Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center
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(1/2) Oswaldo Marcelo Lucero, an Ecuadorian immigrant, was murdered in 2008 in a racially-motivated attack by a group of teenagers. Nearly two decades later, we're petitioning the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to hear his case. Why? 🧵 ⬇️
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Without repealing repressive laws, ensuring judicial independence, and providing real guarantees of non-repetition, amnesty does not end political persecution in #Venezuela; it merely manages it. More about our work in Venezuela ➡️ rfkhro.org/4aMV2Bt
REMINDER: There is still time to nominate a human rights defender or organization whose work you believe is worthy of recognition for our 2026 Human Rights Award! 🗓️ Deadline: December 15, 2025, 11:59 pm ET 🔗 Nomination from: rfkhro.org/47YPNfk
A son of sharecroppers, a Freedom Rider, a moral force in Congress, John Lewis taught us that democracy is not a state, it is an act. When we see injustice, we do not look away. We get in good trouble. And we build bridges despite adversity. Happy Heavenly Birthday, Congressman.
(1/3) Yesterday, Congress heard from our Sr. Staff Attorney for Latin America Isabel Carlota Roby, on the state of exception in #ElSalvador. Isabel underscored that U.S. authorities knew, or reasonably should have known, the extent of human rights violations that go unpunished under Bukele’s regime.
(1/3) 58 years ago today, Sen. Kennedy announced his candidacy for the presidency of the United States. “I run to seek new policies,” he said. “Policies to close the gaps that now exist between Black and white, between rich and poor, young and old, in this country and around the rest of the world.”
A real democratic transition requires protecting civil society, allowing international human rights monitoring, and holding free and fair elections. Until then, progress in Venezuela remains an illusion. 🔗 Learn more about our work in Venezuela: rfkhro.org/4rc3W0n
As Isabel put it, we must ask ourselves: what is power without decency? What is power without checks and balances? And what is power if it fails to serve the most vulnerable in our society? 🔗 Full hearing: youtube.com/watch?v=sBmQ...
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Support in mainstream schools has been hollowed out. Help often only comes once a child qualifies for an EHCP — by then, it’s crisis point. Earlier intervention means more kids get support sooner — better for families and better for the taxpayer. 📺 @harryqp.bsky.social on BBC News👇
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