The violent crackdown on protestors in Kenya in 2024, including extrajudicial executions, enforced disappearances, torture, and arbitrary detention, was a stark reminder that defending our rights comes with enormous sacrifices. We stand in solidarity with those who strive every day for a better world for all.
In 2024, Peace Brigades International Kenya (PBI Kenya) developed a manual that captures the discussions from several activities that PBI Kenya organized with human rights defenders, including the Right to Life pillars of Social Justice Centres, the Mothers of Victims and Survivors Network, and the Missing Voices Coalition.
Highlights include a seminar on the documentation of enforced disappearances and a side event during the United Nations Human Rights Council session with human rights defender Perpetua Kariuki and Aua Balde of the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (UNWGEID). In July 2024, Ms. Balde delivered a public lecture organized by the Missing Voices Coalition and met with human rights defenders and victims of enforced disappearances. Additionally, numerous discussions with activists and organizations in Nairobi and Mombasa provided valuable insights that have informed this publication.
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