ANNUAL HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS ACADEMY AND WOMEN’S FORUM WAS A SUCCESS
Defenders Coalition hosted the annual HRD Academy, a week-long assembly of young and upcoming HRDs from across the 47 counties in Kenya to hone their skills on security management, monitoring documentation and reporting as well as debriefing. Moreover., the HRDs are exposed to networking and exchange on their working environments as HRDs. The academy took […]
Defenders Coalition Launches Ni Mama Vijijini Campaign
WHRD campaign opening message from Executive Director #NimamaVijijini #WHRDStories Defenders Coalition, which is the National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders in Kenya is proud to announce the launch of its campaign #NiMamaVijijini #WHRDStories The campaign will be deliberate in recognizing the contribution of Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) in the promotion and protection of human […]
CIVIL SOCIETY JOINT PRESS STATEMENT CALLING FOR INVESTIGATION OF CONCERNS OVER DEFILEMENT OF A STUDENT AT ST.AQUINAS HIGH SCHOOL AND CONDEMNING POLICE ACTION STOPPING PEACEFUL PROTESTS OVER THE ISSUE
On 3rd February 2022, a concerned parent called a teacher at St. Aquinas High School to ask about the well-being of her son and send pocket money through the teacher’s phone. The parent was informed that her son had been sent away from school due to school fees balance. This baffled the parent as she […]
Joint Memoranda Submitted to Parliament on Huduma Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 57 of 2021)
Read full submission here To: Clerk of the National Assembly P.O. Box 41842-00100 Nairobi From: Coalition of Civil Society Organizations Date: January 7, 2022 RE: The Huduma Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 57 of 2021) Dear Michael R. Sialai, Clerk of the National Assembly, & the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security: We […]
PUBLIC PETITION REGARDING THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE HUDUMA BILL, 2021 FROM THE PARLIAMENT ORDER PAPERS AND STOPPAGE OF ANY FURTHER DELIBERATIONS AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ON IT, IN ITS CURRENT FORM AND STRUCTURE.
WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, on behalf of our various organizations and the people of Kenya; DRAW the attention of the House to the following: – THAT, we held a two-day consultative meeting in Naivasha, with the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security, over the Huduma Bill, 2021. THAT, in attendance to the two-day […]
CIVIL SOCIETY PRESS STATEMENT ON POLITICALLY INSTIGATED HATE SPEECH
19 January 2020 Nairobi, Kenya We, the undersigned civil society organizations, would like to express our deep concern at the recurrence of incidents of Hate Speech by a section of political leaders in political gatherings in the buildup to the 2022 general elections. We are alarmed at the continued and reckless utterances of a section […]
VACANCY: ELECTIONS COORDINATOR
The National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders (Defenders Coalition) works primarily to champion the safety, security, and wellbeing of human rights defenders (HRDs). Among other pathways, the Defenders Coalition does this through strengthening the capacities of HRDs to work more effectively, besides advocating for favourable legal, policy and institutional environments to reduce their vulnerability to […]
VACANCY: PROTECTION OFFICER
The National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders (Defenders Coalition) works primarily to champion the safety, security, and wellbeing of human rights defenders (HRDs). Among other pathways, the Defenders Coalition does this through strengthening the capacities of HRDs to work more effectively, besides advocating for favourable legal, policy and institutional environments to reduce their vulnerability to […]
VACANCY: ADVOCACY MANAGER
The National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders (Defenders Coalition) works primarily to champion the safety, security, and wellbeing of human rights defenders (HRDs). Among other pathways, the Defenders Coalition does this through strengthening the capacities of HRDs to work more effectively, besides advocating for favourable legal, policy and institutional environments to reduce their vulnerability to […]
Press Statement : Kenya Elections 2022 will not be free, fair or credible. Kenyans must demand better!
Download statement Press Statement Mombasa, January 27, 2022 PROTECTING INTEGRITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN KENYA’S ELECTIONS On Friday, January 21, 2022, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) officially gazetted Tuesday, August 9, 2022 as the date of the third General Election under the Constitution of Kenya, 2010. In releasing the elections calendar the IEBC sought […]