Abdishukri is a passionate Kenyan human rights defender and an activist born and brought-up in the marginalized communities of the north-eastern region of Garissa, Wajir and Mandera counties.
Many from the said counties consider him a generous a person. He has won the hearts of many by whole-heartedly lending a timely helping hand to the community in times of need. He has has horned his skill in human rights work as a field officer for Muslims for Human Rights, a leading human rights institution from the Coastal and North Eastern region of Kenya.
The community is happy that his work towards ensuring that cases are documented objectively and to be used when advocating for justice for victims of the violations.
Abdishukri wears a big hat. He supports victims and families of victims of enforced disappearances which are rampant in northern parts of Kenya and semi-urban settlements. He also advocates for the elimination of harmful cultural practices including gender based violence in largely patricahal communities.
His work of serving the community does not just end there. With other concerned members of the community, he spearheads efforts geared at holding to account duty bearers from the vast northern frontier. He also conducts adult learning and continually holds conversations that elicit aim to spark the desire of community members to demand for accountability. for common wananchi (citizens) to share their priorities and continually hold duty-bearers accountable.
The north-eastern region is known for a high number of extra-judicial killings and disappearance cases. Based on those human rights violations are the motivating factors for him to be a champion HRD who fights against any form of human rights violations in accordance with the rule of Law.
Abdishukri has realized the following milestones in his desire for a just society:
- Has conducted a documentary on enforced disappearances in reference to the unclaimed 16 bodies retrieved from river tana. Below is the link https://youtu.be/BBLjkeoF_XI
- Has spearheaded the production of a documentary with leading national television titled “without a trace” about the enforced disappearance cases in Garissa County. Below is the link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaDTqMD3rOM
- Has ensured that one (1) victim of violations receive justice by following up on SGBV cases through the courts of law.
- He has trained over 40 self-motivated human right defenders in Garissa County that include community gate-keepers, media personnels, and Garissa civil society networks.
- Has established a common communication platform for rapid sharing of information to create linkages for the real-time monitoring of human rights violations and rapid response mechanisms. The platform brings together local HRDs, civil society organizations, Media and security apparatus.
