On September 21, the Peace Brigades International-Kenya Project posted: “In our #MonthlyMandaziMeeting we discussed digital security for human rights defenders, including safe communication platforms and social media presence.” A mandazi is a fried snack, like a doughnut, only triangular and far less sweet. Mandazis are always had with tea and Read more…
On September 8, the Peace Brigades International-Kenya Project posted: “We visited human rights defenders of different Social Justice Centers and discussed safety and security for HRDs [human rights defenders] and the concerns of their communities.” PBI-Kenya adds: “This is part of the Increased Capacities, Stronger Networks project.” PBI-Kenya has previously Read more…
On August 18, the Peace Brigades International-Kenya Project posted: “Yesterday, PBI-Kenya and the Social Justice Centres Working Group [the collective leadership of 24 social justice centres across Kenya] met with Peace Cop [a peace building program of the Administration Police Kenya] to discuss the security concerns of communities, community dialogues, Read more…
On August 12, the Peace Brigades International-Kenya Project posted: “The Women Human Rights Defenders Toolkit Organizers are working in collaboration with the office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Kenya on supporting survivors of sexual and gender-based violence and on monitoring SGBV.” “On 30 July they held Read more…
On August 10, the Peace Brigades International-Kenya Project posted on Facebook: “The Women Human Rights Defenders Toolkit Organizers met today in Kawangware urban settlement to discuss sexual and gender-based violence as well as a joint strategy to contribute to the elimination of SGBV.” Human Rights Watch has noted: “Violence is Read more…
The Peace Brigades International-Kenya Project has encouraged people via Twitter to read at an article in the Kenyan newspaper The Star titled Protesting during a pandemic: Confronting civil rights abuses in Kenya. Key excerpts from that article include: “Human Rights Watch reported that at least six people died from police Read more…
On July 7, the Peace Brigades International-Kenya Project tweeted: “We express our concern about the arrests of various human rights defenders including @happyolal @UhaiWetu and @oeditar @feminist_centre @TOsWHRDs and the use of teargas against the protesters during today’s #SabaSabaMarch4ourlives.” One of those arrested, Editar Ochieng, took part in the PBI-United Read more…
On June 8 children in Mathare (an informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya) joined a march against police violence. Photo by the Mathare Social Justice Centre. On June 8, the Peace Brigades International-Kenya Project tweeted: “Last week, [human rights defender] and member of the [women human rights defender toolkit organizers] network Read more…
On June 15, the Peace Brigades International-Kenya Project shared an opinion piece from the Kenyan newspaper The Star titled Police must stop killing, maiming the poor. Joseph Kariuki writes: “The world’s attention amid COVID-19 shifted overnight to police brutality with #ICantBreath hashtag trending for days after the horrific killing of Read more…
On June 3, Peace Brigades International-Canada attended the ‘Government and grassroots responses in Kenya’ webinar organized by PBI-United Kingdom. To watch the 1-hour webinar, please click here. The webinar featured as speakers: Editar Adhiambo Ochieng, the founder of Feminists for Peace, Rights and Justice Centre, and a PBI Toolkit Organizer; Read more…