Kenya Human Rights Institute

Kenya Human Rights Institute (KHRI) is a semi-autonomous project of the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) and is principally engaged with churning out of knowledge on human rights discourse. The Institute has continued to identify, analyze and communicate emerging issues and trends to actors who are directly involved in human rights work locally and in the region.

 Vision

A Centre of excellence in theory and practice of human rights in Africa

 Mission

To generate human rights knowledge and technical capacities critical for the evolution of a society that promotes and protects all human rights.

 Value Statement

KHRI is an independent centre of excellence guided and inspired by the commitment to support pro-people’s struggles at local, regional and global levels and anchored on the principles of integrity, democracy, objectivity, equity and social justice.

 Strategic Objectives

In addressing the priority problems, KHRI has identified the following as the strategic objectives;

1. To build and sustain the institute’s capacity to become a centre of excellence.
2. To strengthen the capacity of key human rights actors to engage with emerging human rights issues and discourses.
3. To promote dialogue between scholars and practitioners on pertinent human right issues.
4. To inform and influence human rights trends and engagements at national, regional and global levels.