Essays about: "National Human Rights Institutions in Kenya"

Found 1 essay containing the words National Human Rights Institutions in Kenya.

  1. 1. NHRIs and the Challenges of Independence in a Kenyan Context

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Fatima Brobeck Khan; [2011]
    Keywords : Folkrätt; Human Rights; NHRIs; Kenya; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The concept of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) with a mandate to protect and promote human rights have been addressed by the UN for more than half a century, and such institutions have been established in several countries around the world for the last two decades. The establishment of a national human rights institution is however not equal to the commitment of human rights, and in some countries it has been used as a mean to deflect international criticism of human rights abuses. READ MORE