The Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award was created in 1984 by the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial, now known as Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, to honor individuals around the world who have shown great courage and have made a significant contribution to human rights in their country.
In addition to receiving a financial award, laureates can partner with the RFK Center on projects to advance their human rights work, benefiting from the resources and technologies at the foundation's disposal. Some have achieved their goals, some are in exile from their home country. The majority continue to live in their home country and work with the support of the center to establish the human rights they are working for.
Since 1984, awards have been given to 37 individuals and organizations, from 24 countries.
The Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights foundation also presents Ripple of Hope Awards annually to business, entertainment, and activist leaders. The name of the award is inspired by Kennedy's Ripple of Hope speech in 1966.[1][2] They first presented the award in 2007.[3]
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Ripple of Hope Award
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- ^ a b "RFK Human Rights Honors 2020 Ripple of Hope Award Laureates". Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Our Past Laureates". Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights. Archived from the original on August 21, 2021. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ^ "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. August 7, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
- ^ "Our Lareates". Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
- ^ https://rfkhumanrights.org/awards/human-rights-award-submit-2024/parlamento-del-pueblo-xinka Retrieved 11 December 2023
- ^ "2023 Ripple of Hope Award Gala". Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
- ^ "2022 Ripple of Hope Award Gala". Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ "2021 Ripple of Hope Award Gala". Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "Our 2019 Ripple of Hope Awards Gala is December 12!". Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "2018 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award Laureates Announced". Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "2017 Robert F. Kennedy Annual Report" (PDF). Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights. 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ^ Diamond, Jamie (November 28, 2016). "US Vice President Joe Biden, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, and Guggenheim Partners' Scott Minerd to Receive RFK Human Rights' 2016 Ripple of Hope Award". Politico. Archived from the original on August 20, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ Westcott, Lucy (December 7, 2016). "Joe Biden compares 2016 to 1968". Newsweek. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ Gordon, Amanda (December 9, 2015). "Tim Cook Says the World Needs Robert F. Kennedy-Style Optimism". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on August 20, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "Tim Cook Accepts 2015 Ripple of Hope Award at RFK Center for Justice and Human Rights". MacRumors. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "Dunkirk native receives Robert F. Kennedy 'Ripple of Hope' Award". observertoday.com. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ Gallagher, Noel K. (December 17, 2014). "Former Ogunquit selectman gets Kennedy Ripple of Hope award". Press Herald. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "Taylor Swift Honored With RFK Center's Ripple Of Hope Award". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ Miller, Julie (December 4, 2012). "The Kennedy Family Fêtes Taylor Swift (But Where Was Ethel?)". Vanity Fair. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "JK Rowling returns award from group linked to Kennedy family". AP NEWS. April 20, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "JK Rowling returns award after Kerry Kennedy criticism". BBC News. August 28, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2021.