WELCOME
TO RFK HUMAN RIGHTS SWITZERLAND
This is the official website of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights in Switzerland, where we are dedicated to promoting and protecting human rights for all individuals.
With a strong focus on education, advocacy, and litigation, we strive to create a world where every person is able to exercise their fundamental rights and freedoms. Explore our work to learn more about how you can get involved in the quest for human dignity and tolerance.
We are an officially registered and certified non-for-profit under Swiss law. We operate independently from political organisations or religious institutions.
Donations are fully invested into our education initiative in Switzerland.
One of the key programs we offer in Switzerland is our human rights education initiative "Speak Truth To Power". Designed to educate people about human rights, empower them to advocate for their rights, and inspire them to take action to bring about positive change in society, "Speak Truth To Power" helps to create a world in which human rights are universally respected and upheld by everyone.
SAVE THE DATE
ROBERT F. KENNEDY SUMMER PARTY 2024
sunday, JUNE 30, 2024
14.00 - 19.00
Grand Resort Bad Ragaz, Switzerland
by invitation only
SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER
The Human Rights education initiative
The Speak Truth to Power program is a human rights education initiative that uses storytelling, interactive learning, and educational resources to provide students with the knowledge they need to advance human rights. The program includes an illustrated text book, a photo exhibition, and a theatre play, all centred around the stories of national & international human rights defenders.
The program builds educator capacity, integrates social-emotional learning, and encourages mindful action. The resources available include lesson plans, video vignettes, dedicated events, workshops and more, and have been used by over 80,000 educators reaching over 2 million students worldwide.
The program is available free-of-charge for schools in Switzerland and offers teachers suggestions for integrating human rights into their curriculum.
Why support human rights education through Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights in A Country like Switzerland?
Human rights education is essential for creating a world where everyone's dignity and well-being are respected. By supporting RFK Human Rights in Switzerland, you can help ensure that individuals and communities have access to the knowledge and tools they need to advocate for their rights and hold their governments accountable. Through our programs, including the Speak Truth to Power curriculum, students, educators, and activists can learn about human rights issues and how to effectively promote change in their communities.
Your support makes a difference in building a more just and peaceful society for all.
THE TIME FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IS NOW
ADIBA QASIM
human rights activist profile
Some of you may have already met Ms. Adiba Qasim at Institute Montana (Zugerberg) or at our gala in Bad Ragaz in 2022. Adiba is a Yazidi woman who had to flee the genocide that took place on her people in 2014. She managed to reach Switzerland, where she is attending the University of Geneva and engaging in activism for human rights - and specifically refugee rights.
HUMAN RIGHTS ILLUSTRATED THROUGH ART
Together with VforArt we created a workshop series on Human Rights & Art. Here are the PowerPoint presentation and the educator guide (in English and German).
Blog
ROBERT F. KENNEDY HUMAN RIGHTS
Since 1968
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights was created in 1968 to carry on the legacy and forge ahead with the unfinished work―all in pursuit of the dream of a more just and peaceful world.
The scope and reach of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights has expanded substantially over the years, yet since its inception the organization has remained focused on the protection of civic space―the freedoms of assembly, association, and expression; the right to dissent without fear of reprisal or persecution; the most basic of rights upon which all others are based.
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Foundation Switzerland has been founded in 2015 by Dr. Christoph Karlo to expand this important scope to central Europe.
“Our answer is the world’s hope; it is to rely on youth. The cruelties and the obstacles of this swiftly changing planet will not yield to obsolete dogmas and outworn slogans. It cannot be moved by those who cling to a present which is already dying, who prefer the illusion of security to the excitement and danger which comes with even the most peaceful progress. This world demands the qualities of youth: not a time of life but a state of mind, a temper of the will, a quality of imagination, a predominance of courage over timidity, of the appetite for adventure over the life of ease...”