MEET THE NOMINEE; UPCOMING HRD OF THE YEAR CATEGORY – ABDISHUKRI JELLE
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 […]
MEET THE NOMINEE; UPCOMING HRD OF THE YEAR CATEGORY – WILLIE OEBA
Willie Oeba is an urban wordsmith that creates powerful poetic pieces that give voice to individuals and help them tell their most powerful stories through spoken word poetry. Oeba is an accomplished spoken word poet in his own right. He has perfected his trade since 2014. He has captivated wide-ranging audiences and peers alike […]
MEET THE NOMINEE; UPCOMING HRD OF THE YEAR CATEGORY- LOICE AKINYI
Loice Akinyi Omondi is a person with mental disability woman human rights defender from Kisumu County. Loice is a survivor of mental ill-health and this was the motivation for her birthing into the promotion and protection of the rights of Person with Disabilities. She champions the rights of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) across the Western […]
MEET THE NOMINE; UPCOMING HRD OF THE YEAR CATEGORY- HALIMA DIDA
Halima hails from Isiolo County which is located in the Northern part of Kenya. Halima wears the crown of being a mother of three and is the serving chairlady of Isiolo women of Faith which is an affiliate of the Inter Religious Council of Kenya. Halima has garnered experience in the human rights sector having […]
MEET THE NOMINE; UPCOMING HRD OF THE YEAR CATEGORY- DAVIS OTIENO
Davis Otieno mostly known as Davis Tafari is a human right defender, a member of Dandora Community Justice Center, a citizen journalist working with HoodTV an online TV station and the social justice movement official photographer. Apart from being a human right defender he has a small group of talented children from the Dandora community […]
Introducing The Nominees: Human Rights Defenders Awards 2021
On 15th June 2021, Defenders Coalition in conjunction with the Working Group on Human Rights Defenders in Kenya sent out a call for nominations for HRD Awards 2021 that ran until the 30th July 2021. We are happy that we received 432 forms in which there were were individual nominations. Out of the 122 nominations […]
Call for Nominations : The Annual Human Rights Defenders Awards, 2021
To nominate online lick here Nominate a HRD Now To download the nomination form click here Nominate a HRD Now INTRODUCTION Civic space in Kenya continues to be under pressure as a range of actions is being directed against the work of Human Rights Defenders […]
PRESS RELEASE WINNERS OF THE 2020 HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS AWARDS ANNOUNCED
PRESS RELEASE WINNERS OF THE 2020 HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS AWARDS ANNOUNCED 27 November 2020 – Nairobi, Kenya. The Defenders Coalition (National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders in Kenya) and the Working Group on Human Rights Defenders announced today the winners of the 2020 Human Rights Defenders awards during a ceremony held in Nairobi at Sarova […]
Call for Nominations: The Human rights Defenders Award 2020
INTRODUCTION Civic space in Kenya continues to be under pressure as a range of actions is being directed against the work of Human Rights Defenders (HRD), HRDS networks and Civil Society Organizations (CSO) in Kenya. Physical attacks, criminal and administrative actions, reprisals, legislative restrictions, negative rhetoric and limitation of human rights have undermined the constitutional […]
PRESS RELEASE: WINNERS OF THE 2019 HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS AWARDS ANNOUNCED
30 November 2019 – Nairobi, Kenya. The Defenders Coalition (National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders in Kenya) and the Working Group on Human Rights Defenders announced today the winners of the 2019 Human Rights Defenders awards during a ceremony held in Nairobi at the Residence of the French Ambassador. The 2019 winners are: Human Rights […]
