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Activists, Celebrities Launch Hunger Strike to End Trump’s Zero Tolerance Policy
Tags Share Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and our coalition of partners have launched a 24-day hunger strike aimed at pressuring the Trump administration to end its “zero tolerance” immigration policy. The protest began Saturday in front of a symbolic loaf of bread a few blocks from the federal courthouse in McAllen, Texas, the busiest…
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Kerry Kennedy to Kick-Off Immigration Fast and Prayer Chain
RFK Human Rights and our partners have organized a 24-hour hunger strike and prayer chain in honor of the more than 2,400 children separated from their parents.
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Statement on Senate Bail Reform Proposal in “Big Ugly” Bill S9097
Tags Share This weekend, the Senate Republicans released a “Big Ugly” bill—S9097—which includes a proposal to “reform” bail practices in New York. This proposal disregards the need for bold and sweeping bail reform that will drastically reduce pretrial detention across the state and end disparities in our jails. Nearly 70% of the 25,000 people held…
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On 50th Anniversary, RFK Human Rights Honors March for Our Lives, Young Activists
Tags Share Groups of young activists involved in gun control, immigration, the environment, and race relations were honored with the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award in a ceremony that took place on the 50th anniversary of Kennedy’s final campaign victory and tragic death. Those recognized included students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School for…
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Winners of Our 2018 Speak Up Sing Out Music Contest
Tags Share The greatest voice is the voice of the people – speaking out – in prose, or painting or poetry or music; speaking out – in homes and halls, streets and farms, courts and cafes – let that voice speak and the stillness you hear will be the gratitude of mankind.” —- Robert F.…
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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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