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Kenya: Set up judicial inquiry into hundreds of enforced disappearances and killings

Kenya: Set up a judicial inquiry into hundreds of enforced disappearances and killings The Kenyan government must set up a judicial commission of inquiry to investigate and bring to justice all those suspected of criminal responsibility for extrajudicial executions and enforced disappearances, said 13 Kenyan and global human rights organizations today as they marked the […]

KENYA: Joint Letter to Secretary Kerry on Human Rights (August 2016)

Dear Secretary Kerry, Your forthcoming visit to Kenya scheduled to take place on 22 August 2016, comes at a time when the country is faced with significant human rights and rule of law challenges. In that regard, we undersigned human rights non-governmental organizations wish to draw your attention to the continued violation of human rights […]

Update: Court Terminates Last Case against Kenyan Human Rights Defender Joel Ogada

On Monday 21 September 2015, a Malindi court terminated a case in which the Kenyan Human Rights Defender (HRD) Joel Ogada had been charged with forcible detainer under section 91 of the Criminal Procedure Code in 2013. The case has not proceeded due to lack of witnesses. When the matter came up for hearing, the prosecutor indicated he could not […]

Update: Kenyan Human Rights Defender Joel Ogada Released from Prison

Kenyan Human Rights Defender (HRD) Joel Ogada was finally released on Wednesday 16th September 2015, exactly sixteen (16) months since he was convicted of arson on 16th May 2014. Mr. Ogada, a farmer in the Marereni area of Kilifi County, off the Kenyan Coast, was sentenced to seven (7) years’ imprisonment. This sentence was reduced to two […]

Protection Journal #4: Protecting your life, my life, our lives

This manual focuses on the work and the protection of women human rights defenders and is the fruit of reflexion and testimonies that they have shared with us over years of experience. Available in English and Spanish. The Protection Manual number 4, from the series published by UDEFEGUA and PI, is dedicated to the defenders. […]

UPDATE: Bail of Kenyan Human Rights Defender Joel Ogada denied

Nairobi, 6 November 2014- On 6 October, the magistrate at the Malindi Law Courts denied the application for bail pending the appeal of human rights defender Joel Ogada. Kenyan human rights defender Joel Ogada has faced multiple charges in several court cases. In the latest case (criminal case 41/2013), Ogada has been charged with arson and […]

Kenya Media Working Group Publishes Protocol on Safety and Protection of Journalists

In cooperation with Protection International, the Kenya Media Working Group has published a Protocol on the Safety and Protection of Journalists in Kenya. This safety manual, published in both English and Swahili, contains essential guidelines for ensuring the general safety and security of journalists. It aims to provide journalists and media houses with tips and […]

Kenya Media Working Group Publishes Protocol on Safety and Protection of Journalists

In cooperation with Protection International, the Kenya Media Working Group has published a Protocol on the Safety and Protection of Journalists in Kenya. This safety manual, published in both English and Swahili, contains essential guidelines for ensuring the general safety and security of journalists. It aims to provide journalists and media houses with tips and […]

Gay Pride: don’t let the parade stop at Amsterdam

Amsterdam Gay Pride is in full swing this week and weekend, and Protection International happily celebrates along with the thousands of AGP participants in their commitment to the emancipation, social, legal, and social equality and acceptance of LGBTI people. Still, as we walk loud and proud in the canals of Amsterdam, LGBTI individuals in many parts […]

PI GLOBAL MEETING IN KENYA: STRENGTHENING PROTECTION NETWORKS

“Members of the Malindi Rights Forum (in the Malindi community, north of Mombasa, Kenya ) shared their experiences of resistance in defending their territory and we talked about similar experiences in Colombia, Guatemala, and Thailand. We observed that aggression patterns, victims, and non-state perpetrators (such as private companies)  are similar across continents. An old man, surprised at […]