KHRC Stories
Kenya’s refusal to allow the UN special rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association to conduct a visit has become a point...
The advisory calls on the government to strengthen law enforcement, review protection mechanisms, and foster stronger partnerships with non-state acto...
Claris Awuor Ogangah previously served as Deputy Country Representative and Human Rights Specialist at the United Nations Office of the High Commissio...
Parents accuse them of negligence, dereliction of duty and failing to enforce safety standards in schools, arguing that the September 5, 2024, tragedy...
They criticised Parliament for passing punitive laws, such as the Affordable Housing Levy and retrogressive Finance Bills, and warned that efforts to...
President William Ruto this week gazetted a panel of experts, led by constitutional adviser Makau Mutua, to oversee compensation for victims of public...
KHRC proposed that the mandate be given to the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) and the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPO...
In a letter addressed to National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula, Ojwang cited personal reasons and a possible conflict of interest as grounds for...
The coalition, a key civil society group, provides legal assistance, emergency support, training, and advocacy for human rights defenders, especially...
KHRC and Ndula Resource Centre say the killing mirrors a wider pattern of intimidation and lethal force by security personnel guarding multinational p...
Maina Kiai takes over from Davinder Lamba, whose leadership anchored the commission through turbulent times, and will be deputised by Betty Okero.
President William Ruto criticised those questioning the fund’s impact, accusing them of misrepresenting facts and failing to understand the economic c...
KHRC maintains that the Hustler Fund’s deep-rooted structural, legal, and political flaws cannot be resolved through reforms, and has therefore urged...
The commission claims he was targeted for leading a protest on June 23, 2024, during a church service in Nyahururu, Laikipia, where he criticised the...
The payment comes 13 years after the petition was filed and signals a significant milestone in Kenya’s response to sexual violence and the broader str...
MPs sitting in the Public Investment Committee on Social Services, Administration and Agriculture (PIC-SSAA) challenged the Authority’s action, warnin...
KHRC said the assailants broke through the perimeter wall of its Gitanga Road premises, violently disrupted the event, roughed up attendees, and made...
Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) expressed sympathy for the victims and families affected by the violence, sending out messages of condolence and...
The harrowing incident occurred on Sunday afternoon ahead of the Saba Saba demonstrations slated for Monday, July 7.
According to LSK and PRWG, nearly 100 individuals, including mothers and children of victims of extrajudicial killings and forced disappearances and j...
In their statement, the Mothers of Kenya condemned escalating police violence and called for justice for victims of protest-related killings, includin...
The Sunday incident occurred at KHRC’s offices along Gitanga Road, where a press conference had been convened by Kenyan mothers and human rights defen...
The commission accused President William Ruto’s government of orchestrating a campaign to intimidate and suppress voices critical of his administratio...
Justice Mwamuye further prohibited the police from using tear gas, chemical agents, water cannons, or any crowd-control measures against unarmed indiv...
The organisations said they had filed an urgent judicial review application at the High Court in Nairobi to challenge what they termed an unconstituti...
This is not the first time the Communications Authority has threatened broadcasters. A similar warning was issued in 2024 during the anti-Finance Bill...
This is not the first time the alarm has been raised. In 2024, both KHRC and MUHURI urged the government to act, citing earlier findings by the Kenya...
The teenager's killing sparked protests that led to more deaths and injuries as police opened fire on demonstrators.
He further explained that an interim report has already been introduced, which will be reviewed before a final report is released.
While Safaricom issued a public statement on October 31, 2024, denying the claims, KHRC and MUHURI said the company failed to adequately address the f...
