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Dictator in chief: The state of Constitutional collapse and human rights violations in Tanzania during the 2025 election cycle

AbstractThis paper argues that the 2025 Tanzanian election was not a genuine democratic exercise but a staged formality conducted after the state had dismantled the essential conditions for me...

admin Dec 4, 2025 173 views

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International Association of Migration and Refugee Judges Conference: World Conference Report

 Introduction Over 200 judges and legal experts from around the world gathered in Nairobi for the 14th World Conference of the International Association of Refugee and Migration Judges,...

admin Dec 4, 2025 145 views

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The unheard cry: The world's failure in the face of genocide in Gaza

 In the long, tragic annals of human conflict, certain moments stand as stark testaments to the failure of our collective conscience. The ongoing crisis in the Gaza Strip is one such mome...

admin Oct 2, 2025 343 views

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The hidden struggles and silent battles of activism

In May 2025, I remember sitting in a quiet room filled with powerful women leaders, activists and survivors at the first-ever Shangazi Network Summit organized by the formidable Maria Sarungi Tseh...

admin Aug 2, 2025 413 views

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Extra-judicial killings in Kenya: A threat to Constitutionalism, the Rule of Law, and national image

Kenya has long struggled with the menace of extra-judicial killings, a persistent issue that undermines the country\'s constitutional democracy, the rule of law, and its international reputat...

admin Jul 2, 2025 409 views

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25th June – Gen Z: What can virtue do in the face of brute force?

Today’s demonstrations commemorate Kenya\'s Generation Z public outrage over the proposed Finance Bill 2024. The youth meet the promised brute force with the epitaph, “In Loving Memory o...

admin Jul 2, 2025 452 views

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Where power violates: Sexual violence as a tool of political control

Much of the world has historically viewed Kenya as an island of peace and economic potential in a roiling sea of stateless chaos, genocide, dictatorships, child soldiers, and decades-long civi...

admin Jul 2, 2025 441 views

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The State of Rule of Law and Human Rights in East Africa

The East African region, comprising Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda, has long been a focal point for discussions on governance, democracy, and human rights. Despite being...

admin Jun 2, 2025 438 views

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Presumed innocent, treated as guilty: The forgotten crisis of remand centres in Kenya

Remand centres are intended to serve as temporary holding facilities for individuals awaiting trial, people who, in law and in principle, are still presumed innocent. The Kenyan legal framework, g...

admin Jun 2, 2025 421 views