MEET NOMINEE 4 OF 6 IN THE UPCOMING HRD OF THE YEAR CATEGORY – BILLY HANI
MEET NOMINEE 4 OF 6 IN THE UPCOMING HRD OF THE YEAR CATEGORY – BILLY HANI Billy Hani is a queer artist and activist based in Kenya. They use writing and photography to explore African queerness, sexuality, gender identity and expression, bodies and mental health. Billy co-curates HeART Out Kenya, an art therapy initiative for […]
MEET NOMINEE 3 OF 6 IN THE UPCOMING HRD OF THE YEAR CATEGORY – ITEN INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION (IIEC) CBO
MEET NOMINEE 3 OF 6 IN THE UPCOMING HRD OF THE YEAR CATEGORY – ITEN INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION (IIEC) CBO Iten Integrated Environmental Conservation (IIEC) is the secretariat of the Elgeyo Marakwet CSO network composed of 54 CSOs spread across the county. It was registered as a CBO on 10/05/2012 and draws its membership from […]
MEET NOMINEE 2 OF 6 IN THE UPCOMING HRD OF THE YEAR CATEGORY – MILKA HADIDA
MEET NOMINEE 2 OF 6 IN THE UPCOMING HRD OF THE YEAR CATEGORY – MILKA HADIDA Congratulations on your nomination. Milka Hadida is a volunteer at the Kenya Red Cross. She is a child rights advocate for girls, a motivational speaker, and a volunteer. She collects sanitary pads from family, friends, and donors and distributes […]
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT : THREE (3) PROGRAMME INTERNSHIP POSITIONS
WE ARE HIRING: THREE (3) PROGRAMME INTERNSHIP POSITIONS The Defenders Coalition which is the National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders–Kenya (NCHRD-K) is a national organization incorporated in the Republic of Kenya as a Trust. Its mission is to strengthen the capacity of human rights defenders (HRDs) to work effectively and to reduce their vulnerability to […]
MEET NOMINEE 1 OF 6 IN THE UPCOMING HRD OF THE YEAR CATEGORY – THE NATIONAL STUDENTS CAUCUS
#HRDAwardKE MEET NOMINEE 1 OF 6 IN THE UPCOMING HRD OF THE YEAR CATEGORY – THE NATIONAL STUDENTS CAUCUS Congratulations on your nomination! The National Students’ Caucus is a registered not-for-profit organization that brings student bodies from different universities across the country. It aspires to be a solid institutional framework that will for the longtime […]
Nominees of the Human Rights Defenders Awards 2022 Announced!
INTRODUCING THE NOMINEES: HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS AWARDS 2021 #hrdawardke On 20th June 2022, Defenders Coalition in conjunction with the Working Group on Human Rights Defenders in Kenya sent out a call for nominations for HRD Awards 2022 that was open until 30 August 2022. The summary of the nominations was as below: Total Nominations were […]
VETTING OF JAPHET KOOME FOR INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE NATIONAL POLICE SERVICE 8TH NOVEMBER 2022
VETTING OF JAPHET KOOME FOR INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE NATIONAL POLICE SERVICE 8TH NOVEMBER 2022 The Police Reforms Working Group (PRWG–Kenya) welcomes the opportunity to give its input in vetting the Nominated Inspector General of the National Police Service, Japhet Koome. We note that Kenya has made progress in terms of police reforms. However, individual […]
2022 General Elections Report by Human Rights Defenders in Kenya
Download Full report here This Report, Dusk to Dawn? Our HRDs Story on Kenya’s 2022 Electoral Processes and Outcomes is a summary of the Human Rights Defenders’ (HRDs) monitoring exercise that was carried in one (1) year between August 2021 and August 2022. Its title is informed by the English saying that it is ‘darkest […]
Submission to the African Commission on People and Human Rights in Banjul – October 2022
73rd Ordinary Session of the Africa Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights The Gambia, Banjul Public Session Human Rights Situation in Africa 21st October 2022 Situation of Human Rights Defenders in Kenya Observer Status: OBS 500 Observer Status: OBS 500 Mr. Chair, distinguished commissioners and state delegates representatives of NHRIs and NGOs. On behalf […]
NEWSLETTER – AUGUST – SEPTEMBER 2022 NEWSLETTER ISSUE BY DEFENDERS COALITION
Dear Friends, Supporters, Comrades, Colleagues and Partners, We are happy and proud to be associated with you because of your revolutionary and unwavered commitment to human rights work, democracy and the rule of law. The Defenders Coalition is happy to share with you, the progress of our work in the months of August and September 2022. We invite […]