DR GODFREY ONYANGO DEATH: STATEMENT TO CALL FOR THOROUGH INVESTIGATIONS
STATEMENT TO CALL FOR THOROUGH INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE DEATH OF HUMA RIGHTS DEFENDER DR. GODFREY ONYANGO Defenders Coalition which is the National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders in Kenya is shocked with the recent death of human rights defender Dr. Godfrey Onyango on Friday 24 March 2023 at his home in Nakuru. As we condole […]
NEWSLETTER : JANUARY – FEBRUARY 2020 NEWSLETTER IS OUT
Dear Friends, Supporters, Comrades, Colleagues and Partners, We are happy and proud to be associated with you because of your revolutionary and unwavered commitment to human rights work, democracy and the rule of law. We wish to share with you highlights of the progress of our work during the period January through to February 2023. We […]
OPPORTUNITIES: CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR PRE-QUALIFICATION OF SUPPLIERS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS
Download and fill the supplier form here PRE-QUALIFICATION OF SUPPLIERS Applications are invited from eligible bidders for the supply and delivery of the following items for the financial years 2023- 2025 DC/01/2023/2025 Provision of legal services DC/02/2023/2025 Provision of counseling services DC/03/2023/2025 Provision of training services(MDR, Security Management-Both Physical and digital, Advocacy, Data Protection, Financial […]
CONSULTANCY OPPORTUNITY: TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR CONSULTANCY TO DEVELOP THE DEFENDER’S COALITION CO-HOSTING AND SUB-GRANTING POLICIES AND PROCEEDURE
Download the Terms of Reference here Who we are The National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders–Kenya (Defenders Coalition) is a national organization incorporated in the Republic of Kenya as a Trust. Its mission is to strengthen the capacity of human rights defenders (HRDs) to work effectively in the country and to reduce their vulnerability to […]
Consultancy – Terms Of Reference for the Development of a Procurement Policy
Download the Terms of Reference here Terms Of Reference for the Development of a Procurement Policy Introduction: The Defenders Coalition is the National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders in Kenya that works to strengthen the capacity of Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) to work effectively and to reduce their vulnerability to the risk of persecution by […]
Thulani Maseko: The assassination of a trailblazing human rights lawyer from Eswatini
January 23, 2023 Johannesburg | Mbabane “They have intended to hurt us, to break our spirit, our moral strength and crush our resilience so that we succumb to their evil desires.” Excerpts from an open letter from prison written by Thulani Maseko in 2015. As SouthernDefenders, we express our pain and outrage at the brazen […]
EDWIN CHILOBA DID NOT DESERVE SUCH A BRUTAL DEATH
EDWIN CHILOBA DID NOT DESERVE SUCH A BRUTAL DEATH We, human rights defenders, civil society organizations and advocates for the absolute right to life, dignity, non-discrimination, condemn the gruesome senseless murder of high-flying fashion model and rights defender Edwin Kiprotich Kiptoo, popularly known as Edwin Chiloba. Edwin who hails from Uasin Gishu County was a […]
TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR A CONSULTANCY FOR DEVELOPING AN OPERATIONAL PLAN 2023 FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DEFENDERS COALITION STRATEGIC PLAN 2020-2025
TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR A CONSULTANCY FOR DEVELOPING AN OPERATIONAL PLAN 2023 FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DEFENDERS COALITION STRATEGIC PLAN 2020-2025 Contract Duration: 10th -17th January 2023 Contract Period: 7 working days Who we are Defenders Coalition (The National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders–Kenya) is a national organization incorporated in the Republic of Kenya […]
HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS AWARDS 2022 WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Download the statement here HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS AWARDS 2022 WINNERS ANNOUNCED 2 November 2022, Nairobi, Kenya On behalf of the Working Group on Human Rights Defenders, Defenders Coalition and the Embassy of Sweden in Kenya congratulates the winners of the 2022 Human Rights Defenders Awards after a feting ceremony held on 2 December 2022 in […]
MEET NOMINEE 6 OF 7 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER OF THE YEAR AWARD CATEGORY – JOHN ALLAN NAMU
MEET NOMINEE 6 OF 7 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER OF THE YEAR AWARD CATEGORY – JOHN ALLAN NAMU John-Allan is a Kenyan investigative journalist and the co-founder of Africa Uncensored. He has been a journalist for 17 years and has spent considerable time focusing on numerous social justice issues. Notable among these is his […]
