International Human Rights Lawyer & Author; President of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights; Author of "Speak Truth to Power"
Kerry Kennedy Biography
Kerry Kennedy is an American lawyer, author, and human rights activist recognized for her extensive work in global justice and equality. The seventh of Ethel and Robert F. Kennedy's eleven children, Kennedy has dedicated more than 40 years to advancing equal justice, promoting and protecting basic rights, and upholding the rule of law. She serves as president of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, a nonprofit human rights advocacy organization. Kennedy is a graduate of Brown University and Boston College Law School, and her career spans legal expertise, grassroots activism, and international diplomacy.
Kennedy began her work in human rights as an intern with Amnesty International, investigating abuses by U.S. immigration officials against refugees from El Salvador. She later founded the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Human Rights, now known as Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, to support and protect human rights defenders worldwide. Kennedy addresses issues including child labor, women's rights, disappearances, indigenous land rights, judicial independence, freedom of expression, ethnic violence, criminal justice reform, immigration, impunity, and environmental justice. She has worked in more than 60 countries and led hundreds of human rights delegations.
Kennedy is the author of the New York Times best-seller "Being Catholic Now" and "Speak Truth to Power: Human Rights Defenders Who Are Changing Our World." The "Speak Truth to Power" initiative has expanded to include a photography exhibit, a play by Broadway playwright Ariel Dorfman, an award-winning website, and a documentary film. The initiative also features a photographic exhibition by Pulitzer Prize-winner Eddie Adams, a twelve-week course taught to students worldwide, and federal legislation that increased funding for the protection of defenders. Her book "Robert F. Kennedy: Ripples of Hope" features accounts of how Robert F. Kennedy's words, life, and values have influenced heads of state, business leaders, and activists.
Kennedy has developed approaches to human rights at the intersection of finance and policy, founding RFK Compass, which convenes biannual meetings of institutional investors to address the impact of human rights violations on investment outcomes. She has chaired the board of Amnesty International USA and served on the boards of the United States Institute of Peace, Human Rights First, and the Kailash Satyarthi Children's Foundation. Kennedy appears regularly on ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, and PBS, as well as international networks, and her commentaries and articles have been published in The Boston Globe, The Los Angeles Times, and The New York Times.
Kennedy has received honors from President Lech Walesa of Poland for aiding the Solidarity movement and the Humanitarian Award from the Congress of Nobel Peace Prize Laureates. She has also received the National Civil Rights Museum Freedom Award, been named Woman of the Year by Save the Children, and received the Humanitarian of the Year Award from the South Asian Media Awards Foundation. Through her decades of advocacy, Kennedy has established herself as a prominent voice in the global human rights movement, continuing her father's legacy.
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