Women’s Rights
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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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Roe’s overturn, national reckonings among issues driving young voters to the polls this election
Tags Share Young voters are projected to match if not break turnout records this coming midterm election, as the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade is prompting 18-29 year olds to head to the polls to defend abortion and reproductive rights. And the climate crisis, inflation, and national reckonings with racism and policing remain…
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Statement From RFKHR President Kerry Kennedy on Roe v. Wade Decision
Tags Share The decision by extremist justices on the U.S. Supreme Court today to overturn Roe v. Wade and eliminate the constitutional right to abortion is, without question, a terrible strike against human rights in the United States and beyond. It will permit legislators to intrude on the most private of medical decisions and eliminate…
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Freedom of Expression and Choice
Students learn how art and music can serve as a catalyst for defending and promoting human rights.
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Joining the Women of Peace and Change
Students learn about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights articles on the right to equality, the right to peaceful assembly and association, and the right to participate in government.
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Lost There, Felt Here: Protecting the Lungs of Our Planet
Students relate the concepts of deforestation to their own lives and come to understand the depth and breadth of Wangari Maathai’s human rights work and the importance of protecting civic space.
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Speaking Up for the Right to Education – I am Malala
In this lesson, students discuss the importance of equal access to education and the particular barriers that girls face and will learn how they can speak for others.
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