PBI Kenya began the year on a high note, by continuing to supporting the work of the HRDs of the Social Justice Centres in Kenya through a new project titled ‘Raising the voice, visibility and effectiveness of the human rights movement in Kenya’. This follows after the successful completion of the pilot project ['Increased capacities, stronger networks'](https://pbi-kenya.org/our-partners/increased-capacities-stronger-networks). Both are supported with German Federal Foreign Office's funds by ifa (Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen), Funding Programme zivik.
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9 Apr 2021International Women’s Day (IWD) takes place every year on March 8 to celebrate women’s rights and inspire people to act for gender equality. The theme for 2021 was #ChooseToChallenge. It highlighted the importance of challenging biases and misconceptions in the interest of creating a more inclusive and gender-equal world. -
16 Dec 2020During November and December PBI organised a 'Virtual Speaker Tour', comprising of webinars, media engagement and meetings with the international community. The virtual nature of the Speaker Tour was necessitated by the global Covid-19 pandemic, which made international travel problematic. -
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8 Oct 2020On September 30, Peace Brigades International-Switzerland Advocacy Coordinator Kim-Mai Vu presented on the human rights situation in Kenya during the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) general debate at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva.She stated:“We welcome the important contributions to the UPR of Kenya. -
24 Aug 2020On 17 August, representatives from PBI Kenya and the Social Justice Centres Working Group had a meeting with Peace Cop Kenya to discuss the security concerns of communities, community dialogues, and the relationship between the police and community members in Nairobi’s urban settlements. Read this article, courtesy of PBI Canada, for more information.
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13 Aug 2020The article "UK Lockdown in Perspective: Kenya and Honduras", by Georgina Pressdee for the UK Country Group of PBI, addresses lockdowns during the Covid-19 pandemic in Kenya, Honduras, and the United Kingdom.Read the full article here.
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26 Jun 2020'Increased capacities, stronger networks - a pilot project in supporting Social Justice Center Working Group's members in Nairobi's urban settlements' is a project supported with German Federal Foreign Office's funds by ifa (Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen), Funding Programme zivik. This project, that will run from April to December 2020, will build on the results of the Ushirikiano Mwema kwa Usalama project. -
11 May 2020Video of Dr. Agnes Callamard speaks to PBI UK
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5 Apr 2020UK delegation of lawyers meet with defenders to discuss human rights violations in urban settlementsArticle by Julia Lowis, Barrister, 3 Hare Court
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