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    • Thematic Reports
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        • Access to Justice
        • Freedom of Association
        • Prison Reforms
        • Security Sector
        • Torture/Extrajudicial Executions & Enforced Disappearance
        • Election Related Reports
      • Group Rights
        • Rights of Persons with Disability (PWD)
        • Rights of Older Persons
        • Rights of Migrants
        • Children Rights
        • Women’s Rights
        • Rights of Intersex Persons
        • Indigenous Peoples’ Rights
      • Ecosoc Rights
        • Right to Health
        • Right to Adequate Housing
        • Business & Human Rights
        • Right to Education
        • Right To Water
        • Climate Change and Human Rights
    • International Obligation
    • Occassional
    • Nguzo za Haki
    • Corruption and Human Rights
    • General
    • Relevant Publications
      • Publications Catalogue Summary
    • Service Charter
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  • Offices
    • North Rift Region
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15Oct2021

Mental Health Awareness Campaign-Invitation To Poetry Writing Competition

Friday, October 15, 2021
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Mental Health Awareness Campaign-Invitation To Poetry Writing Competition Mental Health Awareness Campaign-Invitation To Poetry Writing Competition
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15Oct2021

KNCHR submits advisory on removal of Kenya’s reservation under Article 14 (2) (c) of the Maputo Protocol

Friday, October 15, 2021
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KNCHR submits advisory on removal of Kenya’s reservation under Article 14 (2) (c) of the Maputo Protocol KNCHR submits advisory on removal of Kenya’s reservation under Article 14 (2) (c) of the Maputo Protocol

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  • Final KNCHR Advisory on removal of reservation under Article 14 (2) (c) of the Maputo Protocol(.pdf, 586.24 KB) - 448 download(s)

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1Oct2021

KNCHR submits its Shadow Report on The African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights and the Maputo Protocol

Friday, October 1, 2021
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KNCHR submits its Shadow Report on The African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights and the Maputo Protocol KNCHR submits its Shadow Report on The African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights and the Maputo Protocol

Documents to download

  • 10.09.2021 Shadow Report of the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights on the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights(.pdf, 1.44 MB) - 470 download(s)

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23Sep2021

Monitoring Briefs: UN and ACHPR

Thursday, September 23, 2021
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Monitoring Briefs: UN and ACHPR Monitoring Briefs: UN and ACHPR

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  • 15.09.2021 KNCHR Monitoring Brief of Activities before the United Nations Human Rights Council(.pdf, 772.48 KB) - 537 download(s)

  • 15.09.2021 Monitoring Brief of Activities before the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights(.pdf, 445.17 KB) - 244 download(s)

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5Jul2021

The African Committee Of Experts Revews Kenya On Its Compliance With The African Charter On The Rights And Welfare Of The Child

Monday, July 5, 2021
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The African Committee Of Experts Revews Kenya On Its Compliance With The African Charter On The Rights And Welfare Of The Child The African Committee Of Experts Revews Kenya On Its Compliance With The African Charter On The Rights And Welfare Of The Child

Documents to download

  • Concluding-Observation-on-Kenya-2nd-Periodic-Report-to-the-ACERWC(.pdf, 256.3 KB) - 275 download(s)

  • Final Responses of the Government of Kenya to the List of Issues by the African Committee of Experts on its 2nd Periodic Report(.pdf, 642.2 KB) - 317 download(s)

  • Second Periodic Report of Kenya under the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child(.pdf, 1.68 MB) - 287 download(s)

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15Jun2021

Knchr Publishes A Report On The Situation Of Human Rights Defenders Working To Address Violence Based On Sexual Orientation And Gender Identity In Kenya

Tuesday, June 15, 2021
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Knchr Publishes A Report On The Situation Of Human Rights Defenders Working To Address Violence Based On Sexual Orientation And Gender Identity In Kenya Knchr Publishes A Report On The Situation Of Human Rights Defenders Working To Address Violence Based On Sexual Orientation And Gender Identity In Kenya

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  • 31.05.2021 Webiste write-up for the SOGIE report(.pdf, 143.06 KB) - 414 download(s)

  • KNCHR_The_Undefended_Defender_B5_Final(.pdf, 1.16 MB) - 291 download(s)

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10Jun2021

International Albinism Awareness Day Essay Writing Competition: Different in Color, equal in Rights.

Thursday, June 10, 2021
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International Albinism Awareness Day Essay Writing Competition: Different in Color, equal in Rights. International Albinism Awareness Day Essay Writing Competition: Different in Color, equal in Rights.

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  • Essay Advert(.pdf, 217.86 KB) - 210 download(s)

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29Apr2021

Human Rights Committee reviews Kenya on its implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Thursday, April 29, 2021
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Human Rights Committee reviews Kenya on its implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Human Rights Committee reviews Kenya on its implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Documents to download

  • Press Write up on the concluding observations on the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights(.pdf, 350.99 KB) - 956 download(s)

  • ICCPR Concluding Observations(.pdf, 403.71 KB) - 239 download(s)

  • KNCHR ORAL STATEMENT(.pdf, 202.29 KB) - 187 download(s)

  • KNCHR ICCPR REPORT TWO(.pdf, 1007.05 KB) - 264 download(s)

  • KNCHR ICCPR REPORT ONE(.pdf, 1 MB) - 215 download(s)

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Main headlines

Kenya's Day of Shame: KNCHR Condemns Brutal Teargassing of Worshippers and Demands Accountability

Monday, January 26, 2026

KNCHR Welcomes High Court Judgment on Presidential Panel of Experts (PoE) and Confirms Its Mandate to Lead Kenya’s National Reparations Framework for Victims of Human Rights Violations

Tuesday, December 23, 2025

INTERNATIONAL MINORITY RIGHTS DAY 2025

Thursday, December 18, 2025

Joint statement on protection of migrants along the Southern migration route

Thursday, December 18, 2025

STATE OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN KENYA: DEC 2024-DEC 2025 CHAIRPERSON’S ADDRESS

Friday, December 12, 2025

Preliminary Statement on Human Rights Concerns during the 27th November 2025 By- Elections

Thursday, December 11, 2025

REMARKS BY MS. CLARIS OGANGAH, CHAIRPERSON - KENYA NATIONAL COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS (KNCHR) DURING THE COMMEMORATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY 2025 AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI (UoN) ON

Thursday, December 11, 2025

Call to Uphold Human Rights and Adherence to the Rule of Law during 27th November 2025 By-Elections

Wednesday, November 26, 2025
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