Kerry Kennedy, global president of RFK Human Rights, visited RFK Human Rights Spain this month. A number of events and engagements were organized in order to promote and inform the public about the foundation's initiatives in Spain and, furthermore, to meet with students and teachers who currently participate in RFK's human rights educational program, Speak Truth [...]
The musicians from the Youth Orchestra of Andalusia put on such a great show. Miguel Colom was unable to participate in the end, however Amaury Coeytaux stepped in at the last minute. His extraordinary contributions greatly contributed to the overall success of the concert. Pablo Heras-Casado, the great, international director, simply blew our minds with his [...]
Our "Voices from Beyond the Dark" play explores the lives and causes of 37 human rights defenders from around the world. We will be premiering a new version of the play that has been adapted and will be directed by Jon Viar (director, actor, playwright), which will include three new human rights defenders from Spain: Irene [...]
We have once again had the pleasure of participating in yet another virtual debate. Students from CIS - The College for International Studies debated the following topic: "We Should Only Support Businesses That Support Human Rights." Begoña Morales was our special guest speaker this time around. She is an expert in several areas such as sustainability, corporate social [...]
Dear friends, Our colleagues at Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Italia have invited us to a very special online ceremony on the 10th of December (Human Rights Day). RFK Italia will give awards and special recognition to Caritas Ambrosiana, The Italian Red Cross, and the Fundación Ospedale Bambino Gesù for their tremendous work during the pandemic. The [...]
October 24th is a very important date for us. We took the very first step in terms of creating RFK Spain on this day back in 2018. Pictured in the included image: Michael Schreiber, COO of RFK Human Rights with Maria Diaz de la Cebosa, president of RFK Spain. This photo was taken after the official [...]
Brains International School is one of our very first partners in terms of implementing our Speak Truth to Power human rights education program in Spain. More than 550 of their students have participated thus far. Each year we hold an STTP graduation ceremony in order to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of students, teaches, and [...]
To those who condemn the violence in our country today: We stand with you. We condemn the trafficking, rape, torture, and enslavement of Africans that reached American soil 401 years ago, that engrained anti-black racism still manifesting today in the structures of our society. We condemn mass criminalization that separates families and sends one in three black men to prison and where 60% of [...]
