The world marks the United Nations International Day of Families next Thursday 15 May. How can we ensure we all stay focussed on what ails the Kenyan family and not be hijacked by narrow agendas financed by foreigners. As the cradle of humanity, Kenya has had several million years of Indigenous family values and family-making…
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL KENYA CALLS FOR RESPECT FOR AND PROTECTION OF LGBTIQ+ GROUPS IN KENYA Nairobi, Kenya, 4 October 2023: Amnesty International Kenya is deeply concerned about the recent surge in anti-LGBTIQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex and Queer persons) online and offline statements and actions. This radicalisation is being actively stimulated and has the…
GHANA MP SAM GEORGE PARTICIPATION IN AFRICA LAW TECH CONFERENCE 2023 Nairobi, 12 July 2023: Amnesty International Kenya is one of several sponsors of the 2023 Law Tech Conference. It has come to our attention that Ghanaian Member of Parliament. Sam George was a panellist at the Continental Free Trade Agreement session. Sam George…
This joint report by the National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (NGLHRC) and Amnesty International documents the extremely dangerous situation of hate crimes, discrimination and other human rights violations suffered by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) asylum seekers and refugees in Kenya, specifically those living in Kakuma refugee camp, between 2018 and…
After a week of intense public debate triggered by the Supreme Court right to association ruling, the President has finally spoken. Hopefully, his International Women’s Day comment has calmed the most vociferous of voices and clarified anxiety in several quarters that the ruling may have paved way for marriage equality in Kenya. Last Friday, the…
2nd March We, the undersigned institutions, appreciate the tremendous human rights milestone from Petition No. 16 of 2019 of the Supreme Court of Kenya, delivered on 24th February 2023. We recognize and applaud the efforts of the Judiciary to advance the constitutional and human rights principles guaranteed and that are inherent in our fundamental rights…
By Lucretia, LGBTQ Refugee in Kakuma Refugee Camp My preferred name is Lucretia but I was legally named Ssenyonjo John, a transgender female from Uganda. I liked the name, Lucretia. When I recognized there is someone special within my body who is not John, I decided to name her that. I, therefore, feel bittersweet, special,…