KENYA HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION

KENYA HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION (KHRC) is a non-governmental organization (NGO) with a mandate of enhancing human rights-centred governance at all levels, and with a vision of a society of free people and a mission to root human dignity, freedoms, and social justice in Kenya and beyond. It was established and incorporated on 9th April 1992 by Kenyans exiled in the United States of America (USA) and later registered on 20th January 1994 under the NGO Coordination Board. Its founders are among the foremost leaders and activists in the struggle for human rights and democratic reforms in Kenya and beyond. As an organization sustained impactful interventions at the county and national levels as the core of our legitimacy and escalated the same to regional and international levels. Consequently, the Commission has received many awards and accolades, including the Ford Foundation's Champions of Democracy accorded in November 2012. KHRC has its head office in Nairobi, where its secretariat is based. KHRC works with more than thirty Human Rights Networks (HURINETs) and other grassroots community organisations based in more than thirty counties in Kenya; partners with more than thirty national-level state and non-state actors and coalitions; and over 20 sub-regional, regional, and international human rights organisations and networks. At present, KHRC is implementing its activities under three main pillars: Economic Social Justice which incorporates work in Business and Human Rights (Corporate Accountability), Labor Rights; Land & Natural Resource Justice and Public Interest Litigation. Inclusion and Political Justice which incorporates work on: Civic Space, Police Reforms, Transitional Justice, Public Finance Management and Citizenship and Statelessness; Institutional Excellence where the finance, administration, communication, and urgent response work are undertaken. Haki Madini Kenya (HMK) is a community centred coalition that seeks to work with communities in and