IMPACT OF COVID 19 TO HRDS AND HUMAN RIGHTS WORK ACROSS KENYA

Defenders Coalition started monitoring and documenting the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on Kenyan citizens and the human rights defenders community in March 2020 in response to emerging reports of human rights violations in the enforcement of the various measures that the Kenya state put in place to manage the spread of the CoronaVirus. The monitoring exercise was conducted by Defenders Coalition in partnership with a network of human rights defenders across the country. This activity was conducted in the context of restrictive measures like cessation of movements and mandatory quarantine, have affected on the capacity of human rights actors, reach affected communities and individuals to document violations and offer timely service including access to justice for victims and accountability.