partnerING around the world to create lasting legal change
Our team of lawyers and issue experts collaborate with partners around the world to create lasting legal change. Through legal advocacy, we have freed political prisoners, defended the rule of law in autocratic regimes and amplified the voices of human rights defenders in the United States and abroad.
We present the annual Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award, which recognizes a courageous individual whose activism reflects Robert Kennedy’s belief that every individual can make a difference. The award’s recipients enter multi-year partnerships with Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, anchoring our advocacy work and strengthening the activists’ ability to make gentler the life of the world.
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1.13.2021
Joint Civil Society Letter on Human Rights Ahead of Uganda Elections
12.22.2020
Our Statement on the Abduction of Human Rights Defender Nicholas Opiyo
12.10.2020
International Community: Stand against Authoritarian Rule in Bangladesh
12.03.2020
Report on Bangladesh Submitted to the UN Human Rights Council
11.30.2020
Internet Shutdowns in the Digital Age
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11.24.2020
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and Colin Kaepernick’s Know Your Rights Camp Free Hundreds of People From Jail in Time for the Holidays