Women’s Rights
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Maria Teresa Tula
Biography: Maria Teresa Tula is a leader of the Co-Madres (Mothers of the Disappeared) of El Salvador, a group of impoverished, mostly illiterate women whose husbands or children were kidnapped or killed by death squads and government security forces during El Salvador’s bloody civil war. The 1980s conflict pitted leftist organizations and campesino farmer-based guerrillas…
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Shirin Ebadi
Excerpts From Shirin Ebadi’s 2003 Nobel Peace Prize Lecture I feel extremely honoured that today my voice is reaching the people of the world from this distinguished venue. This great honour has been bestowed upon me by the Norwegian Nobel Committee. I salute the spirit of Alfred Nobel and hail all true followers of his…
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Hayathe Ayeva
Forced marriages, early pregnancies and juvenile delinquency, notably in rural areas of Africa, constitute barriers for young people to pursue their education and contribute to the development of their communities. While it is in their families and schools that they should find help, education and support, these spaces are usually congested with taboos, stereotypes and…
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Lena Vann
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Young Defender Lena Vann, a passionate activist from North Carolina A&T University, is dedicated to addressing the intersection of race and menstrual justice. Hailing from an immigrant background, she firmly believes in uplifting others and supporting her community with an open hand. As Miss Freshman at her school, Lena took…
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Addressing the social and racial barriers to health care equity
Tags Share Fortune covers our president Kerry Kennedy’s recent participation at the 2023 Most Powerful Women Summit. Joined by industry experts from Johnson & Johnson and the Susan G. Komen foundation, Kerry and her co-panelists discussed the social and racial barriers to health care equity – and how to address them.
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International Equal Pay Day
Tags Share From the service industry to the C-suite, women face a persistent – and startling – pay disparity compared to their male coworkers, particularly white, male co-workers. September 18 marks International Equal Pay Day, a day designed to build upon the United Nations’ commitment to human rights and against all forms of discrimination, including…
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STTP Speaker Series: From Programming to Philanthropy to Advance Women’s Human Rights
Tags Share Join Zaynab Nawaz, Senior Director of Program and Learning with Women Moving Millions, and student moderator Angelina Pouhe, Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders, in a conversation about women’s human rights from programming to philanthropy. We will discuss the current state of women’s and girls’ rights, and the role the philanthropic community…
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From Programming to Philanthropy: A Conversation About What we Need to Advance Women’s Human Rights
Share Join Zaynab Nawaz, Senior Director of Program and Learning with Women Moving Millions, and student moderator Angelina Pouhe, Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders, in a conversation about women’s human rights from programming to philanthropy. We will discuss the current state of women’s and girls’ rights, and the role the philanthropic community can…
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How Women Shaped the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Tags Share The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is widely regarded as a landmark document of the 20th century. It is the most translated document in the world and has been ratified by every country. Over the past 75 years, the UDHR has served as a blueprint for human rights and inspired several international…
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Domestic violence
Tags Share Marina Pisklakova’s Interview with Kerry Kennedy When I started the first domestic violence hot line in Russia in 1993 (we named it ANNA, Association No to Violence), I was alone, answering calls four hours a day, every day, for six months. I was counseling people in person the other four hours. I couldn’t…
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Sexual violence and personal security
Tags Share My name is Erin Merryn, I am a 30 year old from the suburbs of Chicago. My mission in life is to give kids a voice and put sex offenders out of business. Just weeks shy of my 7th birthday I was raped by my adult neighbor. It was so brutal I thought…
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Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and Archewell Foundation partner to celebrate women who are human rights defenders
Tags Share New York, NY, December 6, 2022 – Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (RFKHR) today held its annual Ripple of Hope Gala which honored exemplary leaders across government, business, advocacy, and entertainment who have demonstrated an unwavering commitment to social change and worked to advance equity, justice, and human rights. The event brought together…
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