Survivors, rights defenders launch campaign to criminalise enforced disappearance
Human rights defenders and families of victims have launched the 'Haki Kwa Wote' campaign in Kenya to criminalize enforced disappearances. The initiative seeks to hold perpetrators accountable and improve victim protection mechanisms.
Why it matters
The campaign highlights ongoing concerns regarding police accountability and human rights in Kenya, following a history of civil unrest and disappearances.
Muhuri’s Francis Auma [R] and Fatima Jeilan [in pink buibui], mother of Musa Awes, 23 [in poster], who was taken on April 19 in Barsheba, Mombasa by unknown people, never to be seen again, address the press on July 29 / BRIAN OTIENO.
Survivors and families of victims of police abuse and enforced disappearances will today launch a national campaign in Mombasa to criminalise enforced disappearances, in conjunction with human rights defenders.
The ‘Haki Kwa Wote’ (Justice For All) campaign aims to compel the justice system in the country to fully implement the victim protection mechanisms in the country.
The launch coincides with the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, usually marked on August 30.
The campaign seeks to draw national attention to the continued occurrence of enforced disappearances and the urgent need for legal, policy and institutional reforms to protect victims and hold perpetrators accountable.
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