HUMAN RIGHTS

HUMAN RIGHTS

Standing on the shoulders of giants: A glimpse of my HRDA experience

On the 10th of December 2024, I graduated from the University of Pretoria (UP), Centre for Human Rights in South Africa (SA) with a Master of Laws, specializing in Human Rights and Democratiza...

admin Feb 4, 2025 610 views

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Whispers in the void? The hidden crisis of enforced disappearances undermining Kenya's commitment to human rights and justice

The issue of enforced disappearances in Kenya represents a profound crisis that echoes through the very fabric of society, casting a long shadow over the nation’s commi...

admin Feb 4, 2025 434 views

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The Imperative of a Peaceful Resolution to the Rwanda- DR Congo Conflict

The protracted conflict between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is one of the most complex and devastating disputes in modern African history. Rooted in colonial legacies, ethnic ten...

admin Feb 4, 2025 408 views

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The Supreme Court of Kenya’s contribution to human rights protection: progressive or retrogressive? A critical inquiry

At the apex of the judicial architecture of Kenya’s transformative charter, is the Supreme Court. A jurisprudential yardstick. Key among its obligations, is the protection of human rights an...

admin Dec 30, 2024 445 views

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Remember not to forget: A call to an end of extra- judicial killings in Kenya

Extra-judicial killings in Kenya not only points to the failure of the government to adhere to the rule of the law but also the little importance, if any, that it attaches to the right to life. It is ...

admin Dec 6, 2024 363 views

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Use of Guns to Silence Dissent: Examining the Implications of the Use of Excessive Force and the Militarization of Peaceful Assembly Kenya

The author’s trepidation stems from the continued use of brute force to suppress legitimate, lawful dissent and peaceful assemblies in Kenya 14 years after the promulgation of the Constitution of Ke...

admin Dec 6, 2024 392 views

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The place of battered women syndrome in the Kenyan criminal justice system

Domestic violence is gut wrenching in itself but when it leads to a murder it’s most foul. Women are not socialized to be violent in response to danger, rather they are defensive. It is therefore al...

admin Sep 5, 2024 1,440 views

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Extrajudicial killings: A blatant violation of constitutional and human rights

AUGUST 2024 7Extrajudicial killings—acts where individuals are unlawfully executed without judicial proceedings—represent one of the most egregious violations of both constitutional norms and huma...

admin Aug 1, 2024 1,579 views

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Statement on allegations of abductions of protesters

.I have noted with deep concern the numerous allegations regarding the abductions of protesters amid the ongoing mass protests in our country. Such actions, executed by persons not identifying themsel...

admin Jul 4, 2024 571 views