Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Foundation Switzerland
Zürich, ZH, Switzerland
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Founded in 2015, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Foundation Switzerland is a foundation based in Zürich, Switzerland working on human rights, education, children & youth +1 more.
Swiss-based foundation, founded in 2015 and funded by local donations, that works to promote and protect human rights in Switzerland and abroad. It runs the Speak Truth To Power human rights education programme for schools, offering textbooks, a photo exhibition, teacher training and learning resources, and a Youth Ambassador programme for young people. It also pursues strategic litigation on human rights issues and promotes a social good approach to business and investment. It is the Swiss representative of the international Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights organisation and is based in Zürich.
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Speak Truth To Power
ViewEducation · Switzerland
Free human rights education programme for Swiss schools, offering a textbook, photo exhibition, theatre play, online platform and teacher training.
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Youth Ambassador Program
Children & Youth · Switzerland
Youth-led programme, founded in 2020, that engages young people aged roughly 14 to 28 in human rights advocacy and awareness-raising.
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Human Rights Film Festival Zürich, Competence Center for Human Rights at the University of Zurich, WE ARE AIA
