New Resources

The KHRC has always worked with minority, marginalized and disadvantaged groups to enable them, in their own way, articulate, defend and realize their human rights be they civil, political, economic, social and cultural. One such group is Kenya’s LGBTI community which includes gender and sexual minorities, that is, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) persons. The KHRC and LGBTI Organizations’ continue to receive cases of human rights abuses against the LGBTI persons.

New report discusses what is needed to turn Policy Reform into Practice

The April issue of the 50.50 newsletter includes articles on Culture versus Rights Dualism: a myth or a reality?,"Food sovereignty" as a transformative model of economic power, What does transforming economic power mean?, Reclaiming care as a fundamental end in itself and many others. Newsletter subscription is free. 

This guide details what journalists need to know in a new and changing world. It is aimed at local and international journalists of varied levels of experience. The guide outlines basic preparedness for new journalists taking on their first assignments around the world, offers refresher information for mid-career journalists returning to the field, and provides advice on complex issues such as digital security and threat assessment for journalists of all experience levels. 

This latest report in Runnymede's Perspectives series draws from papers presented at conferences in 2010 and 2011, co-organized by Runnymede and the University of East London.

The collection of essays is a reflection of an ongoing debate about the relationships between religion, the citizen and the state.

April 27 marks the 2nd anniversary of the assassination of Mexican human rights defender Bety Cariño, killed by paramilitary forces while she was part of a humanitarian convoy to San Juan Copala in Oaxaca, Mexico. Front Line Defenders remembers Bety, and continues to call for Mexican authorities to take action to bring her killers to justice.  

This report explores the hitherto untold experiences of women human rights defenders in East and South East Turkey, a burning issue. As in other situations of violent conflict and gendered and ethnic oppression, women in the Kurdish region of Turkey have been disproportionately affected from curtailed access to education, decent employment, loss of livelihoods.

The Mapping Digital Media project examines the global opportunities and risks created by the transition from traditional to digital media. Covering 60 countries, the project examines how these changes affect the core democratic service that any media system should provide: news about political, economic, and social affairs. There is a strong appetite for digital media in Turkey...The most significant threat to news diversity and quality remains the repressive legal restrictions under which journalists operate. If anything, this has intensified in response to the rise of digital media. Article 301 of the Turkish Penal Code, makes it illegal to insult Turkey and national identity and has been used as a cover for internet censorship.

In all parts of the world, human rights and environmental abuses are taking place as a result of the direct or indirect action of corporations. In Latin America, union leaders are being shot for publicly claiming their rights in many countries such as Mexico, Colombia, Guatemala and El Salvador. From the Philippines to Peru, indigenous peoples’ right to be consulted in relation to investment projects in the extractive industry continues to be ignored...With this guide, FIDH seeks to provide a practical tool for victims and their representatives, NGOs and other civil society groups (unions, peasant associations, social movements, activists) to seek justice and obtain reparation for victims of human rights abuses involving multinational corporations.

This publication features the experiences of five Oxfam partner organizations in promoting women’s political and economic empowerment and leadership. While each of the organizations operates in its own unique environment and has its own approach, there are a number of common themes. After a general look at the context in which women live, the publication moves on to what leadership means and how to achieve it. Attention is given to working within existing institutions and cultural norms, and also to creating new institutions.