ROBERT F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR JUSTICE & HUMAN RIGHTS

Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice & Human Rights is a non-profit charitable organization that focuses on human rights. As a human rights advocacy organization, Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice & Human Rights collaborates with NGOs, universities, legal clinics, and the media. Its main programs focus on the power of the individual, working through alliances and organizations, to generate change. It strengthens the work of activists, authors, journalists, and students to a global ... audience through five annual awards: Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice & Human Rights Award, recognizes an individual who stands up to oppression; Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice & Human Rights Book Award, honors the book that reflects the concern for the poor and the powerless, the struggle for even-handed justice; Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice & Human Rights Journalism Awards, celebrate excellence in investigative journalism on a wide spectrum of social justice issues; Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice & Human Rights High School and University Award, recognize the achievements of youth who investigate human rights issues and advocate for change; Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice & Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award, lauds leaders of the international business, entertainment, and activist communities who demonstrate commitment to social change. Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice & Human Rights was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Washington.More