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In Kenya, there are several organizations supporting the rights and dignity of women rights and dignity. The post-election violence of 2007-2008 saw the Federation of Women Lawyers in Kenya (FIDA) [46] provide legal aid to women and advocate for the enactment of Sexual Offences Act in 2006. [47] [48]
Kingara was director of Kenya's Oscar Legal Aid Foundation. [4] He was credited with an important role in investigative work behind police killings in Kenya. [5] In 2008, he released a report accusing Kenyan police of killing or torturing more than 8,000 people as part of a crackdown on the Mungiki criminal organization. [1]
Constitutive Act of the African Union; Convention on the Continental Shelf; Convention Concerning Statistics of Wages and Hours of Work, 1938; Convention on Fishing and Conservation of the Living Resources of the High Seas; Convention on International Civil Aviation; Convention on Psychotropic Substances
The Judiciary of Kenya is the system of courts that interprets and applies the law in Kenya. After the promulgation of the Constitution of Kenya in 2010, the general public, through parliament, sought to reform the judiciary. Parliament passed the Magistrates and Judges Vetting Act of 2011.
In 2022, RCK was awarded as the first runner-up for Civil Society Organization of the Year by the Law Society of Kenya, Nairobi branch, showcasing their impact and efforts. [10] In 2021, the Law Society of Kenya's Nairobi branch awarded RCK for the 1st runner-up position in the category of Public Sector Legal Department of the Year. This ...
The International Federation of Women Lawyers (IFWL), in Spanish Federación Internacional de Abogadas (FIDA), is an international non-governmental organization (NGO) that enhances the status of women and children by providing legal aid, legal literacy and education programs, and through advocacy, law reform, research and publications.
Kenya's Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) was established in 2008. Kenya's modern history has been marked not only by liberation struggles but also by ethnic conflicts, semi-despotic regimes, marginalization and political violence, including the 1982 attempted coup d'état, the Shifta War, and the 2007 post-election violence. [1]
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Kenya face significant challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents.[4] [5] Sodomy is a felony per Section 162 of the Kenyan Penal Code, punishable by 21 years' imprisonment, and any sexual practices (termed "gross indecency") are a felony under section 165 of the same statute, punishable by five years' imprisonment.