Muslims for Human Rights (MUHURI)

6 days ago

MUHURI is engaging Lamu County Assembly Women Caucus on a series of training on sexual gender-based violence (SGBV).

MCAs said the county recorded 200 cases of teenage pregnancy since coronavirus struck.

The three-day training in Mombasa ends Sunday.

Today’s session touched on women and the constitution of Kenya, 2010. We looked at the relevant provisions of the law favouring women and providing opportunities for gender equality.

Also covered was achievements made about women representation and participation.

Later, we hosted them at the situation room – the Tononoka-based nerve centre for Mombasa SGBV Working Group that coordinates responses to abuses.

Here, the MCAs learned unique approaches used to fight SGBV in Mombasa that is strange in Lamu.

Such tactics are not limited to establishing:
1. County toll-free lines for reportage of violence – Lamu only relies on national’s.
2. Psychosocial support that is lacking in Lamu
3. Close collaboration with Justice Sector Actors and Civil Society Organizations.
3. SGBV technical working group.

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Muslims for Human Rights (MUHURI)

1 week ago

Covid-19 pandemic has left raging havoc of sexual gender-based violence (SGBV).

Home is where harm was – and still is. A next-door neighbour might be sexual predator preying on your daughter, son, niece, or nephew.

The pandemic has also proved there is little awareness of SGBV. Many victims do not know what to do after the assault, sometimes inadvertently destroying the evidence.

And our record shows perpetrators are male.

Therefore, we decided to train male champions at the Coast and Garissa to fight SGBV in the community. They are religious leaders, motorbike taxi drivers, youth, village heads, and security officers.

The group will use different approaches to facilitate access to justice for SGBV victims, prevent stigma and discrimination, and strengthen existing structures in responding to abuses.

Mombasa High Court Judge, Dorah Chepkwony, graced the county’s training, which Royal Norwegian Embassy in Nairobi supported.

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Muslims for Human Rights (MUHURI)

1 week ago

Today we supported Coast university students to exercise their constitutional right – they peacefully demonstrated, urging the reopening of learning institutions.

Lecture rooms remain closed since March following the President’s directive to contain coronavirus.

But the Ministry of Education has said many institutions have since placed measures to curb Covid-19 spread.

The virus raged during the early months. But the country is now witnessing a decline in the number of new cases.

The government allowed worship places, restaurants, and other centers to reopen. It eased further restrictions like lockdowns and cessation of movement.

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