MARCH – MAY 2023 NEWSLETTER IS OUT!
Dear friends and supporter of Human Rights Defenders in Kenya, Defenders Coalition invites you to interact with our work in the second quarter of 2023. We are proud that the Ni Mama Network is taking shape. The vision to strengthen the recognition of the contribution of Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) in the promotion and […]
MEDIA FREEDOM UNDER SIEGE IN KENYA
NAIROBI, 20 JUNE 2023 – The civic society members under the umbrella of the Civic Freedoms Forum, note with concern the reckless and irresponsible statement made by Cabinet Secretary for Trade, Moses Kuria regarding media reporting on governance and accountability. The Cabinet Secretary is reported to have made remarks that targeted the Nation Media Group, […]
CALL FOR THE INSPECTOR GENERAL TO RESPECT THE CONSTITUTIONAL MANDATE OF THE NATIONAL POLICE SERVICE COMMISSION
20TH JUNE 2023, 09.00 (EAT) The Police Reforms Working Group (PRWG) has supported and advocated for police reforms since the promulgation of the 2010 Constitution. We are cognizant of the police reform journey especially concerning where we came from and where we want to go as a country. Our attention has been drawn to the […]
Call for nominations for the 2023 Human Rights Defenders Awards is out, nominate someone now!
Click here for Online nomination Click here for nomination in Swahili Click here for offline Offline nomination ABOUT THE AWARD Civic space in Kenya continues to be under pressure as a range of actions is being directed against the work of Human Rights Defenders […]
Statement of Solidarity to sexual minorities and advocates of the rights of sexual minorities in Uganda
Statement of Solidarity to sexual minorities and advocates of the rights of sexual minorities in Uganda 30 May 2023, Nairobi, Kenya The Defenders Coalition joins the SOGIE community in Uganda and the global community of human rights defenders in condemning the enactment of anti-homosexuality law in Uganda that seeks to advance punitive and discriminative criminal […]
2022 ANNUAL REPORT
Download the report here Every year, Defenders Coalition produces and dispatches its annual report detailing the work of the organisation to support the safety, security and wellbeing of human rights defenders in Kenya. In 2022, Defenders Coalition continued to expand and strengthen its rapid and practical support to Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) at risk across […]
IBRAHIM OGETO, A VETERAN HRD SADLY PASSES ON
SOLIDARITY STATEMENT ON THE SUDDEN DEMISE OF VETERAN HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER IBRAHIM OGETO Defenders Coalition is shocked and deeply saddened to learn of the sudden demise of comrade and veteran human rights defender Ibrahim Ogeto after a short illness. We join the human rights defenders fraternity in Nakuru to mourn the loss of a selfless […]
AMINA HUSSEIN KULLO ARBITRARILY ARRESTED IN ISIOLO
Defenders Coalition which is the National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders in Kenya is deeply concerned over the illegal arrest and detention of Amina Hussein Kullo, a Woman Human Rights Defenders who was arrested together with her 3 year old baby on the 10th of May 2023 and handed punitive bail terms of KES.1.5 Million […]
STATEMENT TO DEMAND THE UPHOLDING OF THE RIGHT TO ASSEMBLE AND PROTEST
27 March, Nairobi The right to assemble, protest, picket and petition is enshrined under Article 37 of our Constitution. Other rights including the freedom of expression, media, public participation, and the right to security of the person underpin it. The right to protest played a powerful and transformative part in the democratisation and constitutionalism process […]
CALL FOR APPLICATION TRAINERS OF TRAINERS (TOT) WORKSHOP TRAINING IN ADVOCACY
CALL FOR APPLICATION TRAINERS OF TRAINERS (TOT) WORKSHOP TRAINING IN ADVOCACYDEADLINE 16TH APRIL 2023 Fill the Application Form Here. A. BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT The history of human rights in Kenya has remained a huge concern with authorities failing to ensure accountability for serious human rights abuses. Kenya has a long history of violent elections and […]