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Kenya Human Rights Commission
The Kenya Human Rights Commission is a non-profit, non-governmental organization which was founded in 1991. KHRC conducts monitoring of human rights violations, education programs aimed at raising awareness of human rights in all parts of the country and advocacy on key issues.
KHRC includes refugee issues in its monitoring and research. It has been involved in lobbying for the passage of a refugee law in Kenya. KHRC also refers refugees to the Refugee Consortium of Kenya and UNHCR.
KHRC is a member of the African NGO Refugee Protection Network.
Contact:
Kenya Human Rights Commission Gitanga Road Valley Arcade Nairobi Kenya P.O Box 41079 Tel: (254-722) 264-497; 254-2-576063/4/5/6 Fax: 254-2-574997 E-mail: kiashmar@yahoo.co.uk or mkiarie@khrc.or.ke
Kenya Voluntary Development Association
University Way, Kampus Towers, 1st Floor
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Nairobi, Kenya
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Email: info@kvdakenya.org
Curso de Capacitación sobre el Envejecimiento en África
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Patrocinado por HelpAge International, este curso de cuatro días de duración está orientado a administradores de programas, trabajadores sociales, funcionarios de gobierno o encargados de la planificación, profesionales de atención de salud, y a aquellos que tienen interés por el tema del envejecimiento. Entre los temas a tratar se incluyen: la situación demográfica y las implicancias socioeconómicas del envejecimiento en África, el VIH/SIDA y su impacto sobre las personas mayores, las dimensiones del género en el envejecimiento, la pobreza, y otros temas afines relativos a la investigación y a las políticas.
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Los Roles de Género y la Sociedad Contemporánea: Implicancias para la Consejería
Organizada por la Asociación Keniana de Consejeros Profesionales, esta conferencia ofrece a los participantes la oportunidad de mejorar la calidad de atención al examinar las suposiciones, actitudes, y sesgos relacionados con el género que consejeros y clientes manifiestan en las sesiones de consejería. Los participantes también explorarán cómo perciben su propio rol de género y cómo esto afecta la manera en que trabajan con los clientes del mismo sexo o del opuesto. La conferencia terminará en una serie de recomendaciones acerca de situar programas de género en las escuelas, en las áreas de salud y política, y en la profesión de la consejería como un todo. En sesiones adicionales se abordarán los temas de capacitación, supervisión, acreditación, consejería en las escuelas, VIH/SIDA, inquietudes éticas, y estándares de atención.
Para obtener más información, contacte a : KAPC, P.O. Box 55472- 00200, Nairobi, Kenya
Teléfono: 254 -0-20 -786310/796283/784254; Email: nairobi@kapc.or.ke
NGO CONTACTS
Abantu for Development Nairobi P.O. Box 56241, Nairobi, Kenya TEl: + 254 2 570343 Fax#: + 254 2 570668 E-mail: abantu@africaonline.co.ke Website: www.abantu.org
African Women for Conflict Resolution and Peace Project UNIFEM/AFWICPO Box 30218, Nairobi TEl: 254 2 228 776
African Women's Development and Communication Network (FEMNET) Issues: Environment, Human Rights, Media & Communication, Violence Against Women. Off Westland Road, Next to Chiromo Hotel, P.O. Box 54562, Nairobi Tel: 254 2 741301/ 254 2 741320 Fax #: 254 2 742927 Email: femnet@africaonline.co.ke Website: www.africaonline.co.ke.femnet
Alternational Federation of women lawyers (FIDA-KENYA) Mucal Drive Off, Ngonog Road, P.O. Box 46324, Nairobi Tel: 254 2 717 169 / 711853 / 7164629 Fax#: 254 2 716 840 E-mail: Fida-Kenya@Africaonline.co.ke
Catholic Relief Services, Kenya/Tanzania PO Box 49675 Nairobi Tel: +254-0-750788/ -7 751246/ -74098 Fax#: +254 0 2 -741356/ -747387 Email: s.mugo@crsnairobi.org
Center For Conflict Research Njeri Naruru, Associate Director PO Box, 72321, Nairobi, Kenya Ph#: +254-2-448904/5 Fax#: +254-2-448906 Email: wlea@form-net.com
Centre For Refugee Studies, Moi University PO Box 3900, Eldoret, Kenya Tel: +254-0321-43233 Fax #: +254-0321-43047 Email:crefugee@irmmoi.com
Chemchemi Ya Ukweli PO Box 14370, Nairobi, Kenya Tel: +254 2 446970 Fax # : + 254 2 444023 Email: chemchemi@cluminternetk.com
Christian Partners Development Agency (CPDA) PO Box 13988, Nairobi, Kenya Ph #: 254 44 2838/441994 Fax #: 254 44 3242 Email: cpda@skyweb.co.ke or aacc-witness@maf.org
Coalition on Violence Against Women - COVAW Issues: Human Rights, Policy/Government, Reproductive Rights, Violence Against Women Off Ngonh Road, PO Box 7631, Nairobi Tel: 254 2 712423 Fax #: 254 2 716648 Email: covaw@iconnect.co.ke
Collaborative Centre for Gender and Development PO Box 52855, Nairobi, Kenya TEl: +254 2 537100 Email: mwgachago@hotmail.com
Education Centre for Women in Democracy (ECWD) Ndemi Close, Off Ndemi Road, Off Ngong Road PO Box 62714, 00200, Nairobi, Kenya Tel: + 254 2 570386/562304 Fax #: 254-2-561316
Equality Now PO Box 2018 KNH, 00202 Nairobi, Kenya Tel: 254-202-719-832 Fax: 254-202-719-868 Email: equalitynow@kenyaweb.com
Federation of National Associations of Women in Business in Eastern and Southern Africa (FEMCOM) PO Box 10475, 00100 Nairobi Kenya Tel: + 254 2 748015 Email: femcomk@kenyaweb.com
Femnet African Women's Development and Communication Network Off Westlands Road, Next to Chiromo Hotel P.O. Box 54562, Nairobi, Kenya Tel: 254-2-741301/20 Fax #: 254-2-742927 Email: femnet@africaonline.co.ke Web-site: www.africaonline.co.ke/femnet
Gender Advisory Board Africa Region Secretariat Collaborate with governments and all stakeholders including international agents, national, local government organisations and the society on matters of Gender, science and technology for Sustainable Human Development in Africa Region. Geographical area of operations Currently Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda and Tanzania. P.O Box 4125, Kampala, Uganda Clement Hill Road, Plot 34, Nakasero Tel: l256-41-341666 / 259904 Fax #: 256-41-259904 E-mail gabafrica@utlonline.co.ug / gabafrica@kabissa.org Web Address: http://www.gabafrica.kabissa.org
Grafadeco Kinshasa PO Box 60954, Nairobi, Kenya Tel: +254-72722604 Email: grafadeco@yahoo.com
Horn of Africa Women Knowledge Network HAWKNET P. O. Box 20956, K.N.H. Nairobi, Kenya. Tel: 254-2-560486 Fax: 254-2-567112 E-mail: conference@acwict.or.ke Website: http://www.acwict.or.ke
Indigenous Information Initiative Judy Busolo Imbanga PO Box 74908 Nairobi, Kenya Tel: +254 -2 -729607 / 715274 Fax#: +254-2-729607 / 715274 Email: inn@inn.co.ke
International Federation of Women Lawyers - Kenya Issues: Human Rights, Indigenous Women, Labor/Workers' Rights, Policy/Government, Political Participation, Reproductive Rights, Trafficking, Violence Against Women, Women's Identity/Theory/Analysis FIDA-K, PO Box 46324, Nairobi Tel: 254 2 717169/714629/718370 Fax #: 254 2 716840 Email: fida-kenya@africaonline.co.ke,uafrica@ns1.africaonline.co.ke
Interfaith Peace Initiative c/o Youth Muslim Association PO Box 48509 Nairobi
Juba Women Development Center PO Box 3885, Nairobi Tel: 254 2 714 566 Fax #: 254 2 714 566
Life and Peace Institute Conflict Transformation: Johan Svensson, Regional Representative PO Box 21123, Nairobi Tel: +254 2 561158 Fax #: +254 2 570614 E-mail: lpihap@africaonline.co.ke
Maendeleo Ya Wanawawake Kenya's largest women's organization with over one million members, lobbies at the international and national level, calling for tighter regulations to address the proliferation and misuse of small arms that are fuelling cross-border cattle raidsand increased violence in urban areas.
Nairobi Peace Initiative [NPI] Box 14894, 5th Floor Waumini House, Westlands, Nairobi Tel: +254-2-441444/440098 Fax#: +254-2-440097 E-mail: npi@users.africaonline.co.ke or berita@iconnect.co.ke
National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK) PO Box 45009, Nairobi Tel: +254 2 215560 / 217760 Fax#: +254 2 215169 / 224463 Email: ncckadv@iconnect.co.ke
NEGST PO Box 24686, Nairobi Email: rdeo2001@yahoo.com or ruberad@hotmail.com
Norwegian Peoples Aid / Kenya Mageta Road, Lavington, PO Box 39207, Nairobi.
Okwacho Rise Women Development Centre Their goal is to empower and educate women to realize their vast potential in participating in the socio-economic and political development of their respective regions and also to offer guidance and counseling services to victims of rape, violence, FGM, etc. They offer education and counseling and information on constitutional and civil rights. PO Box 1272 Kissii Kenya Ph#: (254) 0384-31266
Peace and Development National Council of NGOs Tecla N. Wanjala, PO Box 48278 , Nairobi
Peace and Development Network PO Box 62023 Nairobi Ph# : +254-2-577557/8 Fax#: +254-2-577557 Email: peacenet@nbnet.co.ke
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PRM/MAP International PO Box 21663 Nairobi Email: fnemeyimana@map.org
Rassemblement Francophone Protestant Nairobi (RFPN) PO Box 49332, Nairobi Email: pmukesha@yahoo.com
Sudanese Women Association in Nairobi (SWAN) Their goal is to enhance unity among Sunanese women in Nairobi and Kisumu, empower women economically, socially and politically through education, literacy and skills training, develop human rights education and programs to eliminate harassment and violence against women and assist female victims of violence, and strengthen the positive role of women in peace and security. PO Box 67464 Nairobi, Kenya Tel: (254) 2 560329 or 571726 Fax#: (254) 2 571726 Email: swan@maf.org or swan@swiftkenya.com
Upper Nile Women Association P.O. Box 21765, Nairobi Tel: 0733-747416
The Women Today: New Sudan Women Federation P.O. Box 12109, 00100-GPO, Nairobi, Kenya Tel: 577 531/29/30 or 568 478 Ph/Fax#: 577 531/29 Email: nswf@todays.co.ke
Wajir Peace and Development Committee PO Box 444, Wajir
Western Maendeleo Awareness Group Their goal is to educate and bring awareness of women's rights and identity, to encourage women's participation in political fields, and to educate women on lobbying and voting and speaking out on human rights. PO Box 995, Mumias Tel: 41 272 /0333
Women's Network Centre Issues: Economic Opportunity, Human Rights, Non Formal Education, Violence Aghainst Women PO Box 88739, Mombasa Tel: 254 11 225835 Fax #: 254 11 314490 Email: wno@swiftmombasa.com
Women and Law in East Africa - WLEA PO Box 72321, Nairobi
World Vision Francis Maklap Tulel, Peace and Reconciliation Co-ordinator PO Box 842 , Eldoret Tel: +254-0321-62676
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Division for the Advancement of Women
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Kenia: violaciones por soldados británicos Isabel Coello ( www.elcorresponsal.org) 12.07.2003 16:21 Durante más de 35 años, soldados británicos destacados en Kenya para ejercicios militares han participado en violaciones premeditadas, y en algunos casos masivas, contra mujeres de las tribus Masai y Samburu
Una firma de abogados británica y Amnistía Internacional investigan la presunta violación de cientos de mujeres kenyanas por parte de soldados ingleses que hacían maniobras en el país. "Tenemos 650 casos de mujeres que fueron violadas, la mayoría por grupos de tres soldados, pero en algunos casos hasta por cinco". Esa declaración la hizo el abogado del bufete británico que lleva el caso, Day, Leigh and Company a EFE. Todo indica que fueron violaciones premeditadas, es decir, que los soldados salían ?a cazar mujeres?. Estas eran asaltadas cerca de sus casas, cuando salían a recoger leña, a buscar agua o a lavar la ropa en el río. El número de afectadas podría superar el millar.
Las maniobras militares británicas en Kenya se iniciaron en 1945 y desde entonces se han realizado principalmente en dos áreas del centro del país: Archer's Post y Dol Dol, donde habitan las tribus Masai y Samburu. Cada año traen a esta antigua colonia africana a 3 mil soldados de la ex metrópoli para los ejercicios bélicos.
El bufete aún no ha decidido si planteará una demanda ante los tribunales contra el Ministerio de Defensa británico por "no evitar los hechos, pese a tener conocimiento de ellos" o, si las pruebas lo permiten, acusará individualmente a los soldados implicados. Un equipo de Amnistía Internacional visitó las zonas donde las presuntas violaciones tuvieron lugar y se entrevistó con mujeres afectadas y con jefes locales.
Miriam Kahiga, representante regional de la organización, afirmó que, además de investigar los ataques a mujeres, "se están analizando las denuncias de abusos sexuales contra niños". Por su parte, un equipo de la Policía militar británica viajó hasta Kenya en abril para realizar su propia investigación sobre el comportamiento de los soldados.
Las actividades del Ejército del Reino Unido en Kenya ya han sido objeto de demanda judicial en el pasado. En julio de 2002, el Ministerio de Defensa inglés pagó una indemnización de 7 millones de dólares por las 220 personas que murieron o fueron mutiladas por la explosión de bombas abandonadas en las áreas de maniobras militares.
Otra demanda, actualmente en preparación, pretende llevar a juicio al Reino Unido por abusos contra los Derechos Humanos durante el período en que Kenya fue colonia británica.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200801080042.html
Kenya: Communication Goes 'Underground'
Biz-Community (Cape Town)
OPINION 8 January 2008 Posted to the web 8 January 2008
Robin Parker Cape Town
The current turmoil in Kenya is redolent of its history. In spite of an ineffective guerrilla war waged largely on white farmers in the Aberdare's and an equally barbaric response from the British to the Mau-Mau rebellion, independence passed generally quietly into the hands of Jogo Kenyatta.
But it has been far from plain sailing since then.
Violence at various levels has been reported in Kenya's vibrant print, radio and television sector ever since, albeit with very different viewpoints. Even the regular bread riots in downtown Nairobi between street sellers and formal shopkeepers is enough to produce pictures of machete-wielding men and bloodied victims - and that is usually a Friday sports event.
Tension is never far below the surface in Kenya. These tensions are all based in a highly tribally charged environment. From memory I recall Kenya has about 46 different tribes. Like Nigeria (the Niger Area created in the 19-teens consisted of almost 110 hastily cobbled together to former a country, more akin to a geographical area, rather than a country according to some Nigerian experts).
The Masai complain about business and farmers alienating them from their traditional tribal lands and grazing areas. But they form 1% of the population and are irrelevant until it comes to tourism.
Dominance
The dominant tribes are the Kikuyu, Luo and Kalenjin have been the ones that have generally provided the leadership in Kenya (like the University of Stellenbosch prior to 1994). Patronage in government departments has gone hand in hand and corruption is endemic. Vast amount of aid money regularly go missing, but government corruption commissions are slow to finger the culprits (2002 objections to electoral processes are still being considered by the prosecuting authorities).
The main tribes regularly swop allegiance in their support of political candidate. This time around, Moi (Kalenjin) supported Kibaki (who unseated him at Christmas time five years ago). He handed over graciously and there was some initial evidence of change - the Heile Selassie roundabout had flowers in it. But that didn't last long as Kibaki turned his back on communication and the broad population
Evidence of corruption surfaced once again. Some Bpds200 million in a few inducements, former British High Commissioner Sir Edward Clay told me at a lunch only a few years ago.
From my eyrie on the 17th floor of the prestigious Rahimtulla Towers in Upper Hill Nairobi (the first evidence of what Sandton is to Johannesburg is Upper Hill to Nairobi) where I was group head of media and marketing for the African Lakes corporation and their principal brands, Africa Online and Menanet. The various tribal and religious-turned-gang warfare often made it into the pages of the myriad of national and local newspapers, the most popular circulating 300 000 copies a day.
So too, did mysterious stories doing the rounds among the communications set as we met at various Kengele's or agency pubs about police death squads hunting down and executing members of these groups and leaving their bodies to be found in remote fields.
Target: media
Kenya was not all as it seemed or was described as by many - the most vibrant East African economy and a model for Africa - one of the powerhouses that would drive success throughout the continent.
What we are seeing now is a reluctant, dubiously elected president, unwilling to admit there may have been mistakes, preferring his doomsayers to challenge the results in the courts - and we have seen the benefit of that. While he may be offering an olive leaf, rather than a branch, he refuses to accept any malpractice.
Such is the arrogance of politicians in Kenya. Such is their reluctance to give an inch or to shake a hand of reconciliation. They do it as well behind a cloak of repression, their first target media. They issues vague warning s which discourage the press from truly reporting on their activities and this is no clearer than from the muted response in the Kenyan media to the violence. Instead they take a philosophical and deeply analytical view, ignoring the horrors that are taking place in confrontations between special forces, armed police and also between residents. Relevant Links East Africa Kenya Press and Media
Tensions are always high in a slum like Kibera. It is sprawling rise on compacted layers of plastic bags within a stone's throw of the city centre. Its Somali/Sudanese/Ethiopian landlords (they were given the land for their contribution to the British war efforts in World War One) have set up a hellhole of hovels which is home to more than 2 million people. Congested, filthy, no sanitation and certainly no security, it is a hotbed of opposition in support of Raila Odinga's Orange Party's claim to power.
Underground communications
It is from here that the wake-up message will come to Mr Kibaki should he continue to proclaim his presidency legitimate and continue to intimidate the press with veiled threats, so ensuring that the vast majority remain rather ill informed of developments in the country. But he has forgotten the passion for politics and the awesome underground communications sector - the SMS generation - that drives information.
Odinga's supporters will continue to rile the existing government and state security forces. Should they be able to make their way to Uhuru Park and stage their planned rally, Kenya could be faced with mass murder unequalled in scale to anything recent or as far back as 1991.
Then the press will have no option but to claw back its position and truly report developments. After all, they will have been on blogs, vlogs, sms, mms and many other forms of communication to show the rest of the world the harsh reality of an increasingly oppressive government.
Media freedom has always been a tenuous environment in Kenya. Media laws are stringent, but government and its officials feel they have a right to interfere where they like (in spite of owning newspapers of their own). There have often been altercations in the Nation's newsrooms as the mothers of the nation pitch with henchmen to complain about some element of reportage which has shocked them to their boots.
Government is not that accessible unless it wants to be.
Poll fraud
Tribalism drives everything and this is where the true conflict is being settled as we speak. Old neighbour rivalries, broader tribal tensions. All have been given an opportunity to play themselves out on the back of a stubborn old man's reluctance to accept he has come to power of the back of poll fraud. Relevant Links East Africa Kenya Press and Media
The (Kenyan) shilling has plunged against the dollar. Aid funding will be suspended, tourism dealt a mighty blow and Kenya will sink in what some would suggest may have been its rightful position all along ... one of the also-rans of the African economy.
What a great shame for a country of humble people, filled with humility and eager only to prosper.
Robin Parker is managing director of Bizcommunity.com. He is a seasoned specialist in online content and portals and has spent much of his time developing online businesses on the continent of Africa.
http://lta.reuters.com/article/topNews/idLTAN3046155720071230
EEUU pide calma, felicita a ganador de elecciones en Kenia domingo 30 de diciembre de 2007 17:46 GYT
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Estados Unidos felicitó el domingo al proclamado ganador de las elecciones presidenciales en Kenia, Mwai Kibaki, pero pidió el cese de los disturbios en el país.
Kibaki juró por un segundo mandato de cinco años poco después de que la comisión electoral de Kenia lo declaró ganador el domingo. Pero su rival, Raila Odinga, denunció fraude y anunció una toma de posesión alternativa para el lunes.
"Estados Unidos felicita a los ganadores y pide calma y que los keniatas respeten los resultados declarados por la comisión electoral. Apoyamos la decisión de la comisión," dijo el portavoz del Departamento de Estado Robert McInturff.
El resultado de la elección generó una ola de incidentes que dejó varias víctimas fatales producto de las protestas de miles de simpatizantes del candidato opositor.
(Kim Dixon; Editado en Español por Inés Guzmán)
