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RFK at his last presidential campaign event, 1968
Description RFK at his last presidential campaign event, 1968 Date Copyright Tags Share Have any questions about licensing? Per the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code), for a library or archives to legally provide a reproduction of a copyrighted item, the reproduction is not to be “used for any purpose other…
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Organizaciones internacionales rechazamos la criminalización del prominente periodista José Rubén Zamora y denunciamos enérgicamente la persecución de voces críticas en Guatemala
Tags Share 3 de agosto de 2022 Las organizaciones internacionales que promovemos la defensa y protección de los derechos humanos y en particular la libertad de expresión, condenamos la detención arbitraria con fines políticos del prominente periodista José Rubén Zamora, fundador y presidente del diario elPeriódico, quien está siendo perseguido en represalia por su trabajo…
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Cameroon: Amid deadly conflicts, activists Ngo Mbe and Nkongho inspire hope for closing civic space
Tags Share As the rest of the world welcomed a new month on June 1, residents of the village of Missong in Cameroon’s north-west region were thrown into mourning. Nine civilians, including an 18-month-old girl, were shot dead by soldiers in what the authorities themselves described as a “grossly disproportionate” and “hasty” response to “a…
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At WEF in Davos, Kennedy calls for ‘driving toward democracy’
Tags Share Urging for the conversation at this week’s World Economic Forum in Davos to stretch beyond simply winning the war in Ukraine and fighting inflation, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights President Kerry Kennedy urged top business leaders to sharpen their gazes on advancing democracy, and with that, diversity, equity, and inclusion and the social…
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#RFKChat: ‘We cannot become complacent about the safety of journalists anywhere,’ says RSF’s Rebecca Vincent
Tags Share On Friday, May 20, 2022, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights hosted its first ever Tweet Chat with Rebecca Vincent, Director of Operations and Campaigns at Reporters Without Borders. The chat, which comes ahead of the forthcoming Robert F. Kennedy Book & Journalism Awards, scheduled for Tuesday, May 24, 2022, was organized as part…
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Panel raises alarm over alleged Russian abuse of Ukrainian women and children
Tags Share Concerns over egregious human rights abuses by Russian troops targeted at Ukrainian women and children took center stage at a high-profile panel discussion convened by the Nizami Ganjavi International Center and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights on Wednesday April 20. The conversation, moderated by RFKHR President Kerry Kennedy, featured former President of Latvia,…
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Putin accountability panel focuses on concrete actions for International Criminal Court, using oligarch assets
Tags Share The so-called “de-Putinfication” of Russia. Closure. Victory. All of these aims for Ukraine – and more – were discussed Easter Monday morning by a high-profile panel convened by the Nizami Ganjavi International Center, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights UK, and the United States Institute of Peace. The discussion,…
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Former Judge Erika Aifán from Guatemala joins RFK Human Rights as a Distinguished Visiting Fellow
Tags Share Contact: Emma Gillett gillett@rfkhumanrights.org Washington, D.C., April 19, 2022 –– Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights is honored to welcome former Judge Erika Aifán as a Distinguished Visiting Fellow. Dr. Aifán will be working closely with the International Litigation and Advocacy team and will help expand its work on the rule of law, human…
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Ex jueza Erika Aifán de Guatemala se une a RFK Human Rights como Distinguida Asociada Visitante
Tags Share Contacto: Isabel C. Roby Roby@rfkhumanrights.org Washington, D.C. 19 de abril, 2022- Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights tiene el honor de dar la bienvenida a la Ex jueza Erika Aifán como Distinguida Asociada Visitante. La Dra. Aifán trabajará en estrecha colaboración con el equipo de Incidencia y Litigio Internacional y ayudará a ampliar el…
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Address at San Francisco, CA
Tags Share It is clear by now that 1968 will go down as the year the new politics of the next decade or more begin. It is the year when the existing political wisdom had proven unable to cope with the turbulence of our times, inspire our young people, or provide answers to problems we…
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Address at the California Institute of Technology
Tags Share Many years ago, Albert Einstein addressed the students of this institute. “It is not enough,” he said, “that you should understand about applied science in order that your work may increase man’s blessings.” And he added, “Concern for man himself and his fate must always form the chief interest of all technical endeavors,…
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