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Youth, Protest and Power: Emerging Global Narratives in Human Rights Advocacy
What can we learn from the 2024 youth led mass protests that significantly challenged state legitimacy in Bangladesh, Nigeria and Kenya?
Mar 26, 202511 min read


Protecting protesters and upholding constitutionalism in Kenya through strategic litigation
2024 saw unprecedented strategic litigation around enforced appearances, arbitrary arrests and the right to assembly and expression.
Mar 21, 202518 min read


Lets draw lessons from the #FreeBesigye rally success
Convened to demand the release of Dr. Kizza Besigye and all Ugandans unlawfully detained for holding a political conscience, Monday's...
Mar 1, 20253 min read


Public pressure led to release of 5 abductees, now let police account
Justice Jairus's ruling on ex-Police IG Japhet Koome’s culpabilityand next week's "Baby Pendo" hearing could be pivotal for police reforms
Jan 17, 20253 min read


Selective police reporting will not reverse recent abductions, injuries and deaths
Selective police reporting will not reverse abductions, injuries and deaths. To avoid impunity, we need a more honest break with the past.
Nov 9, 20243 min read


Kenyans must not give up agitating for better governance
Kenya as an extreme sport. To win, we must organise our communities to claim our public institutions or lizards will become crocodiles.
Nov 2, 20243 min read


Emerging young leaders should engage politically
How emerging youth leaders could retain their political influence and deepen their recent human rights impact before next General Elections.
Sep 14, 20243 min read


Nairobi's mass disposal of 120 bodies could violate dignity of the dead
Nairobi County Government's intention to mass dispose of 120 bodies could violate their dignity without public oversight
Aug 24, 20243 min read


What lies ahead of the new Police leadership?
1 in 2 Kenyans still believe that there was no equality under the law. Can we expect any difference from the new police leadership?
Jul 26, 20243 min read


Resist repetitive compulsive disorder and act
Lets go beyond repetitive compulsion disorder and approach the current tensions differently.
Jul 19, 20243 min read


State officers need not be popular, but they must be rights based and public centred
A rare police interview, a death inquest and the re-opening of a social justice centre reminds us everything in Kenya is connected.
Apr 20, 20243 min read


The State must protect Senator Omtatah from constant attacks
This week Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah was attacked again. We have serious grounds to worry what might happen next.
Apr 6, 20243 min read
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