RFK Human Rights is now the Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center.
While our name is changing, our mission and work remain the same. Grounded in the legacies of Sen. Robert and Ethel Kennedy and their commitment to a just and peaceful world, we expose injustice, heal pain, and end suffering. Learn more.
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News and Voices for Human Rights
New Report Highlights Freedom of Assembly Litigation Gaps and Opportunities
Freedom of Peaceful Assembly: Litigation Gaps and Opportunities at the International and Regional Levels
From Access to Belonging: How Mentorship Changes the Way Young People See Themselves
Protecting Local Democracy in Queens
Outgrowing the Yard: The Reality of Off-Campus Life at Howard University
The 2026 RFK Book and Journalism Awards are open for submissions!
Entries are now open for the 2026 RFK Human Rights Book and Journalism Awards! To be eligible, student and professional submissions must have been published, aired, or broadcast in 2025. Each Book and Journalism Award winner will receive a cash prize.
We advocate for human rights issues and pursue strategic litigation to hold governments accountable at home and around the world. We foster a social good approach to business, celebrate agents of change, and to ensure change that lasts, we educate millions of students about human rights, training the next generation of leaders.
Justice
Working alongside grassroots partners, our teams of lawyers confront systemic problems through litigation and advocacy aimed at structural change.
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Business
We work within our network, which includes some of the world’s most powerful fiduciaries, to push investors and corporations to integrate dignity and equity into their business approach, across people, practices, portfolios, and community impacts.
Education
We envision a world where human rights education is ingrained into the fabric of all educators’ pedagogy and young people are empowered to become human rights defenders.
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