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Uwazi Cup 2018: ‘Poverty is not Crime’
Moses Okinyi The Kenyan Section of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ Kenya) hosts the Uwazi Cup Tournament…
JUSTICE FOR KATANA: Class 7 boy killed by police in Kilifi
KILIFI, KENYA: At a small village in Kaloleni Constituency Kilifi county called Tsangatsini a sombre mood welcomes me…
EXTRACTIVES: Kwale locals want more say in mining
Kwale: Kenya International Commission of Jurists Kenyan chapter (ICJ Kenya) extended their good governance on extractives campaign to…
Situation in Libya: ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I issues a second warrant of arrest for Mahmoud Mustafa Busayf AL-WERFALLI for war crimes
Situation: Libya Case: The Prosecutor v Mahmoud Mustafa Busayf Al-Werfalli On 4 July 2018, Pre-Trial Chamber I of…
COMMUNIQUE: ‘Poverty is Not a Crime’ Campaign on the Decriminalisation and Declassification of Petty Offences in Africa.
It remains the case that too many people, especially the poor and other disadvantaged groups, are arrested and…
US Withdrawal from UN Human Rights Council a Sideshow
Geneva, Switzerland – The withdrawal of the United States from the United Nations Human Rights Council is unlikely…
NCAJ Reform Committee engages DCI on criminal Justice Reforms
On 23rd June 2017, the Chief Justice of Kenya, Hon. David K Maraga, established The National Council on…
Groundbreaking Held for ICJ Kenya House
NAIROBI. KENYA. A groundbreaking ceremony was held Tuesday 22nd May 2018 to mark the commencement of the construction…
Remandees detained longer on trial than they would if convicted
The country’s 94 prisons continue to grapple with congestion and financial burdens of taking care of inmates. The…
Government banks on law changes to stop jailing of petty offenders
Prisons are choking with inmates, and most of them were either convicted of petty offences or are pre-trial…