AN EVENING WITH ALEXANDER MUNDT
Oct
20
7:00 PM19:00

AN EVENING WITH ALEXANDER MUNDT

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2025 marks two milestones:

The 10th Anniversary of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Switzerland

The 100th Birthday of Robert F. Kennedy

A year to celebrate his enduring legacy of justice, equality, and human rights.

Date: Monday, 20 October 2025

Time: 19:00–20:30

Venue: online via zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87632950720?pwd=z7nGYmp7r3byepxkC0ZXLjtaUw4t5L.1

Meeting ID: 876 3295 0720 

Passcode: 527843

About: Alexander Mundt is currently the Principal Situation Coordinator for UNHCR in Ukraine. Prior to this, he served as Senior Policy Advisor in UNHCR’s Regional Bureau for Europe, head of Protection in Afghanistan, and as a Senior Policy Analyst at the Centre for Humanitarian Negotiation, a joint initiative of UNHCR, WFP, ICRC, MSF and the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue in Geneva. He was awarded an International Affairs Fellowship by the US Council on Foreign Relations and has served as a visiting Fellow at the Brookings Institution’s Project on Internal Displacement in 2010. In over 20 years with UNHCR, Mr. Mundt has served in Sierra Leone, Darfur, Afghanistan, South Sudan, Poland, Ukraine and UNHCR Headquarters in Geneva. Prior to joining UNHCR, Mr. Mundt worked for the International Rescue Committee in Burundi & Macedonia and for Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights in Washington D.C. A former Fulbright Scholar, his research and publications have focused extensively on issues affecting refugees and internally displaced people.

Registration: Please reach out to Claudia Solanes, claudia@rfkhumanrights.ch to confirm your participation

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Children's Rights Conference
Apr
15
to Apr 17

Children's Rights Conference

On behalf of the Robert F. Kennedy Youth Ambassadors in Zurich, Switzerland, it is our pleasure to invite you to our online Spring Children’s Rights conference.

In light of the current situation, the conference will be online and free of charge. If interested, please use this Registration Form.

Once registered, closer to the date, the schedule and zoom links will be shared with all participants.

We look forward to seeing and working with you to combat one of the most serious issues our modern society faces.

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STTP - Photo Exhibit at Kantonsschule Freudenberg
Jan
16
to Mar 26

STTP - Photo Exhibit at Kantonsschule Freudenberg

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We’re proud to collaborate with the Freudenberg Cantonal School, one of the largest schools in Zurich. Our photo exhibition "SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER" with portraits of national and international personalities from the world of human rights, taken by famous war photographer Eddie Adams (Pulitzer Prize 1969) can be seen at the school until March 26th.

The exhibition was opened on January 16, 2020 by Valeria Gemelli (Rector, Freudenberg Cantonal School) and Christoph A. Karlo (President, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Switzerland).

We would like to thank everyone involved, especially our lead educator Yann Lenggenhager for the great support, and our curator Guido Baumgartner for the photos.

ANNOUNCEMENT: On Tuesday, March 10, 2020, Hans Caprez (former editor of the Swiss Observer) will visit the Freudenberg Cantonal School as part of this cooperation in order to work with students to discuss the "children of the road" scandal he had helped uncover in the 1970s.

You can find more information about preparation here: https://speaktruthtopower.ch/profile/hans-caprez/

Donate here to directly support the activities and projects of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Foundation in Switzerland: https://donorbox.org/sttp

Thank you very much!

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Gala Celebration
Oct
26
7:00 PM19:00

Gala Celebration

The annual Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Switzerland Gala will take place at the Quellenhof Resort in Bad Ragaz. By July 2019, the Quellenhof Hotel will be extensively renovated and remodeled. We are very excited to be able to host our gala at this wonderful resort this year.

Details and information for registration coming up.

If you would like to receive an invitation, please send us an email to info@rfkhumanrights.ch.

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SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER Photo Exhibition
May
20
to Jul 8

SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER Photo Exhibition

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Die Fotoausstellung Speak Truth To Power ist ein integraler Bestandteil des gleichnamigen Bildungsprojekts der Robert F. Kennedy Stiftung für Menschenrechte in der Schweiz. Die Ausstellung besteht aus Porträts von Menschenrechtsaktivisten, welche vom international bekannten Fotografen und Pulitzer-Preisträger Eddie Adams angefertigt wurden. Die Ausstellung wird vom 20. Mai bis 8. Juli 2019 an der Alten Kantonsschule in Aarau zu sehen sein.   

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Speak Truth To Power @ photoSCHWEIZ19
Jan
10
to Jan 14

Speak Truth To Power @ photoSCHWEIZ19

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Wir freuen uns sehr, dass wir mit einem Auszug aus unserem Speak Truth To Power Portfolio des Pulitzer Preisträgers Eddie Adams an der grössten Werkschau für Fotografie der Schweiz präsent sein dürfen.

Herzlichen Dank an BLOFELD & photoSCHWEIZ19 für diese Möglichkeit; an HP Schweiz & Michael Eder für die wertvolle Unterstützung in der Produktion; an Kurator Guido Baumgartner (Baumgartner & Annaheim Gestaltung) für die perfekte Vorbereitung, Zusammenstellung & Aufbereitung der Fotografien, und an Tim Bettermann für die Organisation!

Die photoSCHWEIZ19 läuft bis Montag 14. Januar in der Halle 622 und im Stage One in Zürich-Oerlikon.

Schauen Sie vorbei, es lohnt sich!

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