African Region: ICJ report shows that African States remain a long way from turning their commitments to reality in ensuring disability rights
The International Commission Jurists (ICJ) has issued a report finding that while African authorities in the region have incorporated an improved discourse around disability rights to introduce or explain policy and law, these narratives are far too often not met with...
Kenya: Authorities must ensure access to inclusive, quality public education for all children
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) underlines the need for the judiciary to step in and enforce the right to inclusive, quality education in Kenya. In addition, the ICJ, in partnership with the Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and...
Kenya: Authorities should build more public schools and ensure the effective regulation of private Schools
In Mathare, a large informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya, there is an urgent need to improve access to quality public education, and to regulate private actors providing educational services in the community. These are some of the key findings in ‘Build Us More Schools’: The Quest for Quality Free Education in Mabatini and Ngei Wards of Mathare, Nairobi, a research report published today.
Kenya: Security forces must refrain from unlawful use of force at ongoing demonstrations
The ICJ recalls that, under international law, security forces must respect the principles of necessity and proportionality and that the use of lethal force is only permissible when strictly necessary to protect life.
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