Gender-Based Violence
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Cross-Regional Reflections on Violence Against Women Journalists
Share Following the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on November 25, RFK Human Rights is convening a webinar to discuss violence against women journalists. The webinar will serve as a cross-regional platform to celebrate the work of women journalists from across Africa and Latin America and beyond, as well as highlight…
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Las víctimas de Crímenes de Lesa Humanidad en Venezuela tendrán voz este martes 7/11 en audiencia de la Corte Penal internacional
Tags Share La Haya, 6 de noviembre de 2023: La Sala de Apelaciones de la Corte Penal Internacional ha programado la primera audiencia pública de la Situación Venezuela I para los días martes 7 y miércoles 8 de noviembre a las 9 de la mañana, hora estándar de Europa Central (CET). La Situación Venezuela I,…
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The victims of Crimes against Humanity in Venezuela will have a voice this Tuesday, 7/11, in a hearing at the International Criminal Court
Tags Share The Hague, November 6, 2023: The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court has scheduled the first public hearing for Situation Venezuela I for Tuesday, November 7, and Wednesday, November 8, at 9 a.m. Central European Time (CET). Situation Venezuela I focuses on the investigation of crimes against humanity, including arbitrary detentions, torture,…
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Indigenous women victims of sexual violence, tortured by Mexican Army
When Mexico’s war on drugs turns on its most vulnerable: sexual violence perpetrated by members of the Mexican army against a 73-year-old Indigenous woman.
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‘With This Light’ panel examines Honduran nun’s social justice legacy
Tags Share The Catholic faith, feminism and human rights work in Latin America have long been important to Kerry Kennedy, President of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights. They’ll all converge in a new way May 22, as Kennedy, bestselling author of Being Catholic Now, takes part in a panel alongside the “With This Light” film…
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Honduras must honour Vicky Hernandez’s legacy with real change for trans people
Tags Share For Vicky Hernandez’s family and the hundreds of LGBTQ+ activists and allies in Honduras waiting several hours in 100-degree San Pedro Sula, heat was a matter of relativity. On the day Honduran President Xiomara Castro formally claimed responsibility on behalf of the state for Hernandez’s death, it had been almost 13 years since…
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Honduras has entered a critical moment for LGBTQ+ rights
Tags Share This May, a Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights delegation traveled to Honduras aiming to reinforce the implementation of reparations ordered by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in a key legal victory: Vicky Hernández et al. v. Honduras, the Court’s first trans rights case. Alongside our partners at Red Lésbica Cattrachas, the group…
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Kerry Kennedy demands continued justice for Vicky Hernandez, her family
Tags Share Tegucigalpa, Honduras — Visiting Honduras a year after the Inter American Court of Human Rights issued a landmark ruling holding the government of Honduras accountable for the murder of trans woman and activist Vicky Hernandez, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights President Kerry Kennedy demanded justice not only for Vicky’s life but the life…
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Statement on leaked SCOTUS opinion overturning Roe v. Wade
Tags Share We at Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights join the rightful growing chorus of outrage over the pending reversal of Roe v. Wade. The draft Supreme Court opinion would overturn a longstanding right to abortion and represents a grave threat to human rights in the United States. A decision that unduly restricts access to…
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Vicky Hernández et al. v. Honduras and Its Significance
Tags Share Vicky Hernández was an LGBTQ+ rights activist in Honduras who advocated for rights of trans individuals and sex workers. Vicky’s murder occured on June 28, 2009 during the coup d’etat while a curfew was in place. It was followed by subsequent negligence on the part of the Honduran State that led to her…
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Honduras, the World is Watching
Our case before the Inter-American Court made clear that Honduras is one of the most dangerous countries for trans people. We will not rest until the state makes structural changes to prevent and combat this violence.
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Fighting Transfemicide in the Americas
Tags Share Exactly 12 years after trans activist Vicky Hernández was shot and killed in the streets for her gender identity, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights made a landmark ruling holding the state of Honduras responsible for her death. The case, litigated by RFK Human Rights and our partners at Red Lésbica Cattrachas, is…
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