(1/3) From our family to yours, wishing you a warm and joyful Thanksgiving! As we gather today, we're reflecting on our collective strength in the face of oppression and impunity, and what’s possible when we stand up and speak out, together.
(2/3) Daddy believed acts of moral courage create ripples of hope strong enough to sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression. This Thanksgiving, set forth your own ripple with a gift to @RFKHumanRights. Your gift will be matched 2x before midnight! ⬇️ rfkhro.org/49KUf3X
(3/3) Our victories in the courtroom, detention centers, and in the highest corridors of power are only possible because of you. And these breakthroughs don’t just protect the individual clients we represent: they safeguard the dignity and rights that belong to EVERYONE, defending all of us from government overreach and the erosion of the rule of law.
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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. forbes.com/sites/maryroel…
(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. pbs.org/newshour/show/…
(3/4) We're witnessing the weaponization of a once useful system the United States helped build. The State Department's Human Rights reports are being stripped of categories documenting attacks on peaceful assembly in China, torturous prisons in El Salvador, and violence against minority communities, and will be used as harassment tools instead.