@Defenders Coalition 🇰🇪
@DefendersKE
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UPDATE:
The legal team by
@DefendersKE
and
@KHRC
has worked to secure the release of the 27 HRDs being detained in Pangani and Ruaraka police stations.
All have been released on a cash bail of Kshs. 10,000 and expected to be arraigned in Makadara Law Courts on Thursday 16th…
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Congratulations to
@JerotichSeii
for co-winning the Human Rights Defender of the Year Award!
#HRDAwardKE
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This is
@oeditar
,a HRD marching peacefully to mark
#SabaSabaMarchForOurlives
#SabaSabaAt30
but has been arrested by
@NPSOfficial_KE
officers contravening article 37 of the constitution on assembly,to demonstrate,to picket,and to present petitions to public authorities
#FreeEditar
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And the winner for the Human Rights Defender of the Year
@johnallannamu
. Congratulations for this befitting recognition for always putting ink on paper and voice on film for the sake of all of us. We celebrate you!
#HRDAwardKE
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The court has slapped hefty & punitive bail terms for
@MutemiWaKiama
to be released.
@DefendersKE
is collecting donations on his behalf to secure his freedom. Donate on Mpesa Paybill 810896, Account Your Name. So far Kenyans have contributed Kshs. 74, 417.
#StopGaggingUs
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1.URGENT APPEAL. HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER MILDRED ATTY OWISO IS MISSING. SHE DISAPPEARED THIS TUESDAY MORNING MAY 29 AFTER SENDING OUT A DISTRESS CALL AT 8.04 AM FROM TEL
#0720834601
. HELP TRACK HER
#findatty
#STOPTheseTHIEVES
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We celebrate rights defender
@OkiyaOmtatah
. Okiya is the recipient of the 2018 Munir Mazrui Lifetime Achievement Award.
The Working Group on
#HRDs
is counting on you to nominate outstanding rights defenders in your community who promote and protect human rights.
#HRDAwardKE
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Comrades are at Central Police Station seeking the release of 32 human rights defenders arrested yesterday during the
#SabaSabaMarchForOurLives
protests.
We urge you to join us to demand for the release of the arrested activists.
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Activist
@MutemiWaKiama
has been arrested and held incommunicado at Central Police station, Nairobi. From the latest information, no charges have been pressed against him yet.
@DefendersKE
legal team is on the matter and will give updates as we receive
#StopHarassingHRDs
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#FreeAtLast
@DefendersKE
has facilitated processing and release of
@MutemiWaKiama
.
Thank you Kenyans, staff, legal team led by
@HNdubi
&
@MarthaKarua
, CSOs 4 solidarity. The price of freedom of speech and expression is not Kshs.500,000.We must do more to protect these freedoms.
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UPDATE:
The
@NPSOfficial_KE
has this morning arbitrarily arrested 17 peaceful
#SabaSabaMarchofourlives
protestors.
8 are being held
@Mbale
Police Station while 9 at Central Police Station, Nairobi.
@DefendersKE
has mobilized its legal team to support those arrested.
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ARREST AND DETENTION ALERT!!!
Amina Hussein, a petite woman HRD from Isiolo County with her 3 year old baby girl wrapped in her back has been assaulted, arrested and charged with assaulting seven heavily armed male police officers and stealing 350 bags of cement from NRT
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THE DISBELIEF,SHOCK!
This is the face you wear when a
@Kenyajudiciary
magistrate sentences you to serve a 6 months probation for petitioning
@StateHouseKenya
to arrest
#CovidMillionares
thieves. Magistrate Rita Amwayi has violated Article 37 of the Constitution of Kenya.
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Rights defender Mukoya Aywa was arrested yesterday by
@PoliceKE
officers for unknown reasons.
@DefendersKE
is working to determine his area and reason of detention to secure his release.
#ReleaseMukoyaAywa
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Good Morning Kenya!
Where are you joining the
#SabaSabaMarchForOurLives
from?
Sitting on the fence is not an option.
We MUST join hands to March for affordable food, clean water, healthcare, education, women & for
#TekelezaKatiba
.
Emergency line 0716 200 100
#FreeToProtest
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1/2 A wave of arrests by
@NPSOfficial_KE
has seen over 47 HRDs across Nbi put behind bars for taking part in peaceful processions to mark
#SabaSabaMarchForOurLives
.
@DefenderKE
is coordinating release efforts of arrested HRDs & appeals for your donation to pay bail/bond/legal
..
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ALERT:
@DefendersKE
has received concerning information about an attack on Nyando Social Justice Centre at around 11.20 AM.
The centre was allegedly set ablaze by police officers.
@CboNyando
@UhaiWetu
@IPOA_KE
@TheStarKenya
@tv47news
@NationAfrica
@citizentvkenya
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Human Rights Defenders in Kenya pay tribute to assasinated human rights lawyer Thulani Maseko, a leading human rights lawyer from eSwatini.
#Justice4Thulani
#StandUp4HumanRights
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Press release by
@nchrdkenya
on the disappearance of HRD Mildred Owiso
#FindAtty
#STOPTheseTHIEVES
#StandUp4HumanRights
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CJ Emeritus
@WMutunga
, SC
@khaminwakhaminwa
, Counsel Lempaa Soyinka among others are still putting in effort to secure the release of the
#SabaSabaMarchForOurLives
arrested
#HRDs
.
#FreeToProtest
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STATEMENT
We are deeply troubled by the police's disruptive tactics including refusal to accept notifications of peaceful protests,deeming them "illegal." Such tactics undermine democracy & deny citizens their right to freely express their grievances.
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✊✊ to all comrades,Kenyans who participated in
#SabaSabaMarchForOurlives
&held their heads high for the release of the 63 comrades arrested.We shall not relent in the struggle for
#KenyaTuitakayo
! Stand to be counted
@UhaiWetu
@MUHURIkenya
@HakiAfrica
📸James P.
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It is with great sadness that we learn of the passing on of Prof. Micere Githae Mugo.
Prof. Micere was a distinguished professor, playwright, radical poet and author, patriot, activist, and literary critic who used her profound prowess to advance socialist feminism.
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@DefendersKE
condemns the violent dispersion of HRDs while reading a solidarity presser on the situation of democracy & human rights in Uganda.We call on the immediate release of the 4 arrested HRDs Hussein Khalid,Beatrice Waithera,Ojiro Odhiambo &Yassah Musa
#IStandWithUganda
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Comrades in Turkana, Ekaale Epakan, Joseph Egalan & Benard Kerio are also still being held at Lodwar Police Station.
Comrades in Turkana let us converge at the police station and demand the release of our comrades.
#SabaSabaMarchForOurLives
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This evening, our very own,
@ndutagachie
will receive the inaugural Scottish Bar International Human Rights Award at a ceremony in Edinburg, London. The award aims to, “honour men and women overseas who champion human rights in the most challenging of circumstances.
#HRDAwardKE
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This is a safety concern for journalists.
Security agencies must desist from compromising the gains made by the
#Media
in ensuring trust from sources of news and objective documentation and reporting.
Plain clothes police officer dramatically arrests protester in Mathare
#MaandamanoWednesdayToFriday
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2K
5K
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STOP CRIMINALIZING ACTIVISTS:
Mombasa Law Courts Magistrate has found 6
#HRDs
guilty of 'Engaging in an illegal assembly & failing to keep Covid-19 physical distance."
THEIR PURPORTED CRIME: Petitioning
@StateHouseKenya
to bring
#CovidMillionaires
to account
@ntvkenya
@cvoule
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We recognise
@okothkenneth
. Since he joined parliament, he has strived to ensure that the Parliamentary Caucus on Human Rights remains active and that parliament addresses the issues of human rights violations with all seriousness it deserves.
#HRDAwardKE
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#PoliceBrutality
@NPSOfficial_KE
is on the spot once again contravening its core mandate - to protect and serve.
In Mombasa, peaceful
#SabaSabaMarchofourlives
protestors were met with teargas making it difficult to deliver petitions to relevant state agencies.
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Defenders Coalition is in solidarity with human rights defenders, from across the country, who are concerned with a speedy and conclusive investigations
#Justice4Elizabeth
on the murder of Woman Human Rights Defender Elizabeth Ibrahim Ekaru.
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A big thank you to the legal team of Mbugua Mureithi and Soyinka Lempaa, all acts of solidarity that secured the freedom of 10 HRDs arrested yesterday during
#ArrestCOVID19Thieves
protests. The arrested face trumped up charges including unlawful assembly.
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HAPPENING NOW
Press statement on the stand point of the civil society in regards to the unwarranted attacks directed at the judiciary for a ruling delivered on 13 May 2021 about the
#BBI
#HandsOffTheJudiciary
#BBIJudgement
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The Call for Nominations for the 2022
#HRDAwardKE
is officially out.
Visit to nominate your favourite human rights champion now!
@NorwayInKenya
@OHCHRKENYA
@UhaiWetu
@SwedeninKE
@MUHURIkenya
@AmnestyKenya
@HakiAfrica
@FranceinKenya
@pbikenya
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@DefendersKE
applauds the human rights defenders community, Kenyans, &global citizens that believe in universality of rights and justice, for urgently contributing cash to pay a punitive court fine in lieu of condemning Rights Defender
@bonifacemwangi
to two months in jail after…
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HAPPENING NOW
We are addressing the media on the unlawful arrest of activists and escalation of politically motivated reprisals against citizens of divergent views
@WanjeriNderu
@thekhrc
@happyolal
@dkisngugi
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We can't keep silent while queer persons are being targeted & being subjected to sexual assaults with an aim of taking their very existence.We must call out the perpetrators & demand justice for all queer folks in our country
THAT TIME IS NOW!
#queerlivesmatter
#JusticeForSheila
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PUBLIC APPEAL FOR INFORMATION:Below are pictures of Michael Njau-a human righst defender from Kiamaiko Justice Centre,Adan Mohammed Saibu& taxi driver Samue Mingai who were reported missing on 24th April 2020 & reports filed at Thika Police station OB34/25/4/2020
#FindMichaelNJau
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The 2023 Human Rights Defenders Awards
#HRDAwardKE
to Celebrate outstanding achievements in the defense and promotion of human rights in Kenya shall take place on 8 December 2023.
Those honored shall be HRDs that have demonstrated outstanding courage, innovation and at great…
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The
#Lodwar
team has been released. The face malicious charges of unlawful assembly and causing disturbance.
They are expected to appear in court for plea taking on Monday, 10 July 2023.
#ReleaseSabasabaComradesNow
Comrades in Turkana, Ekaale Epakan, Joseph Egalan & Benard Kerio are also still being held at Lodwar Police Station.
Comrades in Turkana let us converge at the police station and demand the release of our comrades.
#SabaSabaMarchForOurLives
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HAPPENING THIS WEEK!
The Annual
#HRDAcademy2023
is taking place this week. Grassroot Human Rights Defenders from across all the 47 counties in Kenya are taking part.
It is a wonderful opportunity for HRDs to network, enhance their capacities and harness their strengths for…
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📢📢 PRESS RELEASE
READ OUR STATEMENT condemning the deteriorating state of enjoyment of freedom of expression and civic duty that benefit of members of the public.
@MutemiWaKiama
is now at Milimani Law Courts awaiting presentation in court.
#Solidarity
is needed,
#ReleaseKiama
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Defenders Coalition, human rights defenders, human rights organizations and CBOs stand in solidarity with Kenyans, Africa & everyone across the globe who are suffering and fighting
#covid19
. But what is the impact of COVID-19 on human rights in Kenya?
#TruthBeTold
#ukweliusemwe
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With Huduma Namba, millions of Kenyans risk exclusion under new regulations
Read out joint press statement as circulated to newsrooms following a press conference earlier today.
@thekhrc
@cemiride
@hakicentre
@haki_na_sheria
@NubianRights
#HudumaNamba
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1/4
#ReleaseJuliusKamauNow
This is Julius. He has consistently raised concerns over difficulty it is to put food on the table. He recently chained himself in Nairobi.
@NPSOfficial_KE
unchained, brutalized &detained him. He is with serious injuries.
#RaiseYourVoice4Julius
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Congratulations to our E. Director
@dkisngugi
for your election as the Chairperson of the East & Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Network at the
#DefendDefendersGA2022
by
@DefendDefenders
. (Burundi,Djibouti,Eritrea,Ethiopia,Kenya,Rwanda, Somalia,S. Sudan,Tanzania & Uganda.
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Celebrating Shujaa
#YashPalGhai
. It is the high time as a nation we stop the HORRIBLE! culture of ignoring sacrifices made by Kenyans to make the country a better place for all of us.
Salute to all political prisoners, constitutional experts, HRDs and Leaders in the room.
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The High Court in Machakos by Justice Odunga has found activist
@bonifacemwangi
not guilty of contempt of court.
8 March 2022 is the date for the mention pertaining the civil suit facing him.
Thank you SC
@MarthaKarua
for always stepping in to support
#HRDs
.
Today, 22 Feb 2022,
@DefendersKE
is in solidarity with HRD
@bonifacemwangi
who will be appearing before a Machakos High Court Judge.
A legal team supported by
@DefendersKE
will be present to represent the activist.
You are invited to join the solidarity network in Machakos.
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OFFICIAL STATEMENT BY DEFENDERS COALITION ON THE MURDER OF SEXUAL MINORITY RIGHTS ADVOCATE, EDWIN CHILOBA
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UPDATE:
15
#HRDs
have been arrested for taking part in
#RejectFinanceBill2023
protests by hungry patriots.
@NPSOfficial_KE
is once again in contravention of their constitutional obligation, to protect protestors not arrest and detain them!
@IPOA_KE
@SingoeiAKorir
@HakiKNCHR
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Today, 22 Feb 2022,
@DefendersKE
is in solidarity with HRD
@bonifacemwangi
who will be appearing before a Machakos High Court Judge.
A legal team supported by
@DefendersKE
will be present to represent the activist.
You are invited to join the solidarity network in Machakos.
I write because I can. I write because one day when my generation is all gone, my writings will live on. I write as a testimony of the times we live in. Tomorrow, I will be in a Machakos court for a judgement on a case against me. Why l might be jailed
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BREAKING
After nearly 7yrs in the corridors of justice,8 HRDs have been acquitted of charges of creating disturbance at Shauri Moyo Police Station by Makadara Law Courts. They were arrested in 2016 for demanding justice 4 a minor,allegedly violated by an officer from the station
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OPEN LETTER TO H.E. JOHN POMBE MAGUFULI
We,the people from Africa,comprising of CBOs,women groups,religious & faith based institutions, HRDs, youth & grass root movements, unions of PWDs & CSOs,do hereby write to you respectfully,concerned & alarmed...
➡️
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Rights Defenders from
@UhaiWetu
have gone back to the streets of Nairobi to peacefully petition
@WilliamsRuto
' s government regarding the runaway cost of living
#NaneNane
.
Guess what
@NPSOfficial_KE
have done this time round? Arrested 7 peaceful protestors already!!…
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"Human Rights Defenders are peace loving people. Our work is strictly guided by the Constitution of Kenya as well as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. There is no
#HRD
who wakes up to go and cause violence."
@GloriaMadegwa1
#FreeToProtest
#YourWorld
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2 young brothers lost their lives. Today they will be buried
The crime: VIOLATING CURFEW ORDERS and in the hands of
@NPSOfficial_KE
officers.
Their mum, family is devastated.Her pain is our pain.
No mum deserves this
📸
@AmnestyKenya
#JusticeForKianjokomaBrothers
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Why are 32 peaceful
#Sabasabamarchforourlives
protestors still being held at Central Police Station?
#ReleaseThemNow
Someone tell Mr. Moses Mutayi
#ReleaseSabaSabaComradesNow
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Today, the civil society movement in Kenya under the auspices of the Africa Security Sector Accountability Platform, we will hold a joint press conference in solidarity with the people of Uganda who are facing serious actions that are threatening democracy and human rights.
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EXCITING NEWS
@DefendersKE
has acquired a 5 acre piece of land for the construction of a resource centre of HRDs in Kenya.
The news was announced on Saturday, 25 February where gallant supporters of the conducted a site visit on the piece of land located in Kajiado County.
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MEET THE NOMINEE: UPCOMING HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER OF THE YEAR
Davis Tafari is the Cofounder of Hood TV, an artivist, digital media enthusiast, art director, entrepreneur and official photographer of
@UhaiWetu
Read More
#HRDAwardKE
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ENOUGH IS ENOUGH: STOP KILLING WOMEN HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS
We,WHRDs & CSOS condemn the killing of Elizabeth Ibrahim Ekaru-HSC,an astute women’s rights advocate,a peacemaker,environmental & land rights crusader from Isiolo County
@hrw
@FrontLineHRD
READ
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The largest annual convening for
#HRDs
in Kenya is underway until 2 Dec 2022.
Rights Defenders from all the 47 Counties are undergoing a rigorous capacity building exercise to effectively network, promote and protect rights.
#HRDAcademy
#HRDAwardKE
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#HRDAwardKe
- 2018 HRD Awards Ceremony.
For the third time,
@nchrdkenya
has organized the HRD Awards ceremony to recognize and appreciate the hard and important work of HRD's in Kenya on 30/11/2018.
Nominate your HRD hero now!
@BelgiuminKenya
@NLinKenya
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HAPPENING NOW
A MESSAGE BY THE PEOPLE TO AUTHORITIES
📢STOP KILLING HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS
📢STOP KILLING HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS
📢STOP KILLING HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS
📢STOP KILLING HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS
#HRDsLivesMatter
#StandUp4Forests
#Justice4Thulani
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UPDATE:
Defenders Coalition successfully secured the release of the six HRDs who were arrested for taking part in
#RejectFinanceBill
demonstrations on 13 June 2023.
They were released on Kshs. 10,000 cash bail each.
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Prof. Micere Mugo has accepted the Lifetime Achievement Award, a befotting recognition given to her for her outstanding work in protecting freedom of expression, democracy and gender justice.
Vivaaa
#HRDAwardKE
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HAPPENING NOW
The Annual Human Rights Defenders Award fete
#HRDAward2021
is underway at the Swedish Embassy Residence. Please join us in celebrating the nominees through the evening
@SwedeninKE
@NorwayInKenya
@AmnestyKenya
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Congratulations Lady Justice Martha Koome for this monumental and befitting appointment as the First female Chief Justice of the Republic of Kenya.
Well in 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
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INTRODUCING THE
#HRDAwardKE
NOMINEES:
Category: Upcoming Human Rights Defender of the Year Award
Meet
@Anamidaudi
a promising, respected youth leader in Mukuru informal settlements, who champions for human rights and social justice.
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A RECAP OF THE WINNERS OF THE
#HRDAwardKE
#HRDAward2023
Congratulations to the National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights commission
@NGLHRC
for winning the Human Rights Defender of the Year Award in recognition of your exemplary and outstanding contribution towards the promotion and…
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@DefendersKE
condemns the decision by Magistrate Rita Amwayi to sentence 6 activists to serve,concurrently,2 accounts of a 6-month probation for protesting against the misappropriation of
#covid19
funds
#CovidMillionaires
@hrw
@CIVICUSalliance
@achpr_cadhp
#FreeToProtest
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Defenders Coalition can confirm that we have seen
@MutemiWaKiama
and spoke with him at Capital Hill Police Station. He said he was arrested by 4 Special Crime Service Officers from Nairobi area backed up by 3 officers from Karen Police Station.
#ReleaseMutemi
#ReleaseKiama
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STATEMENT: FEMICIDE IS NOT NORMAL, END IT NOW
WE,
@DefendersKE
JOIN OUR GALANT WOMEN HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS TO SAY NO TO THE CREEPING CULTURE THAT NORMALIZES THE KILLING AND OTHER FORMS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS IN KENYA AND BEYOND.
#TotalShutDownKE
#EndFemicideKE
…
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Launch of the Know Your Rights Handbook. The booklet helps Organisations and HRDs to understand their rights and responsibilities.
#PBOActNow
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Relieved to learn that Comrade Boni Akach is safe. The motive of the abductors is still unknown.
We urge
@HakiKNCHR
, in collaboration with
@DCI_Kenya
and others to get to the bottom of the matter.
On 20 July,
@DefendersKE
received reports of abduction of rights defender Boniface Ogutu Akach in Kisumu by plain clothe police officers in Kisumu.
Locating him has been a futile exercise. We call on
@NPSOfficial_KE
to produce him before any court today.
#WhereIsBoni
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PRESSER FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
@Kenyajudiciary
is aiding and abetting the Executive's impunity in Kenya.
@citizentvkenya
@ntvkenya
@TheStarKenya
@K24Tv
@tv47news
@StandardKenya
@Milele_FM
@NationAfrica
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"The youth are becoming more distant with every election. We can blame the economy, unemployment etc but for sure this trend must be challenged."
@NerimaW
of
@siasaplace
addresses the conference
@IEBCKenya
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📢📢
@DefendersKE
is happy to announce the call for applications for the Annual
#HRD
Academy, 2022. This is an exciting opportunity for
#HRDs
to horn their skills in monitoring documentation,reporting & security management in human rights work.
APPLY NOW
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SAVE THE DATE 📣📣📣 TO CELEBRATE OUR HEROES AND SHEROES
@DefendersKE
& the Working Group on
#HRDs
in Kenya wishes to invite you to the awarding ceremony of the
#HRDAwardKE
2022 where nominees for the prestigious award will be publicly recognized for
#HRDAwardKE
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On 20 July,
@DefendersKE
received reports of abduction of rights defender Boniface Ogutu Akach in Kisumu by plain clothe police officers in Kisumu.
Locating him has been a futile exercise. We call on
@NPSOfficial_KE
to produce him before any court today.
#WhereIsBoni
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BREAKING
Justice Jussie Lessit has sentenced former police officer Fredrick Leliman to death,Stephen Morogo 30 years,Sylvia Wanjohi-24 years & informant Peter Ngugi 20 year in prison after they were found guilty of the murder of
#HRD
Willie Kimani,Josephat Mwenda &Joseph Muiruri
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Happening Today,
What:
#SabaSabaMarchForOurLives
Where: Kamukunji Grounds
Time: From 9:00 am
Who: Kenyans Against Extra Judicial Killings.
Why: Right to life is absolute. It is God-given.
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SabaSaba is a historic day observed by Kenyans.
This year, mass protests have been called over governance & rising costs of living concerns.
@DefendersKE
shall monitor how government facilitate Kenyans to exercise
#RightToProtest
and
#TekelezaKatiba
Contact us on 0716200100
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ONCE AGAIN JUSTICE HAS PREVAILED!
The
@ODPP_KE
has today dropped charges against
#Mwiki4
- rights defenders who were facing trumped up charges of illegal assembly & resisting arrest. The four were violently arrested in April 2022.
@DefendersKE
has walked with the four through..
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COURT SOLIDARITY NEEDED!
Six (6) HRDs need your solidarity in court tomorrow 21/2/2022 in what we term an illegal sentencing after court found them 'guilty' of engaging in an "illegal" assembly and failure to observe social distance.
#FreeToProtest
#ProtestingIsNotACrime
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27/27: Kenya constitution 2010 Charpter Four- The Bill Of Right stipulates that ‘every person has the right to life’.
#SabaSabaMarchForOurLives
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Let us do a recap about the winners of the Upcoming HRD of the Year Award,
@peopletheatre1
The group comprises of Artivists from
@UhaiWetu
who use Theatre as a means of transforming society to a socially just Society.
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THE BIGGEST STAGE FOR PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGING THE WORK OF
#HRDS
IN KENYA IS SET ✅
NOMINEES ARE READY✅
THE WORLD EAGERLY AWAITS FOR THE WINNERS TO BE ANNOUNCED✅
FOLLOW THE
#HRDAwardKE
CEREMONY LIVE ON
@DefendersKE
YOUTUBE ACCOUNT.
FRIDAY, 2 NOVEMBER 2022
2.30 PM - 5.00 PM
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ALARM!
We have received a distress call from Coalition of Grassroot Human Rights Defenders
@coalitionke
in Mathare regarding harassment by the police officer for refusal to succumb to extortion attempts.
@CoalitionKe
was hosting visitors in their office when the officers…
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Thank you Ms. Li Fung of
@OHCHRKENYA
for supporting
#ClimbForJustice
campaign at the Table Mountain hike. Mount Kilimanjaro here we come ✊🏾✊🏾
@dkisngugi
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Congratulations
@bonifacemwangi
for winning the Popular Vote Award at the
#HRDAwardKE2022
.
You continue to inspire generations with your selflessness, commitment to rule of law and social justice. We celebrate you!
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Your attitude towards victims and survivors of gender based violence is the key to
#EndFemicideKE
#TotalShutDownKE
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📢 CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2023
#HRDAwardKE
Do you know someone who deserves to be recognized for their work towards protecting & promoting human rights? Nominate them now for an opportunity to be recognised at the 2023 HRD Awards.
👉
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Congratulations
@NjeriWaMigwi
, Athumani Mohamed for winning the HRD of Year Award, Halima Dida and
@WillieOeba
for winning the Upcoming HRD of Year Award, Muthoni Wa Kirima for Munir Mazrui Lifetime Achievement Award & Abdishukri Jelle winning the Popular Vote Award
#HRDAward2021
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"We must challenge the mentality that activist are different people from other citizens. Activists are actually normal & ordinary citizens who are active.They have chosen to stay vigilant and work to protect the rights and freedoms in line with the constitution."
@njokigachanja
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For Ronald Odinga, the
#HRDAcademy
equipped him with skills on the documentation of human rights. Happy to learn that Odinga went ahead to share the skills with fellow
#HRDs
from Vihiga County.
#HRDAcademy2023
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Public Appeal for your intervention.
Human Rights Defender cum-journalist Beatrice Waithera was today 30 April arrested at 1pm while briefing the media regarding a peaceful protest to against the widespread corruption. She is still held there.
#FreeBetty
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Today we commemorate environmental justice champion, Prof. Wangari Maathai.
It is 12 years since Wangari joined those who came before us and relentlessly fought to defend our country and freedoms.
Long live the spirit of Wangari Maathai.
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