Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights

New year, new career opportunity? RFK Human Rights is #hiring! Browse open roles or share this post with your network: https://lnkd.in/eiQHUqsQ #HumanRights #SocialJustice #HybridWork

There’s still time to make an impact this weekend! We are at that moment when we have to decide if we will be motivated by fear or by courage. Chip in and join us in the fight against oppression ?? https://rfkhro.org/4i1chR9

We’re thrilled to announce some exciting new opportunities at RFKHR for the upcoming year! We're looking for passionate individuals to join our team as: ? Social Media Fellow (2025-2026); ? Spring 2025 Communications Intern; ? Spring 2025 Business and Human Rights Intern; ? Spring 2025 John Lewis Young Leader Intern. Take the next step in your career and help us drive meaningful change in 2025! Applications can be found ?? https://lnkd.in/e886RM8S

Today, Senator Kennedy, our namesake and hero, would have turned 99. Sen. Kennedy understood the transformative power of individual action. He believed that each of us has the power to create real, lasting change. When one person stands up for dignity and justice, he said, they "send forth a tiny ripple of hope" that can "build a current strong enough to sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance." We know that all he would have wanted for his birthday is to know that the ripple he started continues to grow and inspire. ?? That's why we're kicking off our #GivingTuesday campaign early this year. When you give $100 or more, you'll be entered to win a pair of tickets to our annual Ripple of Hope Gala on December 11! Join us in creating a more just and peaceful world ?? https://rfkhro.org/4i1chR9

"Mutual understanding between us is more essential today, than ever before. For daily, we are faced with the paradox that, while the world is growing smaller, its problems are becoming larger and more complex."- Senator Robert F. Kennedy.

In this month’s #JusticeRoundup: ?? RFKHR files new amicus brief challenging systemic racial bias in immigration proceedings; ?? Read about the first-ever Arusha Initiative Town Hall, a landmark event that brought together experts to discuss key issues related to African human rights system;? ?? Join our advocacy efforts to secure amnesty for persecuted Honduran journalist Carlos ávila, and; ?? Submit your nomination for the 2025 Human Rights Award today! Subscribe below for more stories like these in your inbox!

Did you know that the US detains an average of 120,000 individuals in solitary confinement on any given day? Solitary confinement disproportionately impacts people of color and has been condemned as a form of torture by international human rights standards. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/edS6b76V

Reminder: Reproductive rights are human rights! Kick off your weekend with an inspiring discussion by Clara Bingham on the decade that transformed the feminist movement. ?? Don’t miss it—listen here: https://rfkhro.org/4ft0QzN

In a rare moment of good news during these challenging times for human rights, we celebrate a landmark victory in the Agapito Perez Lucas et al. v. #Guatemala case. After more than 35 years of tireless advocacy, Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos Corte IDH has issued a historic ruling, recognizing the enforced disappearance of four human rights defenders by military officials during Guatemala's armed conflict. These defenders were members of CERJ, the first organization to resist the forced recruitment of Indigenous and campesino youth into the civil patrols, which helped the Army carry out repression and commit genocide against the Guatemalan Mayan population. In 2015, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights joined Amílcar Méndez in his legal battle against the State of Guatemala. Today, the Court has condemned the State and ordered crucial measures to ensure justice, truth, and the protection of human rights defenders. The ruling mandates that Guatemala implement a series of non-repetition measures with broad societal impact, including: 1. A public policy to declassify and preserve archives related to the internal armed conflict; 2. A national mechanism to search for the forcibly disappeared; 3. A plan to strengthen the national human rights ombudsperson’s office; 4. A national protection policy for human rights defenders. Congratulations to all the litigants in this case, with a special mention to our partner and RFK Human Rights Award Laureate Amílcar Méndez and the victims' families, whose unwavering commitment to justice and #HumanRights continues to inspire us every day! ????????

The courts will not save us all, but we sure as hell won’t stop using them for everything they’re worth. On December 3 at 1 pm EST, join Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, the ACLU of Louisiana, and the Southeast Dignity not Detention Coalition for Defending Human Rights During Trump 2.0: Stopping Deportation Through Emergency Federal Court Litigation Alongside Community Organizing. This one-hour webinar for community organizers, lawyers, and anyone who stands against mass deportations will explain how emergency federal court litigation, together with community organizing, can be used to defend immigrant communities against mass deportations. We’ll share how to fight back against imminent deportation and detention through temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions, and other individual-case litigation, in conjunction with organizing strategies like coalition-building, political education and awareness campaigns, release campaigns, establishing detention visitation networks, and grassroots advocacy programs. Participants will learn: The nuts-and-bolts of how to seek emergency relief from federal courts, including where to access template legal filings; How to identify facts to support legal claims to stop deportation, including in cases where people are facing retaliation for activism; awaiting adjudication of a visa before USCIS; have severe medical or mental health issues; have a claim to unaccompanied child status; or were ensnared by illegal enforcement practices during work-site and other raids; and How lawyers and grassroots organizers can collaborate on individual campaigns to stop deportation and in longer-term movements to hold the US government accountable for systemic human rights abuses. Click the link below to register and share this training far and wide with your networks.