Amnesty Kenya Profile picture
Official twitter account. Follow us for national & international human rights news and how to act with us. WhatsApp Hotline +254 759 464346
Feb 10, 2022 20 tweets 13 min read
Wadau wa @ExperienceUSIU mko? Come and listen to our ED, @irunguhoughton as he talks about #DialogueandDissent as part of @TheConsulate1 and @UsiuLibrary’s #USIUALibraryMeetTheAuthorSeries. You can watch his remarks using the zoom details below 👇🏿
usiu-ac-ke.zoom.us/j/95335106712 “I wrote the book to distinguish activism as a sense of citizenship and patriotism,” @irunguhoughton
#USIUALibraryMeetTheAuthor
Jan 28, 2022 32 tweets 16 min read
#HappeningNow: Join our ED, @irunguhoughton as he discusses Human Rights organizing in Africa during a global pandemic with Dr. Chaloka Beyani as part of @LSE_ID’s #CuttingEdgeIssues lecture series!
Watch here: “There are a number of walls, whether public or personal, that keep justice away from the horizon of millions of Kenyans and Africans,”@irunguhoughton
#CuttingEdgeIssues
Jan 26, 2022 41 tweets 31 min read
Today is a good day to talk all things data privacy and the promotion of protection of personal data in Kenya. Join us and the @ODPC_KE now for this exciting conversation! There’s still time to register!#DataProtectionKE #DataProtectionDayKE
bit.ly/WorldDataPriva… ImageImage “When it comes to data protection, it’s something that has to be done in collaboration with everyone,” @ODPC_KE @ikassait
#DataProtectionKE #DataProtectionDayKE
Jan 26, 2022 32 tweets 34 min read
Do you think you have what it takes to be Kenya’s female president? You should apply to be part of #MsPresident! We’re thrilled to join @Media_Focus as they launch Season 2 of their reality show looking for Kenya’s next female president! #MsPresident2Launch #SheCanLead ImageImageImage “The mentorship is like no other,”
@AderaBetty speaking about her experience on season 1 of #MsPresident.
#MsPresident2Launch #SheCanLead
Aug 12, 2021 5 tweets 6 min read
Happy #InternationalYouthDay 🥳🥳! Young people and Amnesty go hand in hand! They are the future of the movement after all! Join us this #MembershipThursday as we celebrate our members and volunteers making a change! Who are you celebrating this #YouthDay ? Have you met our Outreach Coordinator @EMongute ? She is the founder of the Amandla MEK Foundation an organization that helps empower women and young people to become leaders in advocacy, social welfare, and entrepreneurship. On top of all that, she’s a superstar #AmnestyMember🤩
Jul 30, 2021 6 tweets 5 min read
It’s book club time! Stop everything you’re doing and join our #AmnestyBookClubKE discussion on activism, active citizenship, and Dialogue & Dissent with @irunguhoughton, @GigiEssendi, @wanjirunjira, and @awuorayiecho! All we’re missing is you! Join us:
bit.ly/DDABCKE ImageImageImageImage Can’t join the Zoom call? You can also livestream the conversation on the Amnesty Facebook page:
#AmnestyBookClubKE
facebook.com/aikenya/videos…
Jul 2, 2021 40 tweets 22 min read
As we always say, Fridays are for the #AmnestyBookClubKE ! Click on the link below to join us as we discuss our May/June read: A Thousand Splendid Suns with @Rahel_O, @OchiengAmy, and @kevmwachiro! Don’t miss out on the fun, join us! Bit.ly/SplendidSunsAB… “What I liked most was how it touched on patriarchy oppresses both men and women,”@OchiengAmy on what she liked about our #AmnestyRead A Thousand Splendid Suns #AmnestyBookClubKE
Apr 19, 2021 5 tweets 2 min read
Learning of news that some form 4 students have been caught up by curfew. The Government should facilitate their safe passage home. COVID19 prevention is reliant on adequate communication that affirms citizens’ role and works with health professionals in seeking compliance - as opposed to punishment and attacks on the people to force compliance.
Apr 12, 2021 21 tweets 17 min read
Guess what day it is? Yes, Monday but also the first day of #NGOWeek2021! You don’t want to miss the kick off ceremony where our ED, @irunguhoughton, will be speaking! You can tune in on @tv47ke or using this link👇🏾:
“One of our biggest lessons is the need to make sure our interventions are grounded in sustainability,” @KateVorley, Country Director of @PlanGlobal
#NGOWeek2021 #NGOsWeekOnTV47
Nov 9, 2020 5 tweets 6 min read
The lives of @godbless_lema and his family are worth more than political contests and ambitions. We urge the government to remember its obligations and grant #AsylumForLema! Silence only emboldens our oppressors! We must speak out against every instance of injustice. Today it is @godbless_lema, tomorrow it is those people, next week it could be you. Raise your voice and urge the government of Kenya to grant #AsylumForLema
@Chahali
Nov 9, 2020 7 tweets 5 min read
Our Safety and Dignity Campaign Manager @kipdemas will be speaking on @KTNNewsKE to @Michellengele about #AsylumForLema. Tune in here👇🏿
“International Law and International norms form part of Kenyan law.we have certain obligations to any person who is fleeing their country under pain or attack,” @kipdemas
#AsylumForLema
Nov 9, 2020 4 tweets 3 min read
We call on the Government of Kenya to URGENTLY process Godbless Lema’s asylum as per its obligations under international law and not deport the opposition politician back to Tanzania.
Read our statement below.
@FredMatiangi @IG_NPS .@godbless_lema recently fled to Kenya with his wife & 3 children seeking asylum from GOK. We believe that he is in police custody in Kajiado. His lawyer Prof George Wajackoyah has also confirmed that he may be deported back to TZ.
#AsylumForLema
Jun 9, 2020 12 tweets 16 min read
Amnesty staff and board members stand in solidarity with the family of Yassin Moyo. Enough is enough. We call for an end to police brutality and extrajudicial executions. #PoliceBrutalityKE #BlackLivesMatter ImageImageImageImage For 8 minutes and 46 seconds; Amnesty staff, board and residents of Kiamaiko remembered the victims of police brutality. #JusticeForVaite #JusticeforYassin #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd #JusticeForSamuelMaina #PoliceBrutalityKenya #BlackLivesMattters ImageImageImageImage
Mar 8, 2020 9 tweets 10 min read
We are at the digital rights concert at Sarit Centre as we celebrate #InternationalWomensDay
#OnlineSafetyForHer is crucial.
Drop by and say hello.You can't miss us-we are in neon reflector jackets 😎. Because we are extra!!! ImageImageImage Just in case you didn’t know!! You are never too young to be an Amnesty member!! Come by our table and learn more about being a member! #InternationalWomensDay #OnlinesafetyForHer Image