On September 18, 2025, Kenneth & Jacob’s House, in collaboration with JINSIANGU and with support from CIVICUS, held a powerful community engagement workshop. Twenty-nine courageous youth from different backgrounds came together: voices from urban and rural areas, in their diversities in gender, orientation, expression, and lived realities. We gathered not just to talk, but toContinue reading “A Deep Dive into the Lives of SOGIESC Youth in Kenya”
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Know the UNUPR: A Practical Guide for Our Community
An advocacy + learning resource from Kenneth & Jacob’s House#KNOWTHEUNUPR Executive Summary The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is the UN’s peer-review of every country’s human rights record. It creates rare, high-impact openings for community voices; especially refugees, asylum seekers, LGBTQIA+ people, women, youth, persons with disabilities, and other groups often excluded from policy rooms toContinue reading “Know the UNUPR: A Practical Guide for Our Community”
Kenya and the 2025 UN Universal Periodic Review: A Crucial Moment for Human Rights and LGBTQ+ Communities
Kenya’s current human rights landscape is facing renewed international scrutiny following its fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR) by the United Nations Human Rights Council Working Group. Held on 1 May 2025 in Geneva, this review serves as a global accountability mechanism, assessing Kenya’s progress and challenges in the promotion and protection of human rights. The UPR brings together reportsContinue reading “Kenya and the 2025 UN Universal Periodic Review: A Crucial Moment for Human Rights and LGBTQ+ Communities”
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