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Comment by UN Human Rights Office spokesperson Jeremy Laurence on Kenya protests
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The UN Human Rights Office is very concerned by the widespread violence, and allegations of unnecessary or disproportionate use of force, including the use of firearms, by police during protests in...
Türk in Addis Ababa, Nairobi - 30 April – 4 May 2023
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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk will be travelling to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Sunday, 30 April, to meet with African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki, as well as engage with...
Supporting a human rights economy in Kenya
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A UN Human Rights initiative in Kenya strengthens public participation in governance processes to ensure that marginalized groups are seen and heard in the budget-making process.
Partnerships and training helped prevent election violence
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Partnerships and preventive engagement – working with the national human rights institution, police, civil society and grassroots defenders – contributed to peaceful elections in Kenya.
Global update: High Commissioner outlines concerns in over 40 countries
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Item 2: Annual Report and Oral Update by the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the activities of his Office and recent human rights developments Mr President, Excellencies, Distinguished delegates...
Kenya: Türk welcomes charges of ‘crimes against humanity’ for 2017 post-election violations
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GENEVA (28 October 2022) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Friday commended an important advance towards accountability for gross human rights violations in Kenya, following the...
Human Rights-Based Analysis of Kenya’s Budget, 2022/2023
Kenya: Civic space and respect of fundamental freedoms key to peaceful elections – UN experts
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GENEVA (21 July 2022) – UN experts today called on authorities, candidates and political parties in Kenya to foster an enabling environment for peaceful elections and prevent election-related violence...
Kenya: UN expert hails historic ruling awarding reparations to Ogiek indigenous peoples
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GENEVA (18 July 2022) – A UN expert today hailed a decision by the African Court on Human and People’s Rights to award reparations to the Ogiek indigenous peoples for harms suffered from injustices...