#RecoverBetter – #StandupForHumanRights on International Human Rights Day
Recover Better – Stand up For Human Rights Remarks by Kamau Ngugi – Executive Director, Defenders Coalition 10 Dec 2020. International Human Day Defenders Coalition works with individuals and organizations at the forefront of defending fundamental rights and freedoms In Kenyan history, the footprints of human rights defenders are visible in every element of change […]
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 […]
UN Human Rights Council – 45 th regular session : Adoption of the report on the UPR of Kenya
UN Human Rights Council – 45 th regular session Item 6: Adoption of the report on the UPR of Kenya Oral statement Delivered by: Kamau Ngugi Madam President, The Defenders Coalition and DefendDefenders welcome the acceptance by the Government of Kenya of a large number of UPR recommendations. Kenya’s January 2020 review was a milestone […]
OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT JOHN POMBE MAGUFULI ON CONCERNS OVER SHRINKING CIVIC SPACE IN TANZANIA
Thursday, 27th August 2020 H.E. HON JOHN POMBE MAGUFULI PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA DAR ES SALAAM TANZANIA Dear Sir, REFERENCE: OPEN LETTER CONCERNS OVER SHRINKING CIVIC SPACE IN TANZANIA Your Excellency, receive warm greetings from the rest of Africa. It is our hope that this letter finds you in the best of […]
Appreciation statement for mass funds drive for bail processing during #SabasabaMarchForOurLives 2020
Appreciation statement for mass funds drive for bail processing during #SabasabaMarchForOurLives 2020 Defenders Coalition appreciates the hundreds of Kenyans and friends of Kenya who contributed to the mass funds drive- bail processing kitty for human rights defenders who were arrested during the #SabasabaMarchForOurLives march on 7 July 2020. The arrested HRDs were commemorating […]
Celebration of the Resilience of Indigenous People during the International Day of World’s Indigenous People 2020.
Press Statement Nairobi, 9th August 2020 Celebration of the Resilience of Indigenous People during the International Day of World’s Indigenous People 2020. Today, the Defenders Coalition joins indigenous persons from around the globe to commemorate the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People. The Defenders Coalition is proud to be part of this marginalized community […]
RELEASE JOURNALIST HOPEWELL CHIN’ONO SOLIDARITY STATEMENT BY SECURITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANISATIONS OF AFRICA
RELEASE JOURNALIST HOPEWELL CHIN’ONO SOLIDARITY STATEMENT BY SECURITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANISATIONS OF AFRICA 22ND JULY 2020 We, the security and human rights organisations from Africa, comprising of community based organisations (CBOs), grass-roots movements, women associations, youth movements, social justice centers, marginalized groups and civil society organisations (CSOs) from different parts of Africa, are saddened […]
BURNING OF 28 SENGWER HOMES IN EMBOBUT FOREST, ELGEYO MARAKWET
PRESS RELEASE BURNING OF 28 SENGWER HOMES IN EMBOBUT FOREST, ELGEYO MARAKWET, 10 JULY 2020 The following eight human rights and conservation organizations express grave concern over reports of ongoing forced evictions in Embobut Forest by the Kenya Forest Service (KFS). We are reliably informed that 28 homes with beddings and possessions were burnt in […]
2-month-old teargassed while sleeping during curfew operation
2-month-old teargassed while sleeping during Curfew operation A 2 moth old baby was placed under emergency oxygen therapy after a teargas canister launched by police officers during a curfew enforcement operation in Huruma area landed in her house where she was sleeping. Image:The exploded canister hurled by police into the house of Baby Asenath The […]
Regional Civil society joint statement on the onslaught of civic space during the covid-19 pandemic response in East Africa
REGIONAL CIVIL SOCIETY JOINT STATEMENT ON THE ONSLAUGHT OF CIVIC SPACE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC RESPONSE IN EAST AFRICA We, the undersigned representatives of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) operating within the East African Community and operating under the East African Community (EAC) Consultative Dialogue Framework (CDF) met through a webinar on 19th June 2020, convened […]
