Maina Kiai
@Maina_Kiai
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Tweeting about human rights. Chair @thekhrc. Former UN Special Rapporteur, HRW, Oversight Board, InformAction & more. Follow here: https://t.co/TjEaXvp4Uu
Nairobi, Kenya
Joined September 2013
Court affirms @HakiKNCHR's mandate to probe protest violence: "There is no way for an alleged perpetrator to set up a mechanism to investigate their own culpability." https://t.co/a0EL9bm21j
khrc.or.ke
KHRC welcomes the December 4, 2025, decision by the Kerugoya High Court, which has invalidated William Ruto’s unlawful appointment of a panel to compensate victims of police excesses during protests....
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#PressStatement Regarding the court decision halting the unlawful panel on the compensation of protest victims: We welcome the ruling affirming that this mandate rightfully belongs to the KNCHR, a position we have consistently advocated for — although it is unfortunate that the
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As part of the ongoing celebrations, participants had the honour of engaging with three UN mandate holders during a powerful panel discussion on human rights in the 21st Century held this afternoon. The discussion featured Clement Voule (2018–2024), Maina Kiai (2011–2017), former
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In his reflections during the panel, Maina Kiai underscored the urgent need to reimagine the human rights system, he noted that continuing to operate with 20th-century approaches in a 21st-century world renders current systems ineffective and called for collective reflection on
As part of the ongoing celebrations, participants had the honour of engaging with three UN mandate holders during a powerful panel discussion on human rights in the 21st Century held this afternoon. The discussion featured Clement Voule (2018–2024), Maina Kiai (2011–2017), former
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❕ 🚨 REPORT LAUNCH 📖 ❗️ ❝ ‘They Won’t Silence the People’: The right to peaceful protest in Africa in 2025 — with substantive case studies on Mozambique, Senegal, Tunisia, and Uganda ❞ In this report — one of the most ambitious reports ever published on the right to
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Pleased to be speaking at this event marking the 20th anniversary of @DefendDefenders tomorrow, Nov. 5. The topic of my panel - "Human Rights in the 21st Century: What it Takes to Win."
In 2005, DefendDefenders (East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Project) was registered as a regional non-governmental organisation. That same year, we convened our first Human Rights Defenders Conference in October in Entebbe, Uganda, bringing together 43 human rights defenders
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Defend Defenders marks #20YearsDefending. KHRC board chair and former UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and Association, @Maina_Kiai, will unpack what it takes to win the human rights struggle in the 21st century, and why the fight is far from over.
In 2005, DefendDefenders (East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Project) was registered as a regional non-governmental organisation. That same year, we convened our first Human Rights Defenders Conference in October in Entebbe, Uganda, bringing together 43 human rights defenders
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Not even a response. Shameful.
Now public: I wrote to the Government of #Kenya about the arrest, detention, deportation & prosecution of human rights defenders as part of a wider crackdown on peaceful protests in June 2025. I regret not having received a response @KenyaMissionUNG
https://t.co/Gj2m9184LQ
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Now public: I wrote to the Government of #Kenya about the arrest, detention, deportation & prosecution of human rights defenders as part of a wider crackdown on peaceful protests in June 2025. I regret not having received a response @KenyaMissionUNG
https://t.co/Gj2m9184LQ
srdefenders.org
Joint communication sent to the Government of Kenya about the arrests and arbitrary detention of HRDs Mark Amiani, Mulingwa Nzau, Francis Mutunge Mwangi and Boniface Mwangi, the deportation of Martin...
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Reuben Kigame and the Kenya Human Rights Commission have filed a petition seeking to overturn the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes (Amendment) Act, 2024, warning that it grants the state unfettered power to surveil, silence, and even endanger citizens who criticize the regime.
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The Kenya Human Rights Commission mourns the passing of Raila Odinga, who "played a key role in advancing human rights and democratic governance" throughout Kenya's modern history.
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Today, @thekhrc launches a new chapter with the release of its strategic plan for 2025–2035. It places people’s sovereign power at the centre of Kenya’s democratic future. This is a roadmap of resistance, renewal & re-imagination. Follow the launch live
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I Joined the Rule of Law Conference 2025 at @WZB_Berlin hosted by @thereconstitution. Together with my Kenyan colleague @Maina_Kiai & others, we asked: how to defend rights when institutions weaken? Africa shows: dignity & democracy will not be silenced. 🌍✊🏽 #RuleOfLaw
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🔎Our new #civicspace Watchlist puts a spotlight on 6 countries where there has been a significant spike in attacks against civic freedoms: 🇸🇻🇰🇪🇮🇩🇷🇸🇹🇷🇺🇸 Take a closer look at the conditions of activists, journalists and civil society organisations: https://t.co/dwukEyZLpQ
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Civil society is under assault—not for losing relevance, but because it works🌍 From “foreign agents” laws to smear campaigns & violence, repression targets impact. My take on “The End of the Age of NGOs?” 🔗 https://t.co/oc72ZNMV8S Let's resist, persist, build resilience✊
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The Kenya Human Rights Commission is thrilled to announce the appointment of veteran human rights defender @Maina_Kiai as the new chairperson of its board of directors.
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Part II: Why Omar Sherman (Farouk) Poses the Greatest Threat to Kipini Conservancy Omar Sherman, popularly known as Dr. Farouk is the self-proclaimed chairman of the Kipini Wildlife Botanical Conservancy Trust and an estranged member of the Swaleh Nguru family. He has a
Kipini Conservancy: Kenya’s Last Wild Coastline is Under Siege Tucked between Tana River and Lamu counties lies Kipini Conservancy, a rare and vital ecosystem where elephants, lions and leopard roam the coast, and endangered turtles nest along untouched beaches. It is one of the
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#RutoMustGo I have worked for several years with Admiration for @MartinMavenjina, a decent, honest, hardworking HR defender. He has a future, which is more than we can say for the man who deported him.
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For a long time since 2018, as Errant Natives, we ran a campaign offline and online #NRTLetOurPeopleGo, against the illegal acquisition of community lands and establishment of wildlife CONservancies in the north. A three judge bench yesterday agreed with the communities. Illegal!
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