For years, intellectually challenged women and girls in Kenya have faced systemic discrimination, not just from society but also from the very laws meant to protect them. Until 2024, Section 146 of the Penal Code and Section 125(2) of the Evidence Act referred to intellectually challenged individuals using derogatory terms such as “idiots” and “imbeciles” … Read more
Press release7th May 2014INACTION REGARDING JUSTICE FOR LIZ/BUSIA RAPE CASE BY THE DPP, AG, KENYAN POLICE, AND CID OFFICES INCREASINGLY BECOMING A MAJOR CONCERN.The state’s delay in securing justice for Liz after she was gang raped mid last year has become a matter of increasing concern to both the public and civil society organisations working … Read more
We the Coalition on Violence Against women (COVAW) wish to call the attention of Kenyans to the police vetting process. We encourage more public participation in the on-going police vetting process by lodging complaints with the National Police Service Commission (the Commission) on the mishandling of sexual and gender based violence incidents.
What is this case about? A group of individuals and civil society organizations are filing a petition in the Constitutional and Human Rights Division of the High Court of Kenya seeking to compel the Government of Kenya to address the SGBV that occurred during the 2007/2008 post-election violence. The petitioners claim that the government failed … Read more