Human Rights Protection

The Human Rights Protection Programme combines ICJ Kenya's outreach activities with legal aid. We are building the capacity of communities in six areas namely, Transmara, Laikipia, Meru, Kitui,Taita Taveta and Kwale.This is done through our network of nearly 360 paralegals. Our paralegals are trained to provide basic legal services and advice free of charge in their communities in order to facilitate the right to access to justice in the rural communities of Kenya.

Communities should be able to access both formal and informal dispute resolution methods as well as to take control of their lives through administrative or bureaucratic advocacy in relation to local legal problems. Most of these problems arise from high competition for land, not just within farming and pastoralist communities, but also against wildlife. Some have high conflict potential, so that increasingly, paralegals must sensitize communities to make choices that prevent and resolve conflict.

The following services are provided as stand alone initiatives as well as part of a multisectoral approach combined with services provided by other NGOs and groups.

Putting Communities to Rights Project

The Human Rights Education Programme combines ICJ Kenya's outreach activities and legal aid. In six rural districts, ICJ Kenya is equipping Community Based Organisations with nearly 360 paralegals with legal expertise and back up to improve access to justice and legal empowerment of their communities.

For us, access to legal services is a right. Communities should be able to access formal dispute resolution means as well as to take control of their lives through administrative or bureaucratic advocacy in relation to local legal problems. Most of these problems arise from high competition for land, not just within farming and pastoralist communities, but also against wildlife. Some have high conflict potential, so that increasingly, paralegals must sensitise communities to make choices that prevent and resolve conflict.

Human Rights Protection

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