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Commemorating International Day of Enforced Disappearances in Nairobi

1 September 2016

Nairobi celebrated and event to commemorate the International Day of Enforced Disappearances on 30 August 2016. The event involved a high level panel discussion titled – Ensuring accountability: What Kenya must change to end enforced disappearances. This was followed by a solidarity action (Candlelight vigil). This was also happening in other parts of the country.

Useful quotes of the discussion available on Twitter at #EnforcedDisappearancesKE 

Panellists at the round table discussions.

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Picture courtesy of Kamanda Mucheke- Kenya National Commission on Human Rights

Candle lighting ceremony to commemorate those who have disappeared

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Picture courtesy of Kamanda Mucheke- Kenya National Commission on Human Rights

Candles for the disappeared

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Picture courtesy of Kamanda Mucheke- Kenya National Commission on Human Rights

Victim of enforced disappearances – lost her older brother.