 |
|
|
|
 |
| LIFE & VISION |
 |
THE ORGANIZATION |
|
LEGACY IN ACTION |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
Robert F. Kennedy boldly faced tough problems and challenged the comfortable and complacent. To keep his vision alive, his family and friends founded a living memorial in 1968.
Today the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial is dedicated to advancing the human rights movement through providing innovative support to courageous human rights defenders around the world. Through long-term partnerships and cutting edge methods, we assist advocates who have won the RFK Human Rights Award to boldly confront injustice in support of human freedom. We support investigative journalists and authors who bring light to injustice and encourage the human rights movement through the RFK Book and Journalism Awards. Our Speak Truth to Power program educates the public on the value of the human rights and the courage of its defenders.
Current News:
| Release: Lucas Benitez to Testify at Senate Hearing on Slavery and Abuses in US Tomato Fields
|
| Release: RFK joins CIW and Members of Congress to kick-off National Petition to End Slavery in Florida's Fields
|
| Joint Letter:Colombia: NGOs Press Uribe to Address Wave of Violence Against Rights Defenders, Unionists
|
| Release:Inter-American Commission Hearing Explores the Right to Education for Afro-Descendant and Indigenous Communities
|
| Call for Nominations for the 2008 RFK Human Rights Award, Nominations extended to April 15th
|
| Release:RFK Center co-hosts Conference on Right to Identity in the Americas (Mar. 7, DC)
|
| Invite: Roundtable with RFK Laureates Darci Frigo and Martin Macwan on Land Rights in Brazil and India
|
| RFK Center Helps Delphine Djiriabe, RFK Human Rights Defender, Evacuates From Chad Amidst Violence
|
| Time Picayune Article: Group pushes to inject Gulf revival into debates
|
| Alternet Article: "Networks Ignore Gulf Coast in Presidential Debates" by RFK Center Staff
|
| Video Clip (fast forward to 53:40): Gov. Spitzer announces RFK Memorial Bridge proposal with Kennedy family members
|
| Release: Gov. Spitzer Proposes Triborough Bridge Be Renamed After Robert F. Kennedy
|
| Urgent Action: Bring the Gulf Coast Civic Works Act to the Debate
|
| Common Dreams Article: "Bringing the Gulf Coast to the Debate" by RFK Center Staff
|
| Letter: US Human Rights Directors to Sec. Rice
|
| Release: RFK Center and Kerry Kennedy Join Immokalee Workers for Miami Burger King Rally
|
| Media: Links to speeches, news and multimedia related to Dr. Mohammed Ahmed Abdallah winning 2007 RFK Human Rights Award
|
| Congressional Briefing: RFK Center Testimony on Human Rights Issues Facing Dominico-Haitians
|
| Letter: US Human Rights Groups to Sec. Rice, Urge Pakistan to Protect Human Rights Defenders
|
| RFK Center Congratulates CIW on winning prestigious 2007 Anti-Slavery Award
|
| Release: 2007 RFK Human Rights Award to Honor Dr. Mohammed Ahmed (Darfur) with Sen. Kennedy, Ethel Kennedy, Mia Farrow and more
|
| Release: U.S. Human Rights Groups Statement on Upcoming Guatemala Election Run-Off/Declaración de Organizaciones de Derechos Humanos estadounidenses sobre las próximas elecciones Guatemaltecas
|
| Release: RFK Center, ACORN and allies on Introduction of Gulf Coast Civic Works Act
|
| Release: RFK Center and JPC Help Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission Obtain DOS Records on Rights Abuses in Liberia
|
|
|
| Release: Darfur Doctor and Human Rights Defender wins 2007 RFK Human Rights Award
|
| Grupos de Derechos Humanos Observarán Elecciones de Guatemala
|
| Release: RFK Center and Human Rights Group to Monitor Guatemalan Elections
|
|
|
