Nobel Peace Prize for Human Rights Defenders
Over 200 organisations from all over the world have signed on to this open letter endorsing the Nobel Peace Prize for the global community of Human Rights Defenders. The release of the open letter is accompanied by a public petition: Human Rights Defenders for the Nobel Peace Prize, which can be signed here. [pdf-embedder url=”http://nchrdk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Open-Civil-Society-Letter-to-support-the-Nobel-Peace-Prize-for-Human-Rights-Defenders-4.pdf” title=”Open […]
Media Statement on Police Reforms from Civil Society Organisations
13 September 2018 Amnesty International, National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders and Independent Medico-Legal Unit and Mathare Social Justice Centre have provisionally welcomed the announcement of far reaching reforms to increase police accountability, discipline and effectiveness by harmonizing policing operations. Placing the Administrative, Regular Police Service units and other security agencies under one command structure […]
Sengwer women: We’ve lost our dignity, rights violated in evictions
An Overview of NCHRD-K’s Report on the Effects of Evictions to Women Human Rights Defenders and Women Rights Margaret Chesir was born in Embobut forest and for over 50 years has known no other home. She is a member of the indigenous Sengwer community, often evicted by the government in a bid to conserve the […]
Data Protection Guide
The Keys to Data Protection: A guide for policy engagement on data protection In this section, you can access the different parts of our guide for policy engagement on data protection “The Keys to Data Protection”. The guide is intended to help organisations and individuals improve their understanding of data protection, by providing a framework to […]
ENHANCING SAFETY AND SECURITY OF SOGIE HRDs THROUGH MAPPING OF SECURITY CONCERNS FOR ITGNC
Intolerance towards LGBTI individuals and organisations is exacerbated by laws which make same sex activity illegal. This creates an unsafe environment for LGBTI individuals to live openly in regard to their sexual identity and orientation, and hinders their access to health, safety and other public services. Despite Kenya being one of the more progressive countries […]
Opportunity!!! The American Bar Association (ABA) Center for Human Rights
Job Description: Staff Attorney Center for Human Rights RE12201 Exempt Background The American Bar Association (ABA) Center for Human Rights is seeking an experienced staff attorney to help lead its work on TrialWatch, an international trial monitoring program established by the Clooney Foundation for Justice which the ABA will be assisting in implementing. The TrialWatch […]
COUNTY ENGAGEMENTS: Conversation circles between HRDs, service providers and Duty Bearers
THEME: Enhancing The Role Of HRDs in Governance and Encouraging Constant Dialogue for Complementary and Effective Relationships CONCEPT NOTE Background: In Kenya, activism increasingly combines informal networks and formal organizations to some effect, and these activists have in general distanced themselves from the political opposition and views creating a non- cordial working relationship between HRDs […]
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples
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Uganda: Press Statement condemning the continuous attacks towards Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) within the media fraternity.
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Submission of Comments on the Data Protection Bill 2018 – July 2018
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