The Robert F. Kennedy Memorial was originally established as a non-profit organization in Washington, D.C., in October, 1968. The Kennedy family and friends looked to memorialize Robert Kennedy's public service following his assassination on June 5, 1968, in Los Angeles, California. Fred Dutton, a long-time friend and Kennedy ally, was named executive director, and Peter B. Edelman, a member of Kennedy's senatorial staff, became associate director. The chairman of the executive committee was former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara.[citation needed]
The Memorial was announced during a press conference at Hickory Hill in McLean, Virginia, on Tuesday, October 29, 1968. Kennedy's brother Ted led the press conference, stating that the organization would be a "living memorial" that would work in areas of poverty, crime, and education in America. He went on to say the Memorial would be "an action-oriented program that we think will carry on his concerns, his actions, his efforts to work on so many of the problems in this country that have no solutions". He was joined at the press conference by his sisters, Patricia Kennedy Lawford and Jean Kennedy Smith, as well as dozens of Kennedy family friends and aides.[4]
Kennedy's widow Ethel Kennedy did not attend the press conference, but was nearby, in a second-floor bedroom of Hickory Hill on doctor's orders, awaiting the birth of her eleventh child. She issued a statement saying it was the hope of her husband's family and friends that the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial would carry forward the ideals he worked for during his lifetime: "He wanted to encourage the young people and to help the disadvantaged and discriminated against both here and abroad, and he wanted to promote peace in the world. These will be the goals of the memorial."[5]
The memorial and other projects started in Kennedy's memory were later collectively renamed Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights.[6][better source needed]
The Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award was created by Kathleen Kennedy Townsend in 1984 to honor individuals around the world who show courage and have made a significant contribution to human rights in their country.[citation needed]
The Robert F. Kennedy Book Award was founded in 1980, with the proceeds from Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.'s biography, Robert Kennedy and His Times. Each year, the organization presents an award to the book which "most faithfully and forcefully reflects Robert Kennedy's purposes – his concern for the poor and the powerless, his struggle for honest and even-handed justice, his conviction that a decent society must assure all young people a fair chance, and his faith that a free democracy can act to remedy disparities of power and opportunity."[13][better source needed]
WinnersEdit
2022 - The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by Heather McGhee and America on Fire: The Untold History of Police Violence and Black Rebellion Since the 1960s by Elizabeth Hinton
1996 – Circumstantial Evidence: Death, Life, and Justice in a Southern Town by Pete Earley and The Politics of Rage: George Wallace, the Origins of the New Conservatism, and the Transformation of American Politics by Dan T. Carter
1994 – Taming the Storm: The Life and Times of Judge Frank M. Johnson, Jr., and the South's Fight Over Civil Rights by Jack Bass and special recognition to Herbert Block for Herblock: A Cartoonist's Life
The Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award was established in 1968 by a group of reporters covering Kennedy's presidential campaign and "honors those who report on issues that reflect Kennedy's concerns including human rights, social justice and the power of individual action in the United States and around the world."[14][better source needed] Entries include insights into the causes, conditions and remedies of injustice and critical analysis of relevant public policies, programs, attitudes and private endeavors.[citation needed]
Led by a committee of six independent journalists, the Awards are judged by more than fifty journalists each year. Previous winners include World News anchor Diane Sawyer.
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^"Venezuela's Alfredo Romero named 2017 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award laureate". Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
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^Rights, Robert F. Kennedy Human. "Adilur Rahman Khan". Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights.
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External linksEdit
Official website
October 18, 2023
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Robert F Kennedy Human Rights news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Robert F Kennedy Human Rights formerly the Robert F Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights or RFK Center 1 is an American 501 c 3 nonprofit human rights advocacy organization 2 better source needed It was named after United States Senator Robert F Kennedy in 1968 a few months after his assassination The organization of leading attorneys advocates entrepreneurs and writers is dedicated to a more just and peaceful world working alongside local activists to ensure lasting positive change in governments and corporations It also promotes human rights advocacy through its RFK Human Rights Award and supports investigative journalists and authors through the RFK Book and Journalism Awards It is based in New York and Washington D C 3 Robert F Kennedy Human RightsFounded1968 55 years ago 1968 FounderEthel KennedyTypeOperating public charity IRS exemption status 501 c 3 FocusHuman rightsLocationWashington D C Methodadvocacy awards educationKey peopleKerry Kennedy President Lynn Delaney Executive Director Robert F Smith Chairman Websitewww wbr rfkhumanrights wbr org Contents 1 History 2 Awards 2 1 Human Rights Award 2 1 1 Laureates 2 2 Book Award 2 2 1 Winners 2 3 Journalism Award 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThe Robert F Kennedy Memorial was originally established as a non profit organization in Washington D C in October 1968 The Kennedy family and friends looked to memorialize Robert Kennedy s public service following his assassination on June 5 1968 in Los Angeles California Fred Dutton a long time friend and Kennedy ally was named executive director and Peter B Edelman a member of Kennedy s senatorial staff became associate director The chairman of the executive committee was former U S Secretary of Defense Robert S McNamara citation needed The Memorial was announced during a press conference at Hickory Hill in McLean Virginia on Tuesday October 29 1968 Kennedy s brother Ted led the press conference stating that the organization would be a living memorial that would work in areas of poverty crime and education in America He went on to say the Memorial would be an action oriented program that we think will carry on his concerns his actions his efforts to work on so many of the problems in this country that have no solutions He was joined at the press conference by his sisters Patricia Kennedy Lawford and Jean Kennedy Smith as well as dozens of Kennedy family friends and aides 4 Kennedy s widow Ethel Kennedy did not attend the press conference but was nearby in a second floor bedroom of Hickory Hill on doctor s orders awaiting the birth of her eleventh child She issued a statement saying it was the hope of her husband s family and friends that the Robert F Kennedy Memorial would carry forward the ideals he worked for during his lifetime He wanted to encourage the young people and to help the disadvantaged and discriminated against both here and abroad and he wanted to promote peace in the world These will be the goals of the memorial 5 The memorial and other projects started in Kennedy s memory were later collectively renamed Robert F Kennedy Human Rights 6 better source needed Awards EditHuman Rights Award Edit Main article Robert F Kennedy Human Rights Award The Robert F Kennedy Human Rights Award was created by Kathleen Kennedy Townsend in 1984 to honor individuals around the world who show courage and have made a significant contribution to human rights in their country citation needed In addition to receiving a financial award laureates work with the organization on human rights related projects Since 1984 awards have been given to 43 individuals and organizations from 25 different countries citation needed The 2009 award was presented by President Barack Obama 7 In 2009 the RFK Human Rights began a partnership with the California International Law Center CILC at the University of California Davis School of Law focusing on the crisis in Darfur 8 better source needed Laureates Edit Year Laureate 9 10 11 Country or organization2022 Maximilienne C Ngo Mbe nbsp CameroonFelix Agbor Nkongho Balla 2021 Guerline Jozef nbsp United States2020 Alessandra Korap Munduruku nbsp Brazil2019 La Union del Pueblo Entero nbsp United StatesAngry Tias amp Abuelas of the Rio Grande ValleyDetained Migrant Solidarity Committee2018 Color of Change nbsp United StatesInternational Indigenous Youth CouncilMarch For Our LivesUnited We Dream2017 Alfredo Romero nbsp Venezuela2016 Just Leadership USA nbsp United StatesAndrea C James2015 Natalia Taubina nbsp Russia2014 Adilur Rahman Khan nbsp Bangladesh 12 2013 Ragia Omran nbsp Egypt2012 Librada Paz nbsp United States2011 Frank Mugisha nbsp Uganda2010 Abel Barrera Hernandez nbsp Mexico2009 Magodonga Mahlangu nbsp ZimbabweWomen of Zimbabwe Arise2008 Aminatou Haidar nbsp Western Sahara2007 Mohammed Ahmed Abdallah nbsp Sudan2006 Sonia Pierre nbsp Dominican Republic2005 Stephen Bradberry nbsp United States2004 Delphine Djiraibe nbsp Chad2003 Coalition of Immokalee Workers nbsp United States2002 Loune Viaud nbsp Haiti2001 Darci Frigo nbsp Brazil2000 Martin Macwan nbsp India1999 Michael Kpakala Francis nbsp Liberia1998 Berenice Celeyta nbsp ColombiaGloria FlorezJaime Prieto1997 Sezgin Tanrikulu nbsp TurkeySenal Sarihan1996 Anonymous nbsp SudanNguyen Dan Que nbsp Vietnam1995 Kailash Satyarthi nbsp IndiaDoan Viet Hoat nbsp Vietnam1994 Wei Jingsheng nbsp ChinaRen Wanding1993 Bambang Widjojanto nbsp Indonesia1992 Chakufwa Chihana nbsp Malawi1991 Avigdor Feldman nbsp IsraelRaji Sourani nbsp State of Palestine1990 Amilcar Mendez Urizar nbsp Guatemala1989 Fang Lizhi nbsp China1988 Gibson Kamau Kuria nbsp Kenya1987 Kim Geun tae nbsp South KoreaIn Jae keun1986 Zbigniew Bujak nbsp PolandAdam Michnik1985 Allan Boesak nbsp South AfricaBeyers NaudeWinnie Madikizela Mandela1984 CoMadres nbsp El SalvadorBook Award Edit The Robert F Kennedy Book Award was founded in 1980 with the proceeds from Arthur Schlesinger Jr s biography Robert Kennedy and His Times Each year the organization presents an award to the book which most faithfully and forcefully reflects Robert Kennedy s purposes his concern for the poor and the powerless his struggle for honest and even handed justice his conviction that a decent society must assure all young people a fair chance and his faith that a free democracy can act to remedy disparities of power and opportunity 13 better source needed Winners Edit 2022 The Sum of Us What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by Heather McGhee and America on Fire The Untold History of Police Violence and Black Rebellion Since the 1960s by Elizabeth Hinton 2021 Unworthy Republic The Dispossession of Native Americans and the Road to Indian Territory by Claudio Saunt 2020 Dying of Whiteness How the Politics of Racial Resentment Is Killing America s Heartland by Jonathan Metzl 2019 American Prison A Reporter s Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment by Shane Bauer 2018 Not a Crime to Be Poor The Criminalization of Poverty in America by Peter Edelman The Blood of Emmett Till by Timothy Tyson 2017 Evicted Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond 2016 Once in a Great City A Detroit Story by David Maraniss 2015 The Crusades of Cesar Chavez by Miriam Pawel 2014 The Great Dissent by Thomas Healy and special recognition to March Book One by John Lewis Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell 2013 The Price of Inequality by Joseph Stiglitz 2012 The Justice Cascade by Kathryn Sikkink 2011 The Big Short by Michael Lewis 2010 Ordinary Injustice by Amy Bach 2009 The Dark Side by Jane Mayer 2008 Going Down Jericho Road by Michael Honey 2007 The Great Deluge by Douglas Brinkley 2006 Mirror to America by John Hope Franklin 2005 Perilous Times by Jeffrey Stone and We Are All the Same by Jim Wooten 2004 Ultimate Punishment by Scott Turow 2003 At the Hands of Persons Unknown by Philip Dray and A Problem from Hell by Samantha Power 2002 American Patriots by Gail Buckley 2001 Without Sanctuary by James Allen and Blood of the Liberals by George Packer 2000 Mandela The Authorised Biography by Anthony Sampson and No Shame in My Game by Katherine Newman 1999 Walking with the Wind by John Lewis and Michael D Orso 1998 Race Crime and the Law by Randall Kennedy and The Soldiers Tale by Samuel Hynes 1997 Worse Than Slavery by David M Oshinsky 1996 Circumstantial Evidence Death Life and Justice in a Southern Town by Pete Earley and The Politics of Rage George Wallace the Origins of the New Conservatism and the Transformation of American Politics by Dan T Carter 1995 Speak Now Against the Day by John Egerton 1994 Taming the Storm The Life and Times of Judge Frank M Johnson Jr and the South s Fight Over Civil Rights by Jack Bass and special recognition to Herbert Block for Herblock A Cartoonist s Life 1993 Earth in the Balance Ecology and the Human Spirit by Vice President Al Gore 1992 Praying for Sheetrock by Melissa Fay Greene 1991 The Long Haul by Myles Horton and Herbert and Judith Kohl and The Burning Season The Murder of Chico Mendes and the Fight for the Amazon Rain Forest by Andrew Revkin 1990 Among Schoolchildren by Tracy Kidder and Big Sugar by Alec Wilkinson 1989 A Bright Shining Lie by Neil Sheehan and Rachel and Her Children by Jonathan Kozol 1988 Beloved by Toni Morrison and Song in a Weary Throat by Pauli Murray 1987 Bearing the Cross Martin Luther King Jr and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference by David J Garrow 1986 Common Ground A Turbulent Decade in the Lives of Three American Families by J Anthony Lukas and Reaping the Whirlwind The Civil Rights Movement in Tuskegee by Robert Norrell 1984 Children of War by Roger Rosenblatt 1983 Let the Trumpet Sound The Life of Martin Luther King Jr by Stephen B Oates 1982 The Child Savers by Peter S Prescott 1981 Civilities and Civil Rights Greensboro North Carolina and the Black Struggle for Freedom by William ChafeJournalism Award Edit Main article Robert F Kennedy Journalism Award The Robert F Kennedy Journalism Award was established in 1968 by a group of reporters covering Kennedy s presidential campaign and honors those who report on issues that reflect Kennedy s concerns including human rights social justice and the power of individual action in the United States and around the world 14 better source needed Entries include insights into the causes conditions and remedies of injustice and critical analysis of relevant public policies programs attitudes and private endeavors citation needed Led by a committee of six independent journalists the Awards are judged by more than fifty journalists each year Previous winners include World News anchor Diane Sawyer See also EditList of human rights organisationsReferences Edit James Santel December 16 2014 Introducing Robert F Kennedy Human Rights rfkcenter org Press release Archived from the original on 2015 02 18 Retrieved 2021 06 10 Organization Overview rfkcenter org Archived from the original on January 3 2012 Careers RFK Human Rights ROBERT F KENNEDY HUMAN RIGHTS Retrieved 2023 05 15 Staff Writer October 30 1968 RFK Memorial Created The Hartford Courant p 7 Nan Robertson October 30 1968 New Fund Honors Robert Kennedy Family Plans Foundation to Advance His Ideals The New York Times pp 1 21 subscription required Explore the Life and Legacy of Robert F Kennedy Robert F Kennedy Human Rights Archived from the original on 24 August 2016 Retrieved 24 August 2016 First Thoughts No Pain No Gain archived from the original on December 23 2009 retrieved October 19 2017 Partnership RFK Center and the California International Law Center Search for Peace and Justice in Darfur Robert F Kennedy Center for Justice amp Human Rights Archived from the original on 2011 01 08 Retrieved 2009 12 21 Human Rights Award Robert F Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights Archived from the original on October 23 2014 Venezuela s Alfredo Romero named 2017 Robert F Kennedy Human Rights Award laureate Robert F Kennedy Human Rights 7 August 2017 Retrieved 3 February 2018 Our Lareates Robert F Kennedy Human Rights Award Retrieved 11 February 2021 Rights Robert F Kennedy Human Adilur Rahman Khan Robert F Kennedy Human Rights Rights Robert F Kennedy Human Book Award Winners Robert F Kennedy Human Rights Journalism Winners Robert F Kennedy Human Rights Retrieved 2019 04 19 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert F Kennedy Human Rights amp oldid 1154861202 Book Award, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
