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Todd Howland

Todd Howland has written on issues of human rights for the Human Rights Quarterly, the Denver Journal of International Law and Policy and the Virginia Journal of International Law. His work has also appeared in the Washington Post, the L.A. Times and the Boston Globe and other publications.

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What Ethel Kennedy taught us about facilitating real change

by Todd Howland October 10, 2025October 10, 2025

Ethel Kennedy’s approach to human rights was rooted not in rhetoric but in relationships. She believed in the dignity of every person, and she lived that belief in ways that transcended politics.

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