The decision to post bail for Hernandez comes as part of a larger campaign by RFK Human Rights to reform the inefficient and unjust pre-trial detention policies in New York.
RFK Young Leaders generated almost 200 sign-ups for the Dollar Bail Brigade, a coalition of volunteers who free people from jails who couldn’t otherwise pay their bail.
Matthew Desmond’s Evicted has won the 37th annual RFK Book Award.
The winners of the 49th annual RFK Journalism Awards will be celebrated at a special ceremony on May 23 at the Newseum.
Tags Share Over the last several weeks, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights worked closely with the Trump administration to ensure Aya’s case was prioritized at the highest levels, and we are deeply grateful to President Trump for his personal engagement in resolving Aya’s case. This is day of celebration for Aya Hijazi, Mohamed Hassanein and…
Tags Share This past Tuesday, the United States government failed to appear in two hearings before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) concerning its human rights policies. It appeared to be a first for the United States in the IACHR’s nearly 60-year history, and reflects a troubling approach by the current administration to protection…
The funding will allow Speak Truth to Power to expand its work in Baltimore and create a new youth-led video production component.
Tags Share Friends, I won’t mince words: President Donald Trump’s inauguration means it is more important than ever that Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights redouble its commitment to the full scope of our humanitarian and social justice mission. We must push forward even more vocally in 2017 not just because several of President Trump’s proposals…
Tags Share (January 6, 2017 | New York) The U.S. Department of Labor has finally opened the door for pension funds to engage in environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing after a three-year campaign from the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Compass program. Labor Secretary Tom Perez announced new guidance allowing employee benefit plans to…
Tags Share (November 28, 2016 | New York) On Tuesday, December 6, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights will present the Ripple of Hope Award to its 2016 class of honorees including United States Vice President Joe Biden; Starbucks Chairman, President and CEO, Howard Schultz; and Guggenheim Partners’ Chairman of Investments / Global Chief Investment Officer…
Tags Share “We can’t expect the world to get better by itself”- Gwen Ifill The Board and staff of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights mourn the loss of Gwen Ifill– an honest, insightful and inspiring voice in Journalism. Through News Hour and Washington Week, Gwen brought lively, thoughtful discussion and analysis of our nation’s big…
The award recognizes their indispensable work to end the racial and socioeconomic inequality perpetuated by the criminal legal system.
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