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Departments
The Legal Services Department has two main programmes, which are: - Complaints and Investigations Programme
- Redress Programme
The departmement receives complaints of alleged violation of human rights, investigates them and advises the Commission on possible options for redress. | | 
KNCHR staff listening keenly to petitions | | | Complaints
Complaints investigated by the KNCHR include: complaints against security agencies (police, armed forces, prison warders); complaints on discrimination on grounds such as race, class, gender; complaints relating to abuse or misuse of power by government officials; complaints about denial of rights recognized in national law and international treaties which Kenya has ratified.
Complaints falling outside the mandate and the National Commission’s admissibility criteria such as land disputes are referred to relevant partner Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), government departments or public bodies for their appropriate action. |
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The Program fulfils its mandate to protect and promote Economic, social and Cultural rights by designing interventions that: - Address violations of economic, social and cultural rights- - often providing broad policy responses since Ecosoc rights are often the subject of systemic violations with broad causes and effects, they therefore require systemic responses.
- Monitor the realization of economic, social and cultural rights through systematically tracking and assessing State performance against benchmarks and targets.
- Promoting economic, social and cultural rights i.e. Creating awareness and imparting knowledge about human rights.
- Conduct research and produce publications on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
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The Human Rights Education department’s mandate is set up under the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights Commission Act 2002 under section 16 1(c) that states: The functions of the Commission shall be "to inform and educate the public as to human rights for the purpose of enhancing respect for such rights by means of a continuing programme of research, publication, lectures, symposiums and by such other means that the commission may deem fit." This task is fulfilled by the informing the public on human rights issues and capacity building for different Government agencies. |
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| | The 4th Annual Human Rights & Democracy Awards |
Public Affairs and Communication Programme of the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) is a sub-programme in the Institutional Capacity Strengthening Program. The purpose of the sub-programme is to plan, develop and implement the Commission’s internal and external communications strategy in order to support and promote the work of the National Commission using appropriate communications channels and tools. The programme designs appropriate communication and media strategies to facilitate responsive communication with and between relevant internal and external publics with a view to create consistency between the Commission’s goals, objectives, philosophy and societal expectations. Among the activities the programme conducts include the following:
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The Reforms and Accountability Department contributes towards reduction of systemic human rights violations which is currently a key strategic focus of the Commission. The Department has four main programmes - Security Sector Reforms Program
- Transitional Justice Program
- Peace building and National Integration Program
- Judicial and Penal Reforms
Due to their systemic nature, these violations affect an immense section of the Kenyan population especially the vulnerable groups. Currently, the program focuses on the following key areas: - Transitional Justice
- Reform of law enforcement institutions
- Anti-CorruptionPolitical Accountability
- National Integration
The Aftermath of Evictions |
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 | Former British High Commissioner to Kenya, H.E. Adam Wood on the launch of the Position paper on abolition of the death penalty |
The Department focuses on informing and shaping human rights discourse and catalyzing policy, legislative and institutional reforms that enhance protection and promotion of human rights. It has four main programmes - Equality and Non discrimination Program
- Policy and Legislation Program
- Treaty Body Monitoring Program
- Library
Key activities include:-
- Conducting research into human rights issues and making recommendation for policy or law reform.
- Reviewing existing and proposed legislation to ensure it conforms to human rights standards and principles.
- Conducting annual assessments on the state of human rights in Kenya and issuing reports to the president, parliament and the public.
- Facilitating and Monitoring government’s compliance with international human rights obligations.
Contact Person:
Carol Abong
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This section is charged with: - Liaison with other sections and program officers in preparation of the commissions budgets from work plans.
- Managing the budget throughout the year ensuring that the budget is not overrun in due course.
- Sourcing for funds from treasury and donors
- Preparing financial reports and interpreting them to commissioners, staff, donors and the general public for decision making.
- Preparing the procurement plan and ensure that the Commission’s requirements are catered for throughout the year.
- Facilitating financially and logistically, the program officers in their day to day operations.
Contact Persons: Fridah Kirimi John Wamwanga Hudson Barasa |
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The Commission has statutory powers to determine and provide redress on cases of human rights violations heard through its Complaints Hearing Panels. Cases with a potential to develop human rights jurisprudence and settle systemic violations will be investigated and effective redress recommended. Through related initiatives, institutions prone to human rights complicity such as the police, some corportae actors, will be encouraged and assisted to develop effective redress mechanisms to enable increased number of Kenyans to receive timely redress at the point of violation.
The Complaints Hearing PanelThis is a quasi-judicial process for resolving human rights complaints. The Hearing Panel (or Tribunal) is similar to a court of law, but is less formal and is not bound by the strict rules of civil or criminal procedure, or the stringent requirements of the Evidence Act. The Hearing Panel’s main goal is to inquire into complaints of human rights violations, and to provide, where a right is determined to have been violated, adequate redress, while upholding the rules of natural justice. The Hearing Panel is not an alternative to the judicial processes of the High Court of Kenya or the subordinate courts, but hears cases of human rights violations that have not or may not be adequately dealt with by the courts, within the limits and interpretation of the KNCHR Act. The decisions of the Hearing Panel are enforceable in the High Court of Kenya and where parties are dissatisfied with the decisions can appeal to the High Court. To ensure strict adherence to the rules of natural justice, and fairness and impartiality to the redress process, the programme is disengaged from the Complaints and Investigations Programme. Contacts Person:Abdulkadir NoormohamedCourt Ruling on Peter Makori's CaseCourt Ruling on Medo Misama's CaseCourt Ruling on Anne Njogu's Case |
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