Human rights defenders are the front line responders in defending the community against abuses and denouncing all forms of violations. Amid perpetual headlines and reports of violations and abuses, human rights defenders are at the heart of campaigning for a free and fair society by protecting and promoting human rights.
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Lack of Multi-Agency Coordination Hinders the Fight against Corruption
Kenya’s anti-corruption progress over the past decade has been inexcusably wanting. This year, the country dropped one point to rank at position 144 out of 188 nations listed in the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) released in January 2019 by Transparency International. The CPI shows perceived levels of corruption in nations.
A Call to Action to End Statelessness in Kenya
The severity of living without a national identification document is inconceivable to most Kenyans. Without a national identity card, individuals are practically invisible to the state. As such, it is difficult for them to secure the rights other citizens enjoy; access to basic services like education or healthcare, acquiring formal
Police Brutality & Evasive Justice
Carilton Maina, the unarmed UK based University student who allegedly died at the hands of police In Kibera, Nairobi, on December 22, 2018 captured the attention of the nation. Not because another youth from the slum had been fatally shot by the police, but rather the profile of the victim.
