Mathare and Complexo do Alemão, Brazil solidarity: Coletivo Papo Reto together with MSJC
Over the last few months, MSJC has been having many conversations with activists in Brazil. In these conversations we have seen that the struggles we […]
Campaigner against forced evictions detained and harassed at Buruburu police station
Edwin Kimani, who together with other community members’ campaigns against forced evictions and land grabbing in Mathare, was detained by the police for no reason […]
Justice For Carilton Maina from Kibera – Another Victim of Extrajudicial Killings
Carilton Maina, a 23 year old from Kibera, was shot on December 21 on his way home from watching a football match. It is said […]
Threats to Justice Centre’s Working Group Members Must Stop!
Since the November 7th press conference organized by the Justice Centre’s Working Group to militate against the recent surge in extrajudicial killings in poor urban […]
Rethinking Transitional Justice from Community Social Justice Centres in Kenya
During the months of March – April 2018, every Tuesday of the week, Mathare Social Justice Centre (MSJC) convened meetings with network community organizers and social […]
Evans Oduor, Bernard Otieno, John Njuguna and more killed by Police in Mathare this month
These three men were killed by the police in Mathare North last week. None of them have been accused of any wrong doing. Even […]
MSJC’s JJ/Kennedy Chindi receiving death threats from Rashid of Pangani Police Station
Kennedy Chindi/JJ MSJC’s field coordinator, pictured above receiving the Public Choice Award at the Human Rights Defenders Awards earlier this year, has for years been […]
MSJC Celebrates 70 years of the UDHR with the OHCHR
On September 21st MSJC celebrated 70 years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). The theme of the day was “Watu wote wamezaliwa huru, hadhi […]
Kumi Naidoo solidarity visit to MSJC
Amnesty International Secretary General Kumi Naidoo visited MSJC and the Justice Centre Working Group with colleagues on August 22nd. During this visit he learned about […]
Saba Saba #MarchForOurLives Petition
Even as a month has gone by since the powerful #SabaSabaMarchForOurLives, the work to demand an end to extrajudicial executions continues in Kenya. This work […]