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Standing in solidarity with the bravest people on earth to realize Senator Robert F. Kennedy’s ideals of justice, equality, and peace. Led by @KerryKennedyRFK .
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Just days after Mahmoud Hussein’s 18th birthday, he was arrested for wearing an anti-torture t-shirt in
#Egypt
.
Nearly 10 years later, Mahmoud has yet to experience complete freedom as an adult. Learn more about Mahmoud's case ⬇️ and share this post using
#FreeMahmoud
.
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"The story of the last 50 years is the story of a more just and peaceful world. I have seen it. I have lived it. You have too."
President
@BarackObama
is our
#RippleofHope
Laureate.
#RFK50
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Tonight, we’re presenting the
#RippleofHope
award to these incredible changemakers for their dedication to social change and making our world a better and more hopeful place. Join us tonight in congratulating these inspiring leaders!
#RFKAwards
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Venezuelan humanitarian
@AlfredoRomero
named 2017 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award laureate. Read more:
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“Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope.”
Today, and everyday, we’re proud to champion Robert F. Kennedy’s enduring legacy.
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NEW: Ethel Kennedy, 90, announces she will join
#BreakBreadNotFamilies
hunger fast in McAllen, TX, alongside
@KerryKennedyRFK
,
@RepJoeKennedy
,
@KeeganMKey
,
@DoloresHuerta
& dozens more.
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An incredible night of inspiration, leadership, and hope for the future. Enormous thanks to all those whose support makes our work possible.
🌟 And congratulations to our 2022
#RippleofHope
laureates whose courageous pursuit of equality gives us great hope for the future!
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BREAKING:
@RFKHumanRights
will post $100k bail for Pedro Hernandez, 17yo held for a year at Rikers & pressured to plead guilty. 1/
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"In our sleep, pain which cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart until, in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom through the awful grace of God.” A standing ovation for
@repjohnlewis
.
#RFK50
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Today,
#PedroHernandez
will walk free from Rikers Island, thanks to the work of countless advocates like
@ShaunKing
and our own
@wademc
.
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We’re pleased to present our 2018 Human Rights Award Laureates!
@AMarch4OurLives
,
@UNITEDWEDREAM
,
@ColorOfChange
,
@iiycfamily
are youth-led social justice movements altering our world for the better. Read our full release below:
#HRA2018
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We’ve just submitted a complaint to the UN Human Rights Committee for the case of author
@KakwenzaRukira
who was arbitrarily arrested, detained, and tortured by Ugandan security officials for his writing.
@UgPresidency
@KagutaMuseveni
@mkainerugaba
@UPDFspokespersn
@PoliceUg
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A decorated judge, 2021 International Woman of Courage, and fearless champion of integrity in the justice system, Dr. Erika Aifán (
@AifanErika
) is a remarkable new addition to our team. We are so honored to welcome you, Dr. Aifán.
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We are proud to report that, at this time,
#PedroHernandez
is no longer incarcerated at Rikers Island. He is heading home.
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Statement from
@RFKHumanRights
founder and long-time immigration activist Ethel Kennedy on President
@RealDonaldTrump
's insufficient response to our immigration crisis.
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"We have to embrace the grit that Bobby Kennedy had,"
@cameron_kasky
,
@Emma4Change
,
@davidhogg111
, &
@AMarch4OurLives
accept the
#HRA2018
with a call to action.
#RFK50
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Despite 8 witnesses & the victim claiming Hernandez was not involved,
#Justice4Pedro
has been elusive. Full stmt:
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@ShaunKing
Pedro Hernandez was at risk of losing a college scholarship had he remained in Rikers - all because he couldn't afford to buy freedom. 4/
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“Everybody’s got a voice - we don’t need to be a voice for the voiceless, we just need to pass the mic,”
@MsPackyetti
our moderator at the Youth Town Hall.
#RFK50
Watch live:
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This looks delicious! Congratulations to our
#RippleofHope
honoree
@Kaepernick7
and our fearless partners at
@yourrightscamp
!
Ready to Change The Whirled? Join us in finding joy on the journey to justice!
We've teamed up w
@BenAndJerrys
to dismantle systems of oppression & create futures rooted in care & community.
100% of my proceeds will go to
@yourrightscamp
w matching support from Ben & Jerry's.
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💫 Congratulations to our fearless leader and dedicated human rights defender,
@KerryKennedyrfk
, on receiving the
@ncrmuseum
’s 32nd Freedom Award.
We’re also celebrating the illustrious
@staceyabrams
and
@claybornecarson
who were honored as well! Thank you for all you do. 💙
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One of our 2018 Human Rights Laureates
@AMarch4OurLives
'
@davidhogg111
spoke at our Youth Town Hall last summer on the importance of coming together to
#EndGunViolence
.
The nomination process for the 2019 Human Rights Award closes on January 31st:
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“First is the danger of futility; the belief there is nothing one man or one woman can do against the enormous array of the world's ills,”
@Emma4Change
.
#RFK50
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@ShaunKing
We applaud the Bronx DA for taking seriously the injustice of basing detention on one's ability to pay often exorbitant bail. 5/
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"President Kennedy's idea really was that this country, that this world, should be a better place when we turned it over to the next generation than when we inherited it from the last generation," RFK. Happy birthday to our 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy!
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“This wasn’t just a March.”
@Emma4Change
,
@cameron_kasky
,
@davidhogg111
,
@JaclynCorin
, and more from
@AMarch4OurLives
are here!
#MarchForOurLives
#RoadToChange
#RFK50
Watch live:
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Con mucho entusiasmo le damos la bienvenida a la Ex jueza Erika Aifán como Distinguida Asociada Visitante. La Dra. Aifán ayudará a ampliar nuestro trabajo sobre Estado de derecho, derechos humanos y el retroceso democrático en
#Guatemala
. ¡Bienvenida!
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@ShaunKing
.
@RFKHumanRights
continues to advocate for Pedro & all who are incarcerated simply because they can't afford to purchase their freedom. 6/6
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ICYMI: In Alabama, Terrance Truitt has been jailed repeatedly over court debt for fishing to feed his family. We MUST break this cycle of criminalizing poverty. Thank you
@theappeal
&
@AlaAppleseed
for your imperative work.
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"I cannot stand aside from the contest that will decide our nation's future and our children's future. It is our right to moral leadership of this planet."
Happy Birthday, Robert F. Kennedy.
#RFK50
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“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” We are humbled to have
@BarackObama
as one of our 2018 Ripple of Hope Laureates.
#RFK50
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(1/3)
@rociosanmiguel
, a prominent
#Venezuelan
human rights defender and President of
@ovesede
, was detained on Friday, February 9, at Maiquetía Airport and subsequently disappeared. As of now, her whereabouts remain unknown.
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"Life is never easy. There is work to be done and obligations to be met -- obligations to truth, to justice, and to liberty." - President John F. Kennedy
Happy President's Day from all of us at Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights.
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Ethel Kennedy leaves a rose at the grave marker of her late husband, Robert F. Kennedy, during an intimate family Mass this morning. His legacy continues to inspire us today.
#RFK50
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"What is at stake in this moment is not Bobby Kennedy’s legacy. It is our own."
@RepJoeKennedy
on the true legacy of his grandfather and our collective responsibility to denounce hate.
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“The purpose of life is to contribute in some way to making things better.”
Happy 97th Birthday, Robert F. Kennedy. Your words continue to inspire us daily - and we’re honored to continue your work.
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“There are people in every time and every land who want to stop history in its tracks. They fear the future, mistrust the present, and invoke the security of a comfortable past which, in fact, never existed.” - Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
Photographer: Paul A. Coulis.
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"He didn’t just care, he was able and willing to explain why he cared and why you should care, too."
A moving portrait on Robert F. Kennedy and his enduring legacy by
@JustADCohen
via the
@BrennanCenter
.
#RFK50
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We join the call for justice!
@AdilurKhan
& ASM Nasiruddin Elan, wrongfully sentenced & imprisoned 12 days ago, remain in custody in reprisal for their human rights work.
#Bangladesh
authorities must heed the appeal & grant their release.
#FreeAdil
#FreeElan
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Over her 95 years, our founder Ethel Kennedy has been a champion for justice, standing with human rights defenders around the globe—and today is her birthday! You can make her day a little brighter by sending a gift to celebrate her:
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📣 Do you know a human rights defender or organization that is standing up to oppression at grave personal risk in the nonviolent pursuit of human rights? Nominate them now for our prestigious Human Rights Award. Submit nominations here:
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Hacemos un llamado al regimen de
#NicolasMaduro
para la liberación inmediata e incondicional de
#JuanJoseMarquez
, tio de
@jguaido
, quien fue retenido el dia de ayer en el aeropuerto de Maiquetia por autoridades del SENIAT y se encuentra desaparecido desde entonces.
Esta tarde se cumplen 24 horas desde la desaparición del tío del presidente interino, Juan Guaidó, minutos después de aterrizar en el Aeropuerto Internacional de Maiquetía, que sirve a Caracas. Juan José Márquez es piloto aviador y acompañaba a su…
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We call on the Government of
#Zimbabwe
to desist from attacking CSOs in the country and promote the full enjoyment of the right to freedom of association in accordance w/ the Constitution & international law. Read our joint statement here:
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"This world demands the qualities of youth; not a time of life but a state of mind, a temper of the will, a quality of the imagination, a predominance of courage over timidity, of the appetite for adventure over the life of ease." - Robert F. Kennedy
Photographer: Life Magazine
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“Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope." Thank you, Robert F. Kennedy for being our ripple of hope.
#RFK50
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#Bangladesh
must stop the use of violence and excessive force against protesters and harassment against opposition grassroots and leadership. The rights to freedom of expression, freedom of peaceful assembly, liberty, and personal integrity must be respected and protected.
Read…
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🎖 “President Zelensky is truly bending history, rallying his countrywomen & men to protect not only Ukraine but democracy & freedom.” -
@KerryKennedyRFK
It’s our honor to present President Zelensky with the
#RippleOfHope
Award.
Read more:
@ZelenskyyUa
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We’re proud to announce our Funds for Freedom partnership with
@Kaepernick7
’s
@yourrightscamp
to provide new support for local organizers and community bail funds working to release people from jails during
#COVID19
.
#WeGotUs
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We are proud to celebrate
@jk_rowling
, beloved author of the Harry Potter series and a champion for children's rights, as one of our 2019
#RippleofHope
Laureates. Thank you for inspiring us all to see the magic in others.⚡️
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Don't rain on her parade! Win tickets to see
@BarbraStreisand
at
@TheGarden
and support our mission of creating a more just world!
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We hope you've heard Paul's story, and that it's moved you to action. Our panelists today are working hard for his release. Stand with us, help however you can.
#FreeRusesabagina
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@staceyabrams
@fairfightaction
@faircount
@the_seap
@TheAmandaGorman
@djparekh
@insightpartners
@hansvestberg
@Verizon
@VerizonNews
“We are the world’s neighbors, making our communities brighter, greater.”
Thank you
@TheAmandaGorman
for sharing your poem with us tonight! In times of great division, we are lucky to have your words unite us.
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On
#CesarChavezDay
, we honor the profound legacy of a trailblazing leader who dedicated his life to advocating for farmworkers' rights and
#SocialJustice
.
In 1966, Senator Robert F. Kennedy visited strikers on the picket line while attending a U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing…
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This
#LaborDay
, we remember the powerful alliance between Robert F. Kennedy and Cesar Chavez. Their shared commitment to justice and workers' rights ignited change that continues to inspire. Let's honor their legacy by striving for workplace dignity for all. Happy Labor Day!
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17-year-old
#PedroHernandez
speaks out this for the first time since learning he will be bailed out of Rikers:
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We are deeply alarmed by Nigerian officials' ongoing persecution of journalist and human rights defender
@YeleSowore
.
@UN
declared his 2019 arbitrary detention violated international law and his right to fundamental freedoms.
#FreeSowore
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“Some men see things as they are, and ask why. I dream of things that never were, and ask why not.”
Happy 98th Birthday, Robert F. Kennedy. We are honored to continue your work of building a more just and peaceful world.
This
#GivingTuesday
, consider supporting our cause and…
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#Bangladesh
must immediately cease violence against protesters and respect the rights to freedom of expression, freedom of peaceful assembly, liberty, and personal integrity.
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Dr. Fauci.
@Kaepernick7
.
@DoloresHuerta
. Tune in to the Facebook Premiere of our
#RippleofHope
ceremony on December 17 @ 7pm EST to see
@joekennedy
and more special guests as we honor this year's laureates! Join us for a celebration of hope!
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“Tragedy is a tool for the living to gain wisdom, not a guide by which to live.” We remember and honor Robert F. Kennedy everyday with our mission of creating a more just and peaceful world in his image. Thank you, Bobby for your enduring legacy.
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Next week, we are co-hosting a panel discussion on the deteriorating human rights landscape in
#Bangladesh
during
@UN_HRC
's 4th cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). Hope to see you there!
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Thank you,
@DonCheadle
, for standing on the side of justice - and fighting back against the alarming trend of systemic repression of voices critical of the government. Paul Rusesabagina has saved so many. Now we must save him.
#FreeRusesabagina
Don Cheadle Announces Drive to Raise Awareness in Effort to Save the Hotel Rwanda's Rusesabagina --
#FreeRusesabagina
| PRLog
@freethehero
#FreeRusesabagina
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“He was a man of both empathy and action. He helped bring about real change and he continues to inspire people. I’m not sure we can ask much more of any politician, or indeed, human being,”
@jk_rowling
on her hero Bobby Kennedy.
#RippleofHope
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.
@BarackObama
believes in the power & resiliency of people coming together to bring about positive change. We are honored to celebrate his enduring legacy at this year’s Ripple of Hope Gala.
#RFK50
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In the face of extreme opposition,
@Kaepernick7
sacrificed his dream of playing professional football to speak truth to power. He continues his essential work with our partners at
@yourrightscamp
. Together, we’ve committed $1 million to our Funds for Freedom efforts.
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Our Human Rights Award honors outstanding champions of social justice. We are proud to announce our
#RFKAwards
2021 laureate,
@GuerlineMJozef
of the
@HaitianBridge
. Guerline has been a fearless advocate for Black migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Today, the government of
#Honduras
officially took responsibility for the murder of trans woman and activist Vicky Hernandez. For a country with one of the world’s worst records of anti-trans violence, this 'Public Act of Recognition' is a significant and welcome development.
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"I’m not sure if you heard, but I’ve been on this hope kick for quite awhile."
President
@BarackObama
delivers a message of hope at the 2018
#RippleofHope
Gala.
#RFK50
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"I run because I am convinced that this country is on a perilous course and because I have such strong feelings about what must be done that I am obliged to do all I can. I run to seek new policies - policies to close the gaps between Black and white, rich and poor, young and…
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A very special guest just joined
#HRA2018
- civil rights icon and congressman
@repjohnlewis
!
#RFK50
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Each year, we honor outstanding champions of moral courage across the world with our Human Rights Award. We’re proud to announce our 2020 Laureate
@Alkorap1
, an indigenous leader of the Munduruku people from the heart of the Brazilian Amazon.
#RFKAwards
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"Few will have the greatness to bend history, but each of us can work to change a small portion of the events, and then the total - all of these acts - will be written in the history of this generation." Your voice counts, vote today for our future. 📷 by Kent Brown.
#GoVote
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We were honored to celebrate Paul’s homecoming with the Rusesabagina family yesterday. Thank you to everyone who supported the
#FreeRusesabagina
campaign and release of the
#HotelRwanda
hero! We couldn’t be happier that
#TheHeroIsHome
.
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"Until justice for genuine police conduct becomes normal, the conversation about repairing the divide between police and the community is a nonstarter." Wise words from author and activist
@ShaunKing
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The
@March4OurLives
movement is student-led by activists
@Emma4Change
,
@davidhogg111
,
@cameron_kasky
,
@JaclynCorin
, and more.
#MarchForOurLives
#HRA2018
#YouthLeads
#RFK50
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“The youth of this nation are the clearest mirror of our performance," RFK.
Congrats to our amazing 2018 laureates:
@ColorOfChange
,
@iiycfamily
,
@AMarch4OurLives
and
@UNITEDWEDREAM
.
Thank you for carrying the torch of Bobby Kennedy's spirit!
#RFK50
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"We don't want internment camps in the United States. We don't want people in shackles and tent cities for a misdemeanor. That isn't justice or compassion for children."
@KerryKennedyRFK
on
@amjoyshow
right now.
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“Our attitude toward immigration reflects our faith in the American ideal. We have always believed it possible for men and women who start at the bottom to rise as far as the talent and energy allow. Neither race nor place of birth should affect their chances.”
#WorldRefugeeDay
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#Bangladesh
: after 10yrs of Govt’ harrassment
@odhikar_bd
leaders Adilur Rahman Khan and ASM Nasiruddin Elan have been convicted on fabricated charges. We call upon the authorities for their immediate release and reversal of their convictions.
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"Your experiences and your expertise inform our vision of change."
@RepJoeKennedy
kicks off the 2017 Human Rights Awards!
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"We remember Dr. King today because of his passionate belief in all of us, a belief which made us believe in ourselves. And we remember his work because of our dreadful knowledge that history repeats itself." -
@KerryKennedyRFK
at the
@NCRMuseum
's 32nd Freedom Award ceremony.
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We’re gathered at Arlington Cemetery for a joyful celebration of Bobby Kennedy’s life and reaffirming our commitment to seek and build a newer world.
#RFK50
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A very special
#FF
to our 2018 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award winners - the youth activists moving our world forward:
@AMarch4OurLives
@iiycfamily
@UNITEDWEDREAM
@ColorOfChange
.
#HRA2018
#YouthLeads
#RFK50
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We call on
@KagutaMuseveni
and Ugandan security forces to immediately END the abuse and torture of detainees and to respect
#FreedomOfExpression
and
#FreedomOfOpinion
in
#Uganda
.
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Nos unimos a otras organizaciones de DDHH para continuar denunciando, en el marco del
#HRC50
@UN_HRC
, la persecución y criminalización de operadores de justicia en
#Guatemala
que subraya el peligroso desmantelamiento del Estado de Derecho en el país.
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It's Independence Day! From our RFK Human Rights family to yours, we're wishing you a delicious barbecue, dazzling fireworks, and good old-fashioned fun in the sun. 🎉
Happy 4th of July, everyone. 🇺🇸
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“We can make an effort, as Martin Luther King did, to understand, and to comprehend, and replace that violence, that stain of bloodshed that has spread across our land, with an effort to understand, compassion, and love.”
#MLKDay
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Las organizaciones internacionales que promueven la defensa y protección de los
#DerechosHumanos
y la libertad de expresión, condenan la detención arbitraria de
@el_Periodico
de
@ChepeZamora
en Guatemala.
Conoce más o involúcrate:
#libertaddeprensa
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"A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on," John F. Kennedy.
May 29, 1917 - November 22, 1963
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"Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope."
Today, and everyday, we're proud to champion Bobby Kennedy's enduring legacy.
📸 by Bill Eppridge
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Thank you
@TheAmandaGorman
for giving us a sneak peak at one of the poems from your latest collection! We can’t wait to grab our copy of Call Us What We Carry. 🤩
#RFKAwards
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In her latest op-ed,
@KerryKennedyRFK
reflects on the upcoming anniversary of her father's death and how we should honor his legacy, not by quoting him and invoking his name, but by following his example of leadership.
More in her piece for
@CNNOpinion
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"If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll make progress."
Our 2018 Ripple of Hope Laureate,
@BarackObama
.
#RFK50
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