RFK Human Rights
@rfkhumanrights.bsky.social
Standing in solidarity with the bravest people on earth to realize Senator Robert F. Kennedy’s ideals of justice, equality, and peace. Not Affiliated with RFK Jr.
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(1/2) From Juárez to Louisiana to San Pedro Sula, @rfkhumanrights.bsky.social is fighting for truth, justice, and accountability for survivors of gender-based violence and their families. Will you stand with us?
November 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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(2/2) Read my letter ⬇️. Support our work: rfkhro.org/4rb1GaA
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November 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
(2/2) Read my letter ⬇️. Support our work: rfkhro.org/4rb1GaA
And tag us in your photos if you’re joining the movement to #OrangeTheWorld!
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(1/4) The Trump administration is ordering the State Department to label countries with abortion access, LGBTQ+ protections, DEI policies, and even hate-speech safeguards as human rights violators.
Abortion And DEI Policies Now Considered Violations Of Human Rights, U.S. Says
The Trump administration has overhauled how the State Department conducts its annual Human Rights Report.
www.forbes.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
(1/4) The Trump administration is ordering the State Department to label countries with abortion access, LGBTQ+ protections, DEI policies, and even hate-speech safeguards as human rights violators.
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(2/4) At the same time, Pres. Trump is sanctioning ICC judges, prosecutors, and human rights advocates who bring forward evidence of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.
How sanctions imposed by Trump are taking a toll on the International Criminal Court
The International Criminal Court, or ICC, only intervenes when national courts can't or won't prosecute crimes like genocide and crimes against humanity. But after the Trump administration sanctioned ...
www.pbs.org
November 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
(2/4) At the same time, Pres. Trump is sanctioning ICC judges, prosecutors, and human rights advocates who bring forward evidence of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.
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(3/4) We're witnessing the weaponization of a once useful system the US helped build. The State Dept's Human Rights Reports are being stripped of categories documenting attacks on peaceful assembly in China, torturous prisons in El Salvador, among others, & will be used as harassment tools instead.
November 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
(3/4) We're witnessing the weaponization of a once useful system the US helped build. The State Dept's Human Rights Reports are being stripped of categories documenting attacks on peaceful assembly in China, torturous prisons in El Salvador, among others, & will be used as harassment tools instead.
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(4/4) Human rights are universal. They are not tools for political convenience. They do not bend to ideology. And no administration can claim that equality, safety, and dignity are anything but fundamental rights. The world is watching. And history will remember where we stood.
November 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
(4/4) Human rights are universal. They are not tools for political convenience. They do not bend to ideology. And no administration can claim that equality, safety, and dignity are anything but fundamental rights. The world is watching. And history will remember where we stood.
(1/3) Start the weekend by making an impact! This #GivingTuesday, your donation helps support our work on:
➡️ Guaranteeing that everyone in the US is afforded due process & freedom from arbitrary detention.
➡️ Challenging police militarization & extrajudicial killings.
➡️ Guaranteeing that everyone in the US is afforded due process & freedom from arbitrary detention.
➡️ Challenging police militarization & extrajudicial killings.
November 22, 2025 at 5:53 PM
(1/3) Start the weekend by making an impact! This #GivingTuesday, your donation helps support our work on:
➡️ Guaranteeing that everyone in the US is afforded due process & freedom from arbitrary detention.
➡️ Challenging police militarization & extrajudicial killings.
➡️ Guaranteeing that everyone in the US is afforded due process & freedom from arbitrary detention.
➡️ Challenging police militarization & extrajudicial killings.
🗣️ Happening TODAY at 2:00pm ET! Just one day after Senator Kennedy’s centennial birthday, @kerrykennedy.bsky.social and Chris Matthews sit down to discuss Chris’s book, Lessons from Bobby, and the legacy that continues to inspire.
🔗 Have you registered? RSVP here: rfkhro.org/4o2aHQK
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(1/2) Please join me for a very special @rfkhumanrights.bsky.social Book Club on Friday, Nov. 21 at 2 PM ET, featuring my friend and one of America’s most insightful political voices, Chris Matthews, as we discuss his book Lessons from Bobby: Ten Reasons Robert F. Kennedy Still Matters.
November 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
🗣️ Happening TODAY at 2:00pm ET! Just one day after Senator Kennedy’s centennial birthday, @kerrykennedy.bsky.social and Chris Matthews sit down to discuss Chris’s book, Lessons from Bobby, and the legacy that continues to inspire.
🔗 Have you registered? RSVP here: rfkhro.org/4o2aHQK
🔗 Have you registered? RSVP here: rfkhro.org/4o2aHQK
(1/3) In honor of Senator Kennedy’s 100th birthday, we’re kicking off our #GivingTuesday campaign early. As Senator Kennedy once said, “The purpose of life is to contribute in some way to make things better.”
November 20, 2025 at 3:52 PM
(1/3) In honor of Senator Kennedy’s 100th birthday, we’re kicking off our #GivingTuesday campaign early. As Senator Kennedy once said, “The purpose of life is to contribute in some way to make things better.”
(1/2) Today, Senator Kennedy, our namesake and hero, would have turned 100. His legacy continues to live on in our work and in the countless lives he touched. Happy Heavenly Birthday, Senator Kennedy.
November 20, 2025 at 1:53 PM
(1/2) Today, Senator Kennedy, our namesake and hero, would have turned 100. His legacy continues to live on in our work and in the countless lives he touched. Happy Heavenly Birthday, Senator Kennedy.
Don’t miss our Nov. 21 Book Club with Chris Matthews and @kerrykennedy.bsky.social, discussing Chris’s book Lessons from Bobby, as we mark what would have been Sen. Kennedy's 100th birthday next week.
🔗 Register: rfkhro.org/4o0BbSF
🔗 Register: rfkhro.org/4o0BbSF
(1/2) Please join me for a very special @rfkhumanrights.bsky.social Book Club on Friday, Nov. 21 at 2 PM ET, featuring my friend and one of America’s most insightful political voices, Chris Matthews, as we discuss his book Lessons from Bobby: Ten Reasons Robert F. Kennedy Still Matters.
November 15, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Don’t miss our Nov. 21 Book Club with Chris Matthews and @kerrykennedy.bsky.social, discussing Chris’s book Lessons from Bobby, as we mark what would have been Sen. Kennedy's 100th birthday next week.
🔗 Register: rfkhro.org/4o0BbSF
🔗 Register: rfkhro.org/4o0BbSF
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(1/5) 🧵 Sharing some good news this morning! @rfkhumanrights.bsky.social's U.S. Advocacy and Litigation team has secured three major victories in federal courts over the past month. ➡️
November 15, 2025 at 3:24 PM
(1/5) 🧵 Sharing some good news this morning! @rfkhumanrights.bsky.social's U.S. Advocacy and Litigation team has secured three major victories in federal courts over the past month. ➡️
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(2/5) In N.N. v. McShane, we successfully challenged ICE’s unlawful use of GPS ankle monitoring in defiance of a judge’s order of release from immigration detention on bond without any further conditions.
N.N. v. McShane: Fighting ICE surveillance - Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights
This case challenges ICE surveillance of people with electronic tracking in defiance of a judge’s order that they be released from immigration detention on bond without any further conditions.
rfkhumanrights.org
November 15, 2025 at 3:24 PM
(2/5) In N.N. v. McShane, we successfully challenged ICE’s unlawful use of GPS ankle monitoring in defiance of a judge’s order of release from immigration detention on bond without any further conditions.
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(3/5) In Ventura Martinez v. Trump, we freed a longtime Maryland resident and pillar of his community from detention, stopping the government from applying a new sweeping interpretation of law that would expand mandatory detention to millions of people.
Ventura Martinez v. Trump: Stopping the expansion of mandatory detention - Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights
This case before the 5th Circuit defends a lower court decision holding that mandatory detention for arriving non-citizens does not apply to a long-time resident of the U.S.
rfkhumanrights.org
November 15, 2025 at 3:24 PM
(3/5) In Ventura Martinez v. Trump, we freed a longtime Maryland resident and pillar of his community from detention, stopping the government from applying a new sweeping interpretation of law that would expand mandatory detention to millions of people.
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(4/5) In Savane v. Francis, we freed a 22-year-old asylum seeker arrested without any notice of the reason why and locked in detention for months in violation of the Constitution, reinforcing that ICE can’t detain people indefinitely without justification.
Savane v. Francis: Fighting arbitrary re-detention of asylum seekers - Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights
Federal court holds that ICE violated due process by detaining asylum seeker it had previously released on parole without first giving written notice.
rfkhumanrights.org
November 15, 2025 at 3:24 PM
(4/5) In Savane v. Francis, we freed a 22-year-old asylum seeker arrested without any notice of the reason why and locked in detention for months in violation of the Constitution, reinforcing that ICE can’t detain people indefinitely without justification.
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(5/5) I’m so proud of our team and our partners for their tireless work defending human rights in the courts and beyond. Each of these victories is a reminder of what’s possible when we stand up for the rule of law and human dignity.
November 15, 2025 at 3:24 PM
(5/5) I’m so proud of our team and our partners for their tireless work defending human rights in the courts and beyond. Each of these victories is a reminder of what’s possible when we stand up for the rule of law and human dignity.
(1/4) A UN review of the US govt's human rights record opened today w/out the US in the room. A State Dept. spokesperson defended the absence, saying, "as primary champions of individual liberties, we will not be lectured about our human rights record."
www.reuters.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM
(1/4) A UN review of the US govt's human rights record opened today w/out the US in the room. A State Dept. spokesperson defended the absence, saying, "as primary champions of individual liberties, we will not be lectured about our human rights record."
(1/4) BREAKING: A new investigation by @theintercept.com exposes horrific medical neglect inside New York’s largest ICE prison. “I shouldn’t have lost my fingers,” one person held there said in response to ICE's failure to get him the care a doctor prescribed.
New York’s Largest ICE Prison Dogged by Allegations of Shoddy Medical Care
“It's just freak luck that no one has died in Batavia in the last two years," one advocate said of medical treatment in the ICE prison.
theintercept.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:19 PM
(1/4) BREAKING: A new investigation by @theintercept.com exposes horrific medical neglect inside New York’s largest ICE prison. “I shouldn’t have lost my fingers,” one person held there said in response to ICE's failure to get him the care a doctor prescribed.
Calling all student filmmakers! Submissions are now open for our 2026 Speak Truth to Power Video Contest. Winning films will be featured at a special showcase during the Tribeca Festival in New York City!
🔗 Submit your 3-5 minute film by May 6, 2026, at 11:59 pm ET ➡️ rfkhro.org/3DTak9N
🔗 Submit your 3-5 minute film by May 6, 2026, at 11:59 pm ET ➡️ rfkhro.org/3DTak9N
November 5, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Calling all student filmmakers! Submissions are now open for our 2026 Speak Truth to Power Video Contest. Winning films will be featured at a special showcase during the Tribeca Festival in New York City!
🔗 Submit your 3-5 minute film by May 6, 2026, at 11:59 pm ET ➡️ rfkhro.org/3DTak9N
🔗 Submit your 3-5 minute film by May 6, 2026, at 11:59 pm ET ➡️ rfkhro.org/3DTak9N
(1/2) VICTORY: @nipnlg.bsky.social, @acluoflouisiana.bsky.social, and RFK Human Rights secured the release of 18-year-old Carlos Guerra Leon after his unlawful, months-long detention in a Louisiana ICE facility.
November 3, 2025 at 9:24 PM
(1/2) VICTORY: @nipnlg.bsky.social, @acluoflouisiana.bsky.social, and RFK Human Rights secured the release of 18-year-old Carlos Guerra Leon after his unlawful, months-long detention in a Louisiana ICE facility.
(1/2) Did you know that between 2006 and 2025, over 1,800 journalists have been killed in direct connection to their work? Roughly 9 out of 10 cases, or 90%, remain in impunity to this day.
November 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
(1/2) Did you know that between 2006 and 2025, over 1,800 journalists have been killed in direct connection to their work? Roughly 9 out of 10 cases, or 90%, remain in impunity to this day.
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Spooky season is officially here! 🎃 👻 Happy Halloween from all of us at @rfkhumanrights.bsky.social.
October 31, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Spooky season is officially here! 🎃 👻 Happy Halloween from all of us at @rfkhumanrights.bsky.social.
🗣️ Submissions are now open for our 2026 Book & Journalism Awards! 🗣️ To be eligible, submissions must have been published, aired, or broadcast in 2025.
Submit your entries by January 30, 2026, at 11:59 PM ET ➡️ rfkhro.org/3JUsOX5
Submit your entries by January 30, 2026, at 11:59 PM ET ➡️ rfkhro.org/3JUsOX5
October 31, 2025 at 3:39 PM
🗣️ Submissions are now open for our 2026 Book & Journalism Awards! 🗣️ To be eligible, submissions must have been published, aired, or broadcast in 2025.
Submit your entries by January 30, 2026, at 11:59 PM ET ➡️ rfkhro.org/3JUsOX5
Submit your entries by January 30, 2026, at 11:59 PM ET ➡️ rfkhro.org/3JUsOX5
🚨 Today is the LAST DAY to cast your vote and help us take home this year’s Anthem Community Voice Award!
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➡️ Search for our entry & vote here: celebrate.anthemawards.com/PublicVoting...
(1/2) 🚨 We're a 2025 Anthem Awards finalist! 🚨 And we need your help!
Our video exposing the physical and psychological abuse of one of our clients in an ICE jail in Louisiana is a finalist for TWO Anthem Awards:
1. Awareness Category – Human & Civil Rights
2. Anthem Community Voice Award
Our video exposing the physical and psychological abuse of one of our clients in an ICE jail in Louisiana is a finalist for TWO Anthem Awards:
1. Awareness Category – Human & Civil Rights
2. Anthem Community Voice Award
October 30, 2025 at 5:05 PM
🚨 Today is the LAST DAY to cast your vote and help us take home this year’s Anthem Community Voice Award!
➡️ Search for our entry & vote here: celebrate.anthemawards.com/PublicVoting...
➡️ Search for our entry & vote here: celebrate.anthemawards.com/PublicVoting...
(1/5) After months of unlawful detention following a federal court order granting her release, Larysa Kostak, a 50-year-old Ukrainian asylum seeker and longtime Brooklyn resident, is finally free.
Longtime NY Resident Released from Louisiana ICE Facility, but Freedom Remains Uncertain - Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights
Tags Share NEW ORLEANS – After months of unlawful detention following a federal court order granting her bond, Larysa Kostak has been released from the Richwood Correctional Center in Monroe, Louisian...
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October 24, 2025 at 2:19 PM
(1/5) After months of unlawful detention following a federal court order granting her release, Larysa Kostak, a 50-year-old Ukrainian asylum seeker and longtime Brooklyn resident, is finally free.