Kerry Kennedy
@kerrykennedy.bsky.social
President of RFK Human Rights, lawyer and activist. Bestselling author, progressive Catholic, and lifelong feminist. Proud mom of three mighty women.
Student filmmakers, do you have a story that speaks truth to power? @rfkhumanrights.bsky.social is accepting entries for its 2026 Speak Truth to Power Video Contest.
This is your chance to be featured at the Tribeca Festival in New York City! Submit your entry by May 6, 2026: rfkhro.org/3DTak9N
This is your chance to be featured at the Tribeca Festival in New York City! Submit your entry by May 6, 2026: rfkhro.org/3DTak9N
November 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Student filmmakers, do you have a story that speaks truth to power? @rfkhumanrights.bsky.social is accepting entries for its 2026 Speak Truth to Power Video Contest.
This is your chance to be featured at the Tribeca Festival in New York City! Submit your entry by May 6, 2026: rfkhro.org/3DTak9N
This is your chance to be featured at the Tribeca Festival in New York City! Submit your entry by May 6, 2026: rfkhro.org/3DTak9N
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(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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(2/2) This International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, we demand justice and accountability for all journalists who have been harassed, attacked, or killed simply for doing their jobs. #NotATarget
November 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
(2/2) This International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, we demand justice and accountability for all journalists who have been harassed, attacked, or killed simply for doing their jobs. #NotATarget
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.
The 2026 RFK Book and Journalism Awards are now open for submissions! Submitted works must have been published, aired, or broadcast between January 1 and December 31, 2025. The deadline for all entries is January 30, 2026.
🔗 Submit your entries today: rfkhro.org/3JUsOX5
🔗 Submit your entries today: rfkhro.org/3JUsOX5
🗣️ 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 3:52 PM
The 2026 RFK Book and Journalism Awards are now open for submissions! Submitted works must have been published, aired, or broadcast between January 1 and December 31, 2025. The deadline for all entries is January 30, 2026.
🔗 Submit your entries today: rfkhro.org/3JUsOX5
🔗 Submit your entries today: rfkhro.org/3JUsOX5
(1/3) Deplorable. ICE is detaining pregnant people, even after they inform the officers of their pregnancy, in violation of agency guidance and federal regulations.
(1/2) BREAKING: More than a dozen pregnant people detained in Louisiana and Georgia describe being shackled by ICE, placed in solitary confinement, and denied adequate medical care, in violation of agency guidance and federal regulations.
October 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
(1/3) Deplorable. ICE is detaining pregnant people, even after they inform the officers of their pregnancy, in violation of agency guidance and federal regulations.
(1/3) It’s now 9 months since Nasrin Sotoudeh has been denied the basic right to visit her husband, Reza Khandan, in prison. The injustice continues: political prisoners in Evin have now rallied, signing a letter supporting Khandan’s protest over the visitation ban.
October 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
(1/3) It’s now 9 months since Nasrin Sotoudeh has been denied the basic right to visit her husband, Reza Khandan, in prison. The injustice continues: political prisoners in Evin have now rallied, signing a letter supporting Khandan’s protest over the visitation ban.
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There is still time to register for our upcoming book club featuring @staceyabrams.com and her latest novel, Coded Justice!
🗓️ Wednesday, October 22
⏲️ 3:00pm ET
🔗 Register: rfkhro.org/4gVmJJw
🗓️ Wednesday, October 22
⏲️ 3:00pm ET
🔗 Register: rfkhro.org/4gVmJJw
Please join the founder of @aprnetwork.bsky.social, former Georgia House Minority Leader, and our 2021 Ripple of Hope Award Laureate, @staceyabrams.com, on Wednesday, October 22, at 3:00 PM ET for a conversation about her latest novel, Coded Justice.
🔗 Register: rfkhro.org/4gVmJJw
🔗 Register: rfkhro.org/4gVmJJw
October 20, 2025 at 1:03 PM
There is still time to register for our upcoming book club featuring @staceyabrams.com and her latest novel, Coded Justice!
🗓️ Wednesday, October 22
⏲️ 3:00pm ET
🔗 Register: rfkhro.org/4gVmJJw
🗓️ Wednesday, October 22
⏲️ 3:00pm ET
🔗 Register: rfkhro.org/4gVmJJw
(1/2) Umu Thoronka’s courage is a powerful reminder that press freedom and women’s rights are inseparable. After enduring years of sexual harassment and retaliation in the workplace, she was forced into exile. Yet, even from afar, she refuses to be silenced.
(1/4) Umu Thoronka, a journalist from #SierraLeone, was fired from her job after posting a TikTok deemed critical of the president. But Umu’s case is not an isolated incident. Her dismissal follows years of sexual harassment within the media industry.
🔗 More: chriswizo.substack.com/p/wimsal-con...
🔗 More: chriswizo.substack.com/p/wimsal-con...
October 17, 2025 at 7:46 PM
(1/2) Umu Thoronka’s courage is a powerful reminder that press freedom and women’s rights are inseparable. After enduring years of sexual harassment and retaliation in the workplace, she was forced into exile. Yet, even from afar, she refuses to be silenced.
As we welcome the long-overdue ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the release of all hostages, and the resumption of aid to Gaza, we must also acknowledge that there's a long road ahead toward sustainable peace. That road must be built on justice, accountability, and respect for human rights.
October 15, 2025 at 1:15 PM
As we welcome the long-overdue ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the release of all hostages, and the resumption of aid to Gaza, we must also acknowledge that there's a long road ahead toward sustainable peace. That road must be built on justice, accountability, and respect for human rights.
Vote, vote, vote! @rfkhumanrights.bsky.social is a 2025 Anthem Awards finalist!
Support our work ➡️ celebrate.anthemawards.com/PublicVoting...
Support our work ➡️ 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 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Vote, vote, vote! @rfkhumanrights.bsky.social is a 2025 Anthem Awards finalist!
Support our work ➡️ celebrate.anthemawards.com/PublicVoting...
Support our work ➡️ celebrate.anthemawards.com/PublicVoting...
Big news out of Maine today for our 2025 Human Rights Award laureate, Governor @janetmills4me.bsky.social!
More information: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...
More information: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...
October 14, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Big news out of Maine today for our 2025 Human Rights Award laureate, Governor @janetmills4me.bsky.social!
More information: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...
More information: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...
Happy #InternationalDayofTheGirl! The little girl in this photo is me. If I could tell my younger self one thing, I’d say: forgive. Forgive, and forgive again. And then, change the structure that allowed that injustice to occur. Always forgive the person. Always work to change the structure.
October 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Happy #InternationalDayofTheGirl! The little girl in this photo is me. If I could tell my younger self one thing, I’d say: forgive. Forgive, and forgive again. And then, change the structure that allowed that injustice to occur. Always forgive the person. Always work to change the structure.
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(3/3) Mrs. Kennedy continues to inspire us as we carry forward Sen. Kennedy’s & now, her legacy, for a more just and peaceful world. If you’d like to support our work, and honor Mrs. Kennedy’s legacy, please consider donating to the Ethel Kennedy Fund ⬇️.
The Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Fund - Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights
Our founder, Ethel Kennedy, lived a tremendously impactful life and has been the cornerstone of RFK Human Rights for nearly 60 years.
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October 10, 2025 at 1:21 PM
(3/3) Mrs. Kennedy continues to inspire us as we carry forward Sen. Kennedy’s & now, her legacy, for a more just and peaceful world. If you’d like to support our work, and honor Mrs. Kennedy’s legacy, please consider donating to the Ethel Kennedy Fund ⬇️.
(1/3) It is hard to believe it’s been a year since we lost Mum. Not a day goes by that I don’t think of her. She had deep faith and a quiet strength that buoyed everyone around her, and she believed in people even when they didn’t believe in themselves.
October 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
(1/3) It is hard to believe it’s been a year since we lost Mum. Not a day goes by that I don’t think of her. She had deep faith and a quiet strength that buoyed everyone around her, and she believed in people even when they didn’t believe in themselves.
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(1/3) BREAKING: @nipnlg.bsky.social, ACLU of Louisiana, and RFK Human Rights filed a habeas petition in federal court seeking the release of 18-year-old Carlos Guerra Leon.
October 8, 2025 at 1:18 PM
(1/3) BREAKING: @nipnlg.bsky.social, ACLU of Louisiana, and RFK Human Rights filed a habeas petition in federal court seeking the release of 18-year-old Carlos Guerra Leon.
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(2/3) Carlos, who just graduated from high school in Spring Valley, New York earlier this year, has approved Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) with Deferred Action. Despite this, in August, ICE unlawfully detained Carlos and sent him to a detention center in Louisiana.
October 8, 2025 at 1:18 PM
(2/3) Carlos, who just graduated from high school in Spring Valley, New York earlier this year, has approved Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) with Deferred Action. Despite this, in August, ICE unlawfully detained Carlos and sent him to a detention center in Louisiana.
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(3/3) Our filings ask the court to order Carlos' immediate release from detention and reaffirm that the government’s actions violate federal law and the U.S. Constitution. More information ⬇️.
Habeas Petition Filed Seeking Release of 18-Year-Old with Special Immigration Status Unlawfully Detained in Louisiana ICE Facility - Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights
Tags Share Washington, DC – Today, the National Immigration Project, the ACLU of Louisiana, and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights filed a habeas petition in federal court seeking the release of 18-year-o...
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October 8, 2025 at 1:18 PM
(3/3) Our filings ask the court to order Carlos' immediate release from detention and reaffirm that the government’s actions violate federal law and the U.S. Constitution. More information ⬇️.
This is what dictatorship looks like. Stop scrolling, read this, and march!
🔗 More from @hcrichardson.bsky.social: heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-2-...
🔗 More from @hcrichardson.bsky.social: heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-2-...
October 3, 2025 at 5:40 PM
This is what dictatorship looks like. Stop scrolling, read this, and march!
🔗 More from @hcrichardson.bsky.social: heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-2-...
🔗 More from @hcrichardson.bsky.social: heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-2-...
(1/2) Violence has infiltrated every aspect of American life and has become dangerously normalized. It pits neighbor against neighbor, poisons our political discourse, fuels hate crimes in our communities, and tears families apart through cycles of fear and trauma.
October 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
(1/2) Violence has infiltrated every aspect of American life and has become dangerously normalized. It pits neighbor against neighbor, poisons our political discourse, fuels hate crimes in our communities, and tears families apart through cycles of fear and trauma.
We’ve lost one of the great human beings today. Let’s be inspired by her example, and protect our beautiful planet and all animals.
October 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
We’ve lost one of the great human beings today. Let’s be inspired by her example, and protect our beautiful planet and all animals.
(1/2) Congratulations to our partner Efrén Olivares, VP of Litigation & Legal Strategy at @nilc.org, on being named to the 2025 @time.com 100 Next list! At @rfkhumanrights.bsky.social, we’re proud to stand with him in the fight for immigrant justice. Read my tribute to Efrén ⬇️.
October 1, 2025 at 2:20 PM
(1/2) Congratulations to our partner Efrén Olivares, VP of Litigation & Legal Strategy at @nilc.org, on being named to the 2025 @time.com 100 Next list! At @rfkhumanrights.bsky.social, we’re proud to stand with him in the fight for immigrant justice. Read my tribute to Efrén ⬇️.
Everyday people in U.S. immigration detention suffer inhumane treatment that violates the most basic human rights. ICE has become a rogue agency, rampant with physical, sexual, and psychological abuse, and shielded by impunity. It's past time to hold our government accountable for these abuses.
September 30, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Everyday people in U.S. immigration detention suffer inhumane treatment that violates the most basic human rights. ICE has become a rogue agency, rampant with physical, sexual, and psychological abuse, and shielded by impunity. It's past time to hold our government accountable for these abuses.
As deportation terror mounts, Cardinal McElroy asks U.S. Catholics, ‘Who is your neighbor?’ - America Magazine
As deportation terror mounts, Cardinal McElroy asks U.S. Catholics, ‘Who is your neighbor?’
Cardinal McElroy charged that the nation has been experiencing “a comprehensive governmental assault designed to produce fear and terror among millions of men and women” and to make life unbearable fo...
www.americamagazine.org
September 30, 2025 at 1:07 PM
As deportation terror mounts, Cardinal McElroy asks U.S. Catholics, ‘Who is your neighbor?’ - America Magazine
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(1/5) At least four people held at the South Louisiana ICE Processing Center say the former assistant warden subjected them to a forced labor scheme explicitly targeting transgender and LGBTQ+ people. The abuse included sexual assault and harassment, the denial of medical care, and retaliation.
ICE Warden Put Transgender Detainees into Forced Labor Program: Complaint
A federal complaint accuses the warden of creating an ad hoc work program used to demean trans detainees.
www.newsweek.com
September 29, 2025 at 6:26 PM
(1/5) At least four people held at the South Louisiana ICE Processing Center say the former assistant warden subjected them to a forced labor scheme explicitly targeting transgender and LGBTQ+ people. The abuse included sexual assault and harassment, the denial of medical care, and retaliation.