like-minded individuals who utilize their skills and talents to create social change. RFK Young Leaders has helped me join movements like…
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2018 Speak Truth to Power Video Contest Winners Featured at Tribeca Film Festival
The contest called on students to create short films that connected a human rights defender of their choice to the work of Robert F. Kennedy.
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The Winners of Our 2017 Speak Truth to Power Video Contest
Tags Share Since 2010, the Speak Truth to Power Video Contest has inspired students to use film to take a stand against some of the world’s most pressing human rights abuses. Each year, young people from around the country submit short documentaries on human rights defenders who have been relentless in creating a more just…
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New Speak Truth to Power Lesson Plan Honors Dr. Martin Luther King’s Legacy
Tags Share “As a little kid, Ruby let me know that I too could make a difference. Creating this curriculum in honor of Ruby Bridges has instilled in me that my passion for advocating for human rights can coincide with my passion for mathematics. I hope this curriculum inspires others to abandon silence in order…
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RFK Human Rights Joins Letter Urging U.S. to Use Sanctions Under Global Magnitsky Act
Tags Share March 5, 2018 The Honorable Rex TillersonSecretary of StateU.S. Department of State2201 C Street NWWashington, DC 20520 The Honorable Steven MnuchinSecretary of the TreasuryU.S. Department of the Treasury1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NWWashington, DC 20220 Dear Secretaries Tillerson and Mnuchin, As organizations dedicated to the promotion of universal human rights and/or the fight against corruption,…
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RFK Human Rights Co-Organizes Hearings on Police Killings
Tags Share CAITLIN CALLAHAN On December 7th, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights co-organized a Thematic Hearing on impunity for police killings within the United States before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. A recording of the full hearing can be found here. The testimony provided by family members and activists focused on the barriers families…
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Bending Our Universe Towards Racial Justice
The terrorist attack in Charlottesville on August 12 serves as a sobering reminder that racist attitudes and structural racism are very much part of our world’s current landscape.
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