Kerry Kennedy

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Oswaldo Payá, seen here in 2006, was killed in July 2012 while in a car in Cuba. (Javier Galeano/AP)

MundoAmérica,

For more than 60 years now, my family has had grave concerns about the restriction of fundamental rights of the Cuban people, concerns that have remained strong despite the march of time and the repeated failures of U.S. foreign policy to support the Cuban people.

While the players and technology have changed since the early days of Fidel Castro’s regime, repression in Cuba continues unabated, with restrictions on freedom of expression, freedom of movement and due process continuing to plague the lives of its citizens.

This year, Cubans took to the streets for a wave of unprecedented protests over the pandemic response, food and medicine shortages, censorship, and repression.…  Seguir leyendo »

MundoAmérica

Todos los años conmemoramos el cumpleaños de mi padre otorgando el premio de Derechos Humanos Robert F. Kennedy a una persona que se haya distinguido por defender la justicia y compartir el valor de Kennedy y su visión de un mundo justo y pacífico.

El ganador de este año, Alfredo Romero, de Venezuela, recibe el galardón en un momento trascendental para su país y para la causa de la libertad de expresión a la que Romero ha dedicado su vida.

Hace 250 años, el gran patriota venezolano Francisco de Miranda luchó al lado de nuestros padres fundadores en la guerra de independencia de Estados Unidos.…  Seguir leyendo »

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At the Athens Democracy Forum, a conference convened by The New York Times in Athens, from Sept. 13 to 17, global leaders talked about the state of democracy and its challenges around the world. The following are edited excerpts from several of the participants, who discussed the relevancy of international organizations like the United Nations how to better engage young people in the democratic process, policy strategies can help bring democracy to the developing world and what are some new models to consider.

Amina Mohamed, Minister of foreign affairs and international trade, Kenya.

I know there’s no way we would have resolved in the Horn of Africa the issue of piracy if the international community did not come together.…  Seguir leyendo »

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Forty years ago, as he was celebrating his victory in California’s Democratic presidential primary, Senator Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated. To mark the occasion, Op-Ed editors invited his children to share their memories of him.

1) Lessons of the Magnolia Tree

By Kerry Kennedy, the founder of the human rights organization Speak Truth to Power and the author of the forthcoming Being Catholic Now.

My father sat upstairs in his study, working in the one room of our sprawling house that we children could not storm into unless it was a matter of utmost urgency. I now know that the big brown desk was where he wrote his books and often drafted important speeches or new legislation.…  Seguir leyendo »