On 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.
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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 -
13 Oct 2017Police violence in the slums of Kenya: “I learned that he had been shot down by a police officer” is a short documentary with Kenyan human rights defender Stephen Mwangi from Mathare Social Justice Centre (MSJC). -
5 Sep 2017Stephen Mwangi, one of our partners from Mathare Social Justice Centre - MSJC, interviewed by main Dutch broadcaster during his visit to The Netherlands. During his stay in Europe, Peace Brigades International - The Netherlands was able to organise a mini speaker tour in Utrecht, The Hague, Amsterdam and Brussels during which Stephen was able to shed light on the ongoing challenges of life in the urban settlements of Nairobi. -
2 Apr 2016In March and April Kenyan HRD Gacheke Gachihi from Bunge la Mwananchi and Mathare Social Justice Centre has been on a highly successful speaking tour through the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland and Ireland, following a three-month fellowship at the University of York.
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