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Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) are targeted for who they are and as a result of their work defending human rights. Many economic, social, cultural, and geographical factors affect how WHRDs experience human rights violations, which are all connected to gender and gender expression within society. These factors include class, religion, age, language, sexual orientation, location, race, and ethnicity. Women human rights defenders work on a diversity of issues--including gender equality, environmental protection, land rights, etc.-- and many work to protect other global human rights frameworks that Kenya has ratified, beyond what is enshrined within the country's constitution.
In order to gain a holistic understanding of how WHRDs, and HRDs in general, perceive, manage and mitigate risks, PI Kenya conducted research in 2021 on protection strategies implemented by grassroots women human rights defenders and their organisations. The findings of this report, launched in November 2021, will be used to help with improved security planning by going beyond the usual approaches to the protection and security of women human rights defenders.
Based on the findings of the study, the following recommendations are made for initiating dialogue with government officials and other stakeholders on the protection of WHRDs:
Download the full report here