#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
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🤩
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
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!!!
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