Kenya Archives – Page 3 of 8

Covid-19; Prevent. Treat. Leave No One Behind

by WEVYN MUGANDA | Mar 17, 2020 | Human Rights, Kenya

I wrote an article about the emotional violence and racism towards victims of Corona Virus a few weeks ago. At the time, the virus had affected the people of China and a few other countries. What I saw, was an outpouring of hateful messages towards the Chinese people...

I am #Generation Equality

by WEVYN MUGANDA | Mar 9, 2020 | Human Rights, Kenya

For International Women’s Day 2020, I wanted to share my and the voices of the important women in my life; my close friends❤️ These women have walked this journey with me, supporting my activism and cheering me on. They have had a lot of influence in my activism in...

21st Century is The Century for Women’s Equality

by WEVYN MUGANDA | Mar 3, 2020 | Guest Article, Human Rights, Kenya

By Iman Kagumba I strongly believe that the 21st Century is the century for women’s equality. I hope I live to see that day. On 27th February 2020, the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said he is a feminist and urged everyone else to be through expressing...

Youth Standing Up for Human Rights

by WEVYN MUGANDA | Feb 28, 2020 | Human Rights, Justice, Kenya, Violent Extremism

On 6th February 2020, I was part of a webinar themed: Youth Standing Up for Human Rights. The webinar hosted by young people for young people is courtesy of UNDP whose initiative 16×16 supports 16 young activists from across the world in advancing SDG...

What You Need to Know About The Plea Bargaining Process in Kenya

by WEVYN MUGANDA | Feb 25, 2020 | Human Rights, Justice, Kenya

Have you heard of Plea Bargaining? I heard about Plea Bargaining in 2018 when i was working on an Access to Justice program at the Coast of Kenya. I wrote about some of that work in a previous post ‘Plea Bargaining refers to a negotiated agreement between a criminal...

The Relationship Between The Young People and The Police

by WEVYN MUGANDA | Feb 11, 2020 | Human Rights, Kenya

There’s something about being young that’s always associated with being wrong. It starts in the home when a child’s opinion is ignored because they have not lived long enough to contribute to anything meaningful(what’s this about by the way😕) In schools, when you are...