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    Annual Impact Report 2023

    In 2023 for every US $1 invested, One Young World Ambassadors delivered US $16 of social value.
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Kerry Kennedy

President, Robert F Kennedy Human Rights | Président, Robert F. Kennedy, Droits humains

Kerry Kennedy, the seventh of Ethel and Robert F. Kennedy’s eleven children, has devoted more than 40 years to the pursuit of equal justice, the promotion and protection of basic rights, and the preservation of the rule of law. She works on a range of 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. Under Kerry’s leadership, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights partners with the bravest people on earth to create lasting change.

 

Kerry served as Chair of the Amnesty International USA Leadership Council for over a decade. She serves on the board of directors of the United States Institute of Peace, Human Rights First, Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation, Laureate and Leaders, Nizami Ganjavi International Center, HealthEVillages, as well as RFK Human Rights’ numerous international chapters. She is on the Advisory Committee for the Association of American Indian Affairs, the Albert Schweitzer Institute, Sankofa, San Patrignano, and the Center for Victims of Torture.

 

Kerry has received high honors from President Lech Walesa of Poland for aiding the Solidarity movement, The Humanitarian award from the Congress of Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, and many other honors.

 

 

Kerry Kennedy, septième des onze enfants d'Ethel et de Robert F. Kennedy, a consacré plus de 40 ans à la recherche d'une justice équitable, à la promotion et à la protection des droits fondamentaux et à la préservation de l'État de droit. Elle travaille sur un large éventail de questions, notamment le travail des enfants, les droits des femmes, les disparitions, les droits fonciers des populations autochtones, l'indépendance judiciaire, la liberté d'expression, la violence ethnique, la réforme de la justice pénale, l'immigration, l'impunité et la justice environnementale. Sous la direction de Kerry, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights s'associe aux personnes les plus courageuses de la planète pour créer un changement durable.

 

Kerry a présidé le Conseil de direction d'Amnesty International USA pendant plus de dix ans. Elle siège au conseil d'administration de l'Institut de la paix des États-Unis, de Human Rights First, de la Kailash Satyarthi Children's Foundation, de Laureate and Leaders, du Nizami Ganjavi International Center, de HealthEVillages, ainsi que des nombreuses sections internationales de RFK Human Rights. Elle fait partie du comité consultatif de l'Association des affaires amérindiennes, de l'Institut Albert Schweitzer, de Sankofa, de San Patrignano et du Centre pour les victimes de la torture.

 

Kerry a reçu de hautes distinctions de la part du président polonais Lech Walesa pour avoir aidé le mouvement Solidarité, le prix humanitaire du Congrès des lauréats du prix Nobel de la paix, ainsi que de nombreuses autres distinctions.

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