Press Releases

Joint Statement by the Police Reforms Working Group and the Law Society of Kenya

NAIROBI, Tuesday, May 19, 2026: The Law Society of Kenya and the Police Reforms Working Group express grave concern over the violence witnessed yesterday in the context of the ongoing […]
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PRWG-K Condemns the Transfer of Officers Implicated in Nandi County Brutality; Warns of Systemic Impunity and Command Responsibility Failures

Nairobi, 9 February 2026 The Police Reforms Working Group Kenya (PRWG-K) strongly condemns the recent decision to transfer police officers implicated in the brutalization of civilians in Nandi County. The […]
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A Civil Society Advisory on the Implementation of the Kenya – United States Cooperation Framework on Health and the Data Sharing Agreement

Public Health, Public Assets, Public Accountability Health Cooperation Rooted in Rights, Sovereignty, and Public Trust I. Introduction: The Right to Health and the Importance of State Responsibility The Constitution of […]
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Strengthening the Environmental Law Clinic Model in the Global Context – Nairobi Declaration

We, participants of the Nairobi Workshop on Environmental and Human Rights Law Clinics, including academics, activists, community advocates, and legal practitioners, gather in response to the profound challenges posed by […]
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Historic Victory for Lamu Community and Environmental Justice: Court Upholds Revocation of Lamu Coal Plant Licence

On 16 October 2025, the Environment and Land Court in Malindi, Kenya, upheld the landmark 2019 decision of the National Environment Tribunal (NET), which revoked the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) […]
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Katiba Institute (KI) and the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) Challenge the Nomination of Dr. Duncan Oburu Ojwang

Nairobi, 6 August 2025 Katiba Institute and the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) have filed Petition No. HCCHRPET E480 OF 2025 at the High Court of Kenya at Nairobi (Milimani) […]
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Press Statement: Attack on Press Conference at Kenya Human Rights Commission Office.

Nairobi, Kenya July 6, 2025 The Law Society of Kenya and the Police Reforms Working Group (PRWG) condemn the violent attack by armed goons on a press conference by Kenyan […]
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Katiba Institute, KHRC, IMLU and Other Civil Society Organisations Petition Against CS Murkomen’s Remarks on Police Use of Force

Katiba Institute, the Kenya Human Rights Commission, the Independent Medico-Legal Unit, and other members of the Police Reforms Working Group have filed a petition seeking, as an interim measure, a […]
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