MEET THE NOMINEE; UPCOMING HRD OF THE YEAR CATEGORY – JAFFAR MASOUD
Jaffar Masoud Mbwana is a multi-talented, intelligent, energetic and well-presented gentleman with comprehensive skills set from Lamu County, the archipelago of the coast of Kenya. He is a passionate frontline human rights defender, Paralegal, public budget practitioner and a dynamic defender. Jaffar kickstarted his activism career in 2010 by founding Faza Youth Action Group (FYAG) […]
MEET THE NOMINEE; UPCOMING HRD OF THE YEAR CATEGORY – NJERI MIGWI
Njeri Migwi is a woman human rights defender, a mother of nine babies, 5 humans and four cats. She is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Usikimye, a platforms established to offer refuge for victims and survivors of sexual and gender based violence. With others, Njeri has put together safehouses that ensure that SGBV victims […]
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 NOMINE; UPCOMING HRD OF THE YEAR CATEGORY – GERALD HAYO
#HRDAwardKE Gerald is a religious leader with a background in diploma in theology from world bible school and the founder of Emerging Inclusive Ministry (EIM) which is under the MetropolitanCommunity Churches. Gerald cofounded EIM as a safe space for LGBTIQ persons in Kenya where they can freely reconcile their faith without discrimination. It welcomes people […]
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 […]
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 […]