NCHRD-K 2016 ANNUAL REPORT
A WORD FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, Kamau Ngugi Every year, the National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders – Kenya joins with local and global partners to celebrate the International Human Rights Day to commemorate the United Nations General Assembly adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. A 1950 resolution (423 (V)) invited all States […]
DOUBLE EDGED SWORD: A TRENDS REPORT AND CASE DIGEST ON HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS AND THE LAW IN KENYA(2013-2015)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Findings of the Report Several key issues emerge in the report. First, since 2003, the legal, policy and administrative space for HRDs in Kenya has deteriorated. An increasingly antagonistic relationship between civil society and government has prevailed, triggered by among other things Civil Society Organisations’ (CSOs) advocacy in favour of the Kenyan cases […]
TRACK, CAPTURE, KILL
Inside Communications Surveillance and Counterterrorism in Kenya Executive Summary This investigation focuses on the techniques, tools and culture of Kenyan police and intelligence agencies’ communications surveillance practices. It focuses primarily on the use of surveillance for counterterrorism operations. It contrasts the ction and reality of how communications content and data is intercepted and how communications […]
HARVARD LAW STUDENTS VISIT NCHRD-K
On 16 th March 2017 the Black Law Student Association from Harvard University had their annual Africa Summit. The purpose of Africa Summit is to learn about the culture and government in various African countries. They attempt to meet with members of the non-profit sector in order to learn more about some of the challenges the […]
Michael Oyugi, a HRD in the Extractive Sector
Michael’s passion to join human rights work was driven by the need to see the youth take charge in the advancement of a better society. He works closely with the community empowering the young women and girls on health rights and also advocates for justice for victims of historical land injustices. His greatest achievement was […]
StatemStatement on Possible Internet Disruptions during #RejectFinanceBill2024 Demonstrations 24 June 2024: Twenty-seven international organisations and Kenyan associations of content creators, lawyers, medical officers and human rights defenders express deep concerns about the potential of possible internet and mass media disruptions during this week’s demonstrations to #RejectFinanceBill2024. The internet and mass media are critical for the […]
Defenders Coalition Profile
Sociologist on a Mission, Meet Christine Wandera
Christine Wandera is a WHRD, community organizer and sociologist from Maringo, Makadara Constituency in Nairobi County, a settlement that was once a residential areas for officers working in government during the post-colonial Kenya. In recent times, the estate is inhabited by both young and old (Retired) low income earners to poor in-city informal settlements that […]
Community ownership for collective Action Against Corona Pandemic: The case of Pamoja Tuangamize Campaign
Defenders Coalition partnered with the Social Justice Centres Working Group and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) in a project dubbed Paomoja Tuangamize Corona Campaign that was implemented throughout the month of July. The campaign was launched on July 3 in dandora Community justice Centre to address the novel Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) […]
