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This Week’s Spotlight on Human Rights
Tags Share Trump Administration Advances Immigration Crackdown On Foreign Student Protesters The Trump administration is ramping up penalties against students who engaged in protests against the war in Gaza, revoking the visas of hundreds of alleged demonstrators. The Trump administration is ramping up penalties against students who engaged in protests against the war in Gaza, revoking…
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WXXI News: Lawsuit targets mail policy at ICE’s detention center in Batavia
Tags Share “ICE’s new mail policy is a flagrant violation of confidentiality and privacy.” On March 10, RFK Human Rights sued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, ICE, and the Buffalo Federal Detention Facility over the facility’s failure to protect the confidentiality of legal mail. Speaking with Rochester Public Radio, attorney Sarah Decker comments on…
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The Daily Star: Digital law Reforms Hasty, Lack Transparency
Tags Share The Daily Star has reported that six international human rights organizations have raised concerns over Bangladesh’s proposed Cyber Protection Ordinance, 2025, and Personal Data Protection Ordinance, 2025, citing a lack of transparency and stakeholder consultation. In a joint statement, groups including Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and Human Rights Watch warned that the…
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Investigative Post: ICE’s extensive use of solitary confinement in Batavia
Tags Share According to the Investigative Post, The Batavia ICE detention center ranks among the top five facilities in the country for its use of solitary confinement despite being significantly smaller than others on the list. Between 2017 and 2023, 673 detainees were placed in solitary, with confinements averaging 25 days—exceeding the 15-day threshold considered…
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The Business Standard: Bangladesh’s New Digital Laws Under Scrutiny
Tags Share The Business Standard has reported that human rights organizations are raising concerns over Bangladesh’s fast-tracked digital law reforms, warning that the public has been excluded from the process. Groups, including RFK Human Rights, have criticized the lack of transparency, particularly regarding amendments to the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulation Act, which could enable internet shutdowns…
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MRP News: Talking Sense: How does news media contribute to political polarization?
Tags Share News media plays a critical role in informing the public—but it can also further division and corrode trust. Drawing on data from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, which found that nearly three-quarters of U.S. adults believe the media contributes to political polarization, MPR News…
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Dianna Ortiz
Biography Dianna Ortiz is an Ursuline nun from New Mexico who journeyed to Guatemala in the early 1980s as a missionary, teaching Mayan children in the highlands. After months of receiving threats, Ortiz was abducted and brutally raped by armed men in November 1989. One of the men overseeing the torture appeared to be American.…
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Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Announces 2023 Book and Journalism Awards Winners
Tags Share NEW YORK, MAY 3, 2023 – Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights today announced the winners of its 2023 RFK Book and Journalism Awards during a virtual ceremony with remarks by President Kerry Kennedy and featuring special guest presenters Michael Beschloss, David Cullen, Peggy Engel, Peniel Joseph, Rory Kennedy, Nick Kristoff, Arantxa Loizaga, Craig…
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AP-NORC and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Survey: Americans are concerned about threats to the free press
Tags Share Chicago, IL and New York, NY, May 1, 2023 — Ahead of World Press Freedom Day on Wednesday, May 3, a new study from Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research reveals Americans are concerned about attacks on journalists, restrictions on press freedoms, and the spread…
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