United States
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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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RFK Human Rights Posts Bail for Plaintiffs in Unconstitutional Pretrial Detention Case
The initiative is part of RFK Human Rights’ nationwide efforts to draw attention to unconstitutional bail practices and support local organizers in reforming the criminal legal system.
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Jane Alexander and Kathryn Erbe Join RFK Human Rights Leadership Council
Tags Share Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights is excited to announce two new members to its Leadership Council, Jane Alexander and Kathryn Erbe. On and off the screen, both these women have been pillars of their community, striving to make the world a better place through various causes. We are honored to have them join…
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VICE News: Over 100 People Were Released From Jail in Mass Bail Out Effort
Tags Share In New York City, there are hundreds of women and juveniles in jail who haven’t been convicted of a crime. Most of them are imprisoned at Rikers Island and are only there because they can’t afford their bail. In an effort to directly address the injustices of cash bail, RFK Human Rights set…
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Obama Honored with RFK Ripple of Hope Award
Tags Share President Barack Obama was honored Wednesday night with the 2018 Robert F. Kennedy Ripple of Hope Award at a gala in New York. “I’m very humbled by this honor. I’m not sure if you’ve heard but I’ve been on this hope kick for a while now,” Obama said in his speech Wednesday to…
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Open Letter on Bail Principles for 2019
RFK Human Rights has joined over 130 organizations, urging the New York State Governor to adhere to the following critical principles for bail reform in his executive budget proposal.
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105 New York City People Freed From Jail in Bail Reform Experiment
Tags Share In October 2018, hundreds of volunteers for Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights posted $1.2 million in bail to free 105 people from Rikers Island and other New York City jails. The effort was the largest mass bailout to date and served as part of a national campaign to demonstrate how cash bail not…
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Reneé Fleming and Scott Wolf Join RFK Human Rights Leadership Council
Tags Share We are very excited to welcome Reneé Fleming, one of the world’s most highly-acclaimed singers of our time, and Scott Wolf, an award-winning television, movie and stage actor, to the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Leadership Council. Reneé Fleming, Chief Executive Officer, Soprano, Fleming Ross, Inc. Renée Fleming is one of the most…
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