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Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, previously the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights or RFK Center, is an American nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C. It is named after Robert F. Kennedy.

Organization

Name Position Notes
Kerry Kennedy President Daughter of Robert F. Kennedy
Ethel Kennedy Founder[1] Wife of Robert F. Kennedy
Chris G. Kennedy Jr. Chair Attain Capital
Kurt Small Vice-Chair Anthem
Alex Gorsky Visionary Johnson & Johnson
Susan Livingston Visionary Brown Brothers Harriman
George Vradenburg Visionary UsAgainstAlzheimers (UsA2)
Alec Baldwin Artist -
Aloe Blacc Artist -
Michael Bolton Artist -
Giancarlo Esposito Artist -
Cheryl Hynes Artist Wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Keegan Michael Key Artist -
Joel Kinnaman Artist -
Chris Tucker Artist -
Forest Whitaker Artist -
Bill Clinton Founder President of the United States, Democratic Leadership Council (DLC)
Kirsten Gillibrand Founder Democratic Party, United States House of Representatives
Caroline Kennedy Founder United States Ambassador to Australia
Gina Raimondo Founder United States Department of Commerce
Jeffrey Sachs Founder Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)
Desmond Tutu Founder -
Ash Williams Founder State Board of Administration of Florida (SBA)
Harry Belafonte Ripple of Hope Laureate -
Joe Biden Ripple of Hope Laureate President of the United States
Bono Ripple of Hope Laureate U2
Bruce Broussard Ripple of Hope Laureate Humana
Hillary Clinton Ripple of Hope Laureate United States Department of State
George Clooney Ripple of Hope Laureate -
Tim Cook Ripple of Hope Laureate Apple
Robert De Niro Ripple of Hope Laureate -
Anthony Fauci Ripple of Hope Laureate National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Wyclef Jean Ripple of Hope Laureate -
Colin Kaepernick Ripple of Hope Laureate -
Scott Minerd Ripple of Hope Laureate Guggenheim Partners
Phil Murphy Ripple of Hope Laureate Governor of New Jersey
Barack Obama Ripple of Hope Laureate President of the United States
Nancy Pelosi Ripple of Hope Laureate United States House of Representatives
Dan Schulman Ripple of Hope Laureate PayPal
Howard Schultz Ripple of Hope Laureate Starbucks
Dan Springer Ripple of Hope Laureate DocuSign
Taylor Swift Ripple of Hope Laureate -
Anne Finucane Champion Bank of America
Afsaneh Beschloss Activist RockCreek, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
Larry Fink Activist BlackRock
Al Gore Activist Vice President of the United States
Raymond McGuire Activist Citigroup
David Rubenstein Activist Carlyle Group
Lily Safra Activist Edmond J. Safra Philanthropic Foundation
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend Activist American Bridge 21st Century

Partners

Partners of the RFK Center include:[2]

  • Adasina Social Capital
  • Advancement Project
  • American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
  • American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
  • Ariel Investments
  • Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE)
  • Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI)
  • Cameroon Advocacy Network
  • Caribbean Institute for Human Rights
  • Caribbean Vulnerable Communities Coalition
  • Center for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE)
  • Chapter Four Uganda
  • Civic Works
  • Civil Rights Corps
  • Clearlake Capital Group
  • Columbia Law School
  • Communities for Sheriff Accountability (C4SA)
  • Communities United for Status and Protection (CUSP)
  • Council for Global Equality
  • Cubalex
  • Democracy Forward
  • Discovery Education
  • East Baton Rouge Parish Prison Reform Coalition
  • Elkhart Education Foundation
  • Faith in Texas
  • Freedom for Immigrants
  • Freedom Now
  • Generation Titans
  • Global Citizen
  • Global Justice Center
  • Grammy Museum
  • Guggenheim Partners
  • Haitian Bridge Alliance
  • Howard University Civil Rights Clinic
  • Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum (HRAPF)
  • Immigration Services and Legal Advisory (ISLA)
  • Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA)
  • Inter-American Press Association (IAPA)
  • Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR)
  • International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH)
  • International Indigenous Youth Council (IIYC)
  • Just City
  • JustLeadershipUSA
  • Kalli Luz Marina
  • Know Your Rights Camp
  • Mano Amiga
  • March for Our Lives
  • Maritimes-Guatemala Breaking the Silence Network
  • Media Defence
  • National Bail Fund Network
  • Net Impact
  • New York Road Runners (NYRR)
  • NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights
  • One Fair Wage
  • Prisoners' Legal Services of New York (PLS)
  • Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG)
  • Siris Capital
  • Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS)
  • Somali Media Association (SOMA)
  • Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)
  • Speak Truth to Power Canada
  • Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center
  • Trans United
  • Tribeca Film Institute
  • United Fort Worth
  • United We Dream
  • Unlock the Box Campaign
  • Uptrust

  1. Leadership Council. Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights. Retrieved February 16, 2024, from https://web.archive.org/web/20240216000853/https://rfkhumanrights.org/who-we-are/leadership-council ↩︎

  2. Our Partners. Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights. Retrieved February 16, 2024, from https://web.archive.org/web/20240216000630/https://rfkhumanrights.org/who-we-are/partners ↩︎