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New Speak Truth to Power Lesson on Erin Merryn
In addition to passing Erin’s Law, the U.S. can be a leader in ending sexual assault by bringing RFK Human Rights’ Speak Truth To Power human rights curriculum to its schools.
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Farmingdale Student Wins 2016 Speak Truth to Power Video Contest
Tags Share (April 21, 2016 | Washington, D.C.) Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), and the Tribeca Film Institute (TFI), are proud to announce that Pat McGarry of Howell High School in Farmingdale, New Jersey has won the Grand Prize of the fifth annual Speak Truth To Power video contest.…
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Apple CEO Tim Cook Joins Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Board of Directors
Cook’s deep commitment to social justice will make him an incredible leader on the RFK Board of Directors and help advance the organization’s work.
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Proposed Bills Risk Accelerating Militarization of U.S. Police Departments
The increased militarization of local law enforcement agencies is at odds with international principles on policing.
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Police Violence Against Black Americans
A thematic hearing submission to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
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New Human Rights Education Initiative Launches in Indianapolis
The partnership will allow teachers to participate in a two-day Speak Truth To Power training on February 17 and 18 at the Peace Learning Center in Indianapolis.
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A World Where ‘Never Again’ Means Something
Tags Share Today we commemorate the Holocaust and the massacre of 11 million people. As the former director of the Genocide Prevention Initiative at the US Memorial Holocaust Museum, my job was to give meaning to that otherwise empty phrase, Never Again. Holocaust survivor and the leader behind the creation of the museum, Elie Wiesel…
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Obama Administration to Address RFK Compass Conference
Tags Share (New York, N.Y. | October 26, 2015) Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights applauds the Department of Labor’s recent decision to eliminate certain ERISA restrictions and is proud to announce Carlyle Group Co-CEO David Rubenstein, Senators Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT) will join U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez as keynote…
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Labor Department Allows Pension Funds to Factor ESG Into Investments
Tags Share (October 22, 2015 | Washington, D.C.) Calling it “a move that will ignite billions in smarter long term investing,” Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights praised the Department of Labor for eliminating certain restrictions on ERISA fiduciaries that kept pension funds from factoring human rights as well as environmental sustainability and good governance into…
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Oscar-Winning Director Oliver Stone to Judge Speak Truth To Power Video Contest
Oscar-Winning Director Oliver Stone to Judge Speak Truth To Power Video Contest
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John Lewis, Tim Cook, Roger Altman, Marianna Vardinoyannis Win 2015 Ripple of Hope Award
“There is no better way to celebrate my father’s legacy than to honor these great leaders,” said RFK Human Rights president Kerry Kennedy.
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Executing People With Intellectual Disabilities is Clear Violation of International Human Rights Law
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights calls on Virginia Governor McAuliffe to stay the execution of Alfredo Rolando Prieto.
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