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KENYA
List of Documents
1.
General Information and Maps
Source:
United Nations. Cartographic Section.
Date of Document:
December 2011
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Title:
Kenya. L'Encyclopédie en ligne.
Accessed Date:
22 December 2016
Title:
Kenya. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
12 January 2017
Accessed Date:
23 January 2017
Title:
Operational Guidance Note: Kenya
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
December 2013
Accessed Date:
19 December 2014
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; corruption; country overview; crime; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; female genital mutilation; freedom of movement; gangs; gender equality; gender-based violence; internal displacement; legal system; legislation; organized crime; penal system; police corruption; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; sexual minorities; sexual violence; statistics; torture; witness protection
Title:
Kenya. L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde.
Source:
L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde.
Date of Document:
24 December 2015
Accessed Date:
22 December 2016
Title:
Country Information and Guidance. Kenya: Sexual orientation and gender identity.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
22 March 2016
Accessed Date:
22 December 2016
Title:
Kenya. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2015.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
13 April 2016
Accessed Date:
19 April 2016
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; children; citizenship; corruption; disappeared persons; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender equality; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; Internet; labour; legal system; minorities; penal system; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political prisoners; race; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; state surveillance; torture; warrants
Title:
Kenya. World Report 2017: Events of 2016.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Accessed Date:
23 January 2017
Title:
Kenya. Freedom in the World 2016.
Accessed Date:
22 December 2016
Title:
Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review: Kenya
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
26 March 2015
Accessed Date:
10 November 2015
Keywords:
children; citizenship; disappeared persons; extralegal executions/killings; female genital mutilation; freedom of expression; gangs; gender equality; gender-based violence; human rights activists; indigenous groups; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; legal system; legislation; marriage; police/security forces; sexual minorities; social services; torture; trafficking in persons; witness protection
Title:
Kenya. Amnesty International Report 2015/16: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Accessed Date:
4 January 2017
Title:
Summary of the National Prevalence Torture Survey 2016
Source:
Independent Medico-Legal Unit
Date of Document:
24 October 2016
Accessed Date:
22 December 2016
Title:
Concluding Observations on the Second Periodic Report of Kenya, Adopted by the Committee at Its Fiftieth Session (6 to 31 May 2013)
Source:
United Nations. Committee Against Torture.
Date of Document:
19 June 2013
Accessed Date:
19 December 2014
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; children; corruption; disappeared persons; extralegal executions/killings; female genital mutilation; human rights activists; legislation; penal system; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; social services; torture; witness protection
Title:
Deaths and Disappearances: Abuses in Counterterrorism Operations in Nairobi and in Northeastern Kenya
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
19 July 2016
Accessed Date:
30 January 2017
Title:
Concluding observations on the combined second to fifth periodic reports of Kenya
Source:
United Nations. Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
Date of Document:
6 April 2016
Accessed Date:
22 December 2016
Title:
Human Rights: The Elusive Mirage? The Fourth State of Human Rights Report. Post-Promulgation 2010-2014
Source:
Kenya National Commission on Human Rights
Accessed Date:
29 December 2016
3.
Identification Documents and Citizenship
Title:
Kenya Reciprocity Schedule
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Accessed Date:
4 January 2017
Title:
Citizenship. Constitution of Kenya.
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
children; citizenship; identity documents; legislation; marriage
Title:
Requirements and procedures for the spouse of a Kenyan citizen to obtain citizenship; whether someone who lived in Kenya and was married to a Kenyan citizen for over seven years, but whose spouse died, has the rights to Kenyan citizenship
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
8 August 2012
Accessed Date:
8 January 2013
Keywords:
citizenship; identity documents; legislation; marriage
Title:
Part III – Citizenship. Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act, 2011.
Accessed Date:
19 December 2014
Keywords:
children; citizenship; legislation; marriage
Title:
Situation of individuals who obtained refugee status before the Refugees Act of 2006 came into effect and who have an expired Alien Certificate; requirements and procedures to renew an expired Alien Certificate
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
23 September 2015
Accessed Date:
3 December 2015
Keywords:
identity documents; legislation
Title:
The Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act, 2011 - Extension of Time, Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 169, Legal Notice No. 178.
Date of Document:
7 October 2016
Accessed Date:
23 January 2017
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
Title:
High Stakes. Political Violence and the 2013 Elections in Kenya.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
February 2013
Accessed Date:
19 December 2014
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; corruption; crime; election; extremist/terrorist organizations; gangs; internal displacement; map; police corruption; police/security forces; political activities
Title:
I. Political Transformation. Bertelsmann Stiftung, BTI 2016 — Kenya Country Report.
Source:
Gütersloh: Bertelsmann Stiftung
Accessed Date:
29 December 2016
Title:
Kenya After the Elections. Africa Briefing N° 94.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
15 May 2013
Accessed Date:
20 November 2013
Keywords:
election; freedom of expression; internal displacement; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; witness protection
Title:
East Africa Report: The Nature and Drivers of Insecurity in Kenya
Source:
Institute for Security Studies
Date of Document:
April 2015
Author:
Andrews Atta-Asamoah
Accessed Date:
29 December 2016
Title:
Republic of Kenya. Election for President (President) of 4 March 2013.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
19 December 2014
Keywords:
election; political activities; political organizations; statistics
Title:
Kenya: Al-Shabaab – Closer to Home. Africa Briefing N°102.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
25 September 2014
Accessed Date:
19 December 2014
Keywords:
armed groups; crime; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; map; minorities; political activities; religion
Title:
Kenya's Somali North East. Devolution and Security.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
17 November 2015
Accessed Date:
29 December 2016
Title:
Governance Assessment: Kenya January 2013 – July 2016
Accessed Date:
29 December 2016
5.
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children
Title:
Safe Haven. Sheltering Displaced from Sexual and Gender-Based Violence. Case Study: Kenya.
Source:
Human Rights Center - University of California; Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Date of Document:
May 2013
Author:
Rebecca Horn; Kim Thuy Seelinger
Accessed Date:
19 December 2014
Keywords:
children; conflict; corruption; gender-based violence; internal displacement; judicial corruption; legal system; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services
Title:
Concluding Observations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women: Kenya
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women.
Date of Document:
5 April 2011
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Keywords:
children; citizenship; domestic violence; family law; female genital mutilation; gender equality; gender-based violence; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; penal system; police efficacy; sexual violence; social services; trafficking in persons
Title:
FGM in Kenya, Country Profile Update
Date of Document:
December 2016
Accessed Date:
23 January 2017
Title:
Widow inheritance amongst the Kisa sub-tribe of the Luhya tribe, including who is chosen to inherit the widow, the process by which he is chosen and repercussions if he refuses to inherit the widow; availability of state protection
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
12 February 2008
Accessed Date:
19 November 2012
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; family law; gender equality; marriage; tribes/clans
Title:
Treatment of single or divorced women who are living alone, including access to housing and employment in Nairobi; availability of social services offered by government and civil society (2013-January 2014)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
29 January 2014
Accessed Date:
19 December 2014
Keywords:
domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; family law; female genital mutilation; gender equality; gender-based violence; judicial efficacy; labour; legislation; marriage; police corruption; sexual violence; social services; torture
Title:
Women's and widows' inheritance rights in civil and customary law, including among the Bukusu ethnic group; prevalence of levirate marriage, including among the Bukusu ethnic group; consequences and state protection available for women who refuse suc...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
29 January 2014
Accessed Date:
23 December 2014
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; family law; gender equality; legislation; marriage
Title:
Domestic Violence in Kenya. A Landscape Analysis of Domestic Violence Laws.
Source:
Thomson Reuters Foundation
Date of Document:
December 2013
Accessed Date:
19 December 2014
Keywords:
children; domestic violence; institutional efficacy; legal system; legislation; police/security forces
Title:
Concluding Observations on the seventh periodic report of Kenya. Addendum. Information provided by Kenya in the follow-up to the concluding observations.
Code:
CEDAW/C/KEN/CO/7/Add.1
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women.
Date of Document:
16 June 2014
Accessed Date:
10 November 2015
Keywords:
children; citizenship; domestic violence; family law; female genital mutilation; gender equality; gender-based violence; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; penal system; police efficacy; sexual violence; social services; trafficking in persons
Title:
The Accountability Gap on Sexual Violence in Kenya: Reforms and Initiatives Since the Post-Election Crisis
Source:
International Center for Transitional Justice
Date of Document:
April 2014
Accessed Date:
19 January 2015
Keywords:
children; crime; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; gender equality; gender-based violence; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; sexual violence; social services; statistics; torture
Title:
Kenya. Social Institutions and Gender Index 2014.
Source:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Accessed Date:
10 November 2015
Keywords:
children; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; family law; freedom of movement; gender equality; gender-based violence; identity documents; judicial efficacy; legislation; marriage; police efficacy; police report; religion; sexual violence; social services; statistics
Title:
“I Just Sit and Wait to Die”. Reparations for Survivors of Kenya's 2007-2008 Post-Election Sexual Violence.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
15 February 2016
Accessed Date:
1 March 2016
Title:
Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 18 of the Convention. Eighth periodic report of States parties due in 2015. Kenya.
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.
Date of Document:
1 June 2016
Accessed Date:
29 December 2016
Title:
Title: Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2014
Source:
The DHS Program. Demographic and Health Surveys.
Date of Document:
December 2015
Page Numbers:
291-322; 331-342
Accessed Date:
29 December 2016
Title:
Violence Against Women and Girls in Kenya: Roles of Religion
Source:
Georgetown University. Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs.
Date of Document:
29 August 2016
Accessed Date:
29 December 2016
Title:
Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual, Transgender and Intersex Persons. In the Spirit of Harambee. Addressing Discrimination and Inequality in Kenya.
Source:
Equal Rights Trust; Kenya Human Rights Commission
Date of Document:
February 2012
Accessed Date:
21 November 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; legislation; police/security forces; sexual minorities
Title:
Kenya. Speaking Out. The Rights of LGBT Citizens from Across the Commonwealth.
Source:
Kaleidoscope Trust
Accessed Date:
29 December 2016
Keywords:
legislation; sexual minorities
Title:
Kenya. State-Sponsored Homophobia. A World Survey of Sexual Orientation Laws: criminalisation, protection and recognition.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
Date of Document:
October 2016
Accessed Date:
23 January 2017
Title:
Treatment of homosexuals
Source:
Ireland. Refugee Documentation Centre.
Date of Document:
12 July 2016
Accessed Date:
29 December 2016
Title:
Information on the legal status of LGBT people; legal status on membership of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender and Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission
Source:
Ireland. Refugee Documentation Centre.
Date of Document:
11 June 2015
Accessed Date:
29 December 2016
Title:
The Issue is Violence: Attacks on LGBT People on Kenya's Coast
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
28 September 2015
Accessed Date:
10 November 2015
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; freedom of expression; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legislation; police/security forces complaints; political activities; sexual minorities
Title:
Kenya: Court Upholds Forced Anal Exams
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
16 June 2016
Accessed Date:
29 December 2016
Title:
Kenya LGBTI: Landscape Analysis of Political, Economic and Social Conditions
Source:
Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice
Author:
Wanja Muguongo et al.
Accessed Date:
29 December 2016
Title:
Criminalisation of Homosexuality
Source:
Human Dignity Trust
Date of Document:
25 October 2015
Accessed Date:
29 December 2016
Title:
LGBT Rights in Kenya: A Conversation with David Kuria
Source:
World Policy Blog
Date of Document:
28 July 2015
Accessed Date:
29 December 2016
Title:
Research on The Lived Experiences of Lesbian, Bisexual and Queer Women in Kenya
Source:
Gay and Lesbian Coalition of Kenya et al.
Date of Document:
February 2016
Accessed Date:
23 January 2017
7.
Criminality and Corruption
Title:
Kenya: Overview of Corruption and Anti-Corruption
Source:
U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre; Transparency International; CHR. Michelsen Institute
Date of Document:
18 October 2012
Accessed Date:
21 November 2013
Keywords:
corruption; election; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; government corruption; institutional efficacy; judicial corruption; police corruption; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations
Title:
Radicalisation in Kenya: Recruitment to al-Shabaab and the Mombasa Republican Council
Source:
Institute for Security Studies
Date of Document:
September 2014
Accessed Date:
29 December 2016
Title:
Kenya (Tier 2). 2016 Trafficking in Persons Report.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
June 2016
Accessed Date:
29 December 2016
Title:
Kenya. The East African Bribery Index 2014.
Source:
Transparency International Kenya
Date of Document:
4 December 2014
Accessed Date:
2 December 2015
Keywords:
corruption; judicial corruption; police corruption
Title:
Insult to Injury: The 2014 Lamu and Tana River Attacks and Kenya's Abusive Response
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
15 June 2015
Accessed Date:
2 December 2015
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political opposition; political organizations; religion; state surveillance
Title:
The Sungu Sungu group, including activities and areas of operation; actions taken by authorities against the group; state protection available to victims (2010-2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
18 November 2013
Accessed Date:
29 November 2013
Keywords:
corruption; crime; gangs; government corruption; institutional efficacy; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; police corruption; police efficacy
Title:
“We Were Sent to Kill You”. Gang Attacks in Western Kenya and the Government's Failed Response.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
April 2014
Accessed Date:
19 December 2014
Keywords:
children; conflict; crime; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; gangs; government corruption; institutional efficacy; legal system; legislation; map; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; sexual violence; torture
Title:
Kenya. Country Reports on Terrorism 2015.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
June 2016
Accessed Date:
29 December 2016
Title:
Kenya. 2016 OSAC Crime and Safety Report.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
2 May 2016
Accessed Date:
4 January 2017
Title:
How Kenya's al-Shabab amnesty is a loaded gun
Date of Document:
31 August 2016
Accessed Date:
29 December 2016
8.
Military Service - (No items in this section)
9.
Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems
Title:
Learning from Our Past: An Exploration of Truth, Justice and Reconciliation in Kenya
Source:
International Center for Transitional Justice - Kenya
Date of Document:
18 November 2015
Author:
Karen Murphy et al.
Accessed Date:
29 December 2016
Title:
Crying for Justice: Victims' Perspectives on Justice for the Post-Election Violence in Kenya
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
July 2014
Accessed Date:
19 December 2014
Keywords:
children; conflict; crime; disappeared persons; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; gangs; gender-based violence; government corruption; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; map; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; sexual violence; social services; statistics; torture; witness protection
Title:
Kenya. WJP Rule of Law Index 2016.
Source:
World Justice Project
Accessed Date:
29 December 2016
10.
Police and Security Forces
Title:
Police Reform in Kenya: “A Drop in the Ocean”
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
January 2013
Accessed Date:
21 November 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; conflict; corruption; election; legislation; police corruption; police/security forces; political activities; torture
Title:
Policing the Periphery. Opportunities and Challenges for Kenya Police Reserves.
Source:
Small Arms Survey
Date of Document:
March 2013
Author:
Kennedy Mkutu; Gerald Wandera
Accessed Date:
19 December 2014
Keywords:
conflict; corruption; country overview; legislation; map; police corruption; police/security forces; statistics
Title:
Kenya: Killings, Disappearances by Anti-Terror Police
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
18 August 2014
Accessed Date:
19 December 2014
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; disappeared persons; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; police/security forces; torture
Title:
Kenya Police Service Satisfaction Survey and Needs Analysis Report, 2016
Source:
Transparency International Kenya
Date of Document:
August 2016
Accessed Date:
23 January 2017
Title:
How Kenya is failing to uphold its commitment to a free press
Source:
Committee to Protect Journalists
Date of Document:
15 July 2015
Accessed Date:
4 January 2017
Title:
Kenya. Freedom of the Press 2016.
Accessed Date:
30 January 2017
Title:
Kenya. Freedom on the Net 2016.
Accessed Date:
23 January 2017
Title:
Kenya. International Religious Freedom Report for 2015.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
10 August 2016
Accessed Date:
4 January 2017
Title:
The Mungiki sect, including organizational structure, leadership, membership, recruitment and activities; the relationship between the government and sects, including protection offered to victims of devil worshippers and sects, such as the Mungik...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
15 November 2013
Accessed Date:
29 November 2013
Keywords:
armed groups; crime; female genital mutilation; gangs; government corruption; police corruption; police efficacy; political organizations; witness protection
Title:
Refugees in Kenya: Roles of Faith
Source:
Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs. Georgetown University; World Faiths Development Dialogue
Date of Document:
November 2015
Accessed Date:
2 March 2016
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of movement; internal displacement; map; religion; social services; statistics
13.
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race
Title:
Kenya at 50: Unrealized Rights of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
January 2012
Author:
Korir Sing'Oei Abraham
Accessed Date:
21 November 2013
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; indigenous groups; legislation; map; minorities; police/security forces; statistics; tribes/clans
Title:
The Kalenjin Raiders, including extent of control and influence, particularly in Nairobi; treatment of members of the Kalenjin ethnic group that did not support the Raiders between 2006 and 2008; availability of state protection (2013-November 2014)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
17 November 2014
Accessed Date:
3 December 2015
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; crime; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; gangs; government corruption; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political organizations
Title:
Kenya. State of the World's Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2016: Events of 2015.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
July 2016
Accessed Date:
4 January 2017
14.
Exit/Entry and Freedom of Movement
Title:
Rights and obligations conferred on an individual who has been recognized as a refugee, including the requirements and process for obtaining permanent residence for this individual; rights and obligations of an individual who possesses an...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
20 February 2015
Accessed Date:
17 December 2015
Keywords:
citizenship; freedom of movement; identity documents; legal system; legislation; nationality; social services
Title:
Exit controls at airports, including whether border officials check for police or criminal records (2013-December 2014)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
15 December 2014
Accessed Date:
11 December 2015
Keywords:
identity documents; legislation; transport infrastructure
15.
Labour, Employment and Unions
Title:
Kenya. The 2016 ITUC Global Rights Index. The World's Worst Countries for Workers.
Source:
International Trade Union Confederation
Accessed Date:
29 December 2016
16.
Other - (No items in this section)
The following changes have been made to the previous package dated 13 May 2016:
Title:
Kenya. L'Encyclopédie en ligne.
URL:
http://www.larousse.fr/encyclopedie/flashfixe/Kenya/1306085
Accessed Date:
16 November 2012
Title:
Kenya. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
9 December 2015
URL:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ke.html
Accessed Date:
11 December 2015
Keywords:
country overview; map
Title:
Kenya. World Report 2015: Events of 2014.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2015
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2015/country-chapters/kenya
Accessed Date:
10 November 2015
Keywords:
corruption; crime; disappeared persons; election; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; human rights activists; legislation; police/security forces; political activities; torture
Title:
Kenya. Freedom in the World 2015.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2015/kenya
Accessed Date:
20 February 2015
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; children; conflict; corruption; crime; disappeared persons; domestic violence; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; family law; female genital mutilation; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; gangs; gender equality; government corruption; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; Internet; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; penal system; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political organizations; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; state surveillance; torture; witness protection
Title:
Kenya. Amnesty International Report 2014/15: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/countries/africa/kenya/report-kenya/
Accessed Date:
17 November 2015
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; internal displacement; nationality; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; torture
Title:
Kenya Reciprocity Schedule
Source:
United States. Department of State.
URL:
http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/fees/reciprocity-by-country/KE.html
Accessed Date:
10 November 2015
Keywords:
children; citizenship; identity documents; marriage; military service; penal system
Title:
I. Political Transformation. Bertelsmann Stiftung, BTI 2014 — Kenya Country Report.
Source:
Gütersloh: Bertelsmann Stiftung
URL:
http://www.bti-project.de/fileadmin/Inhalte/reports/2014/pdf/BTI%202014%20Kenya.pdf
Accessed Date:
19 December 2014
Keywords:
armed groups; corruption; election; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; legal system; legislation; police corruption; police/security forces; political activities; political organizations; religion
Title:
Country Profile: FGM in Kenya
Date of Document:
May 2013
URL:
http://www.28toomany.org/media/uploads/final_kenya_country_profile_may_2013.pdf
Accessed Date:
20 November 2013
Keywords:
children; corruption; country overview; ethnic and national groups; family law; female genital mutilation; freedom of the press; gender equality; legislation; map; marriage; political activities; religion; statistics; tribes/clans
Title:
Kenya. Speaking Out. The Rights of LGBT Citizens from Across the Commonwealth.
Source:
Kaleidoscope Trust
URL:
http://kaleidoscopetrust.com/usr/library/documents/main/speaking-out-lgbti-rights-in-the-cw.pdf
Accessed Date:
19 December 2014
Keywords:
legislation; sexual minorities
Title:
Kenya. State-Sponsored Homophobia. A World Survey of Laws: Criminalisation, Protection and Recognition of Same-Sex Love.
Source:
The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
Date of Document:
May 2015
Author:
Aengus Carroll; Lucas Paoli Itaborahy
URL:
http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2015.pdf
Accessed Date:
10 November 2015
Keywords:
legislation; sexual minorities
Title:
Kenya (Tier 2). 2015 Trafficking in Persons Report.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
July 2015
URL:
http://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/countries/2015/243466.htm
Accessed Date:
2 December 2015
Keywords:
armed groups; children; corruption; drug trafficking; extremist/terrorist organizations; government corruption; labour; legislation; police corruption; police/security forces; social services; trafficking in persons
Title:
Kenya. Country Reports on Terrorism 2014.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
June 2015
URL:
http://www.state.gov/j/ct/rls/crt/2014/239404.htm
Accessed Date:
2 December 2015
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; legislation; police/security forces; political organizations; religion; state surveillance
Title:
Kenya. 2015 OSAC Crime and Safety Report.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
18 March 2015
URL:
https://www.osac.gov/Pages/ContentReportDetails.aspx?cid=17289
Accessed Date:
2 December 2015
Keywords:
abduction; corruption; crime; drug trafficking; election; ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; institutional efficacy; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; organized crime; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; transport infrastructure
Title:
Kenya. WJP Rule of Law Index 2015.
Source:
World Justice Project
URL:
http://data.worldjusticeproject.org/#/groups/KEN
Accessed Date:
2 December 2015
Keywords:
judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; legislation; statistics
Title:
Kenya. Freedom of the Press 2015.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-press/2015/kenya
Accessed Date:
2 December 2015
Keywords:
election; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; human rights activists; Internet; legislation
Title:
Kenya. Freedom on the Net 2015.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-net/2015/kenya
Accessed Date:
2 December 2015
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; Internet; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; state surveillance
Title:
Kenya. International Religious Freedom Report for 2014.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
14 October 2015
URL:
http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/irf/religiousfreedom/index.htm?year=2014&dlid=238226
Accessed Date:
2 December 2015
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; crime; ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; identity documents; legislation; minorities; police/security forces; religion; statistics
Title:
Kenya. State of the World's Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2015: Events of 2014.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
2 July 2015
Author:
Laura A. Young; Rebecca Marlin
URL:
http://minorityrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/MRG-state-of-the-worlds-minorities-2015-FULL-TEXT.pdf
Accessed Date:
2 December 2015
Keywords:
election; ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of expression; indigenous groups; internal displacement; legislation; minorities; political activities; religion
Title:
Kenya. The 2015 ITUC Global Rights Index. The World's Worst Countries for Workers.
Source:
International Trade Union Confederation
URL:
http://www.ituc-csi.org/IMG/pdf/survey_global_rights_index_2015_en.pdf
Accessed Date:
2 December 2015
Title:
Languages of Kenya. Eighteenth Edition.
Source:
Ethnologue: Languages of the World
Editor:
M. Paul Lewis et al.
Publisher:
Dallas, Texas: SIL International
URL:
http://www.ethnologue.com/country/KE/languages
Accessed Date:
10 November 2015
Keywords:
country overview; ethnic and national groups; religion; statistics
Title:
State of Torture and Related Human Rights Violation in Kenya. Alternative Report to the UN Committee Against Torture Informing Its Review of Kenya's Second Periodic Report at Its 50th session (6-31 May 2013) on the Implementation of the Convention...
Source:
The Kenyan Section of the International Commission of Jurists; Legal Resource Foundation; Kenya Alliance for Advancement of Children; Coalition on Violence Against Women-Kenya; World Organization Against Torture
Date of Document:
May 2013
URL:
http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/Treaties/CAT/Shared%20Documents/KEN/INT_CAT_NGO_KEN_12866_E.pdf
Accessed Date:
20 November 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; children; disappeared persons; domestic violence; extralegal executions/killings; female genital mutilation; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; gender equality; gender-based violence; legal system; legislation; marriage; minorities; penal system; police/security forces; sexual minorities; sexual violence; torture; trafficking in persons
Title:
Kenya's 2013 Elections. Africa Report N° 197.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
17 January 2013
URL:
http://www.crisisgroup.org/~/media/Files/africa/horn-of-africa/kenya/197-kenyas-2013-elections.pdf
Accessed Date:
20 November 2013
Keywords:
armed groups; election; ethnic and national groups; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gangs; legal system; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political organizations
Title:
Kenya. Report: The State of Human Rights for LGBT People in Africa.
Source:
Human Rights Campaign Foundation; Human Rights First
Date of Document:
July 2014
URL:
http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/sites/default/files/HRF-HRC-Africa-Report.pdf
Accessed Date:
19 December 2014
Keywords:
legislation; sexual minorities
Title:
Treatment of LGBT People Including Legal Status and Police Protection
Source:
Ireland. Refugee Documentation Centre.
Date of Document:
12 December 2013
URL:
http://www.refworld.org/docid/52ca9e8d4.html
Accessed Date:
19 December 2014
Keywords:
legislation; police/security forces; sexual minorities
Title:
Kenya. Daily Lives and Corruption: Public Opinion in East Africa.
Source:
Transparency International
Date of Document:
10 May 2012
Page Numbers:
18-22, 63-65
URL:
http://www.transparency.org/whatwedo/pub/daily_lives_and_corruption_east_africa
Accessed Date:
19 November 2012
Keywords:
corruption; government corruption; institutional efficacy; judicial corruption; police corruption
Title:
Prosecuting International and Other Serious Crimes in Kenya
Source:
International Center for Transitional Justice
Date of Document:
April 2013
URL:
http://www.ictj.org/sites/default/files/ICTJ-Briefing-Kenya-Prosecutions-2013.pdf
Accessed Date:
19 December 2014
Keywords:
legal system; legislation; political activities; witness protection
Title:
Lessons to Be Learned: An Analysis of the Final Report of Kenya's Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission.
Source:
International Center for Transitional Justice
Date of Document:
19 May 2015
URL:
https://www.ictj.org/publication/kenya-TJRC-lessons-learned
Accessed Date:
19 May 2015
Keywords:
armed groups; election; ethnic and national groups; freedom of the press; government corruption; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition
Title:
Kenya. Media Sustainability Index 2012.
Source:
International Research and Exchange Board - IREX
Date of Document:
24 April 2013
URL:
http://www.irex.org/sites/default/files/u128/Kenya.pdf
Accessed Date:
21 November 2013
Keywords:
corruption; country overview; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; human rights activists; Internet; judicial corruption; legislation; statistics
Title:
Situation of persons of Indian origin; in particular, businessmen in Nairobi and Kisumu; whether there have been any reports of attacks against or looting of Indian businesses in these cities; availability of state protection (2007-2009)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
16 October 2009
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=452594
Accessed Date:
19 November 2012
Keywords:
citizenship; crime; ethnic and national groups; institutional efficacy; police efficacy; political opposition; tribes/clans
Title:
Treatment of the Hindu Pattni community from India; whether Hindu Pattni are considered wealthy and therefore targeted; whether state protection is available to the Hindu community
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
15 March 2010
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=452839
Accessed Date:
19 November 2012
Keywords:
citizenship; crime; ethnic and national groups; institutional efficacy; minorities; police efficacy; race; religion
Title:
Kenya. L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde.
Source:
L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde.
Date of Document:
24 December 2015
URL:
http://www.axl.cefan.ulaval.ca/afrique/kenya.htm
Accessed Date:
22 December 2016
Title:
Country Information and Guidance. Kenya: Sexual orientation and gender identity.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
22 March 2016
URL:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/511243/Kenya_Sexual_Orientation_and_Gender_Identity_-_22_March_2016_v1_0.pdf
Accessed Date:
22 December 2016
Title:
Summary of the National Prevalence Torture Survey 2016
Source:
Independent Medico-Legal Unit
Date of Document:
24 October 2016
URL:
http://www.imlu.org/2011-06-30-23-44-4/2015-08-28-09-08-23/reports.html
Accessed Date:
22 December 2016
Title:
Deaths and Disappearances: Abuses in Counterterrorism Operations in Nairobi and in Northeastern Kenya
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
19 July 2016
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/report/2016/07/19/deaths-and-disappearances/abuses-counterterrorism-operations-nairobi-and
Accessed Date:
30 January 2017
Title:
Concluding observations on the combined second to fifth periodic reports of Kenya
Source:
United Nations. Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
Date of Document:
6 April 2016
URL:
http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/treatybodyexternal/Download.aspx?symbolno=E%2fC.12%2fKEN%2fCO%2f2-5&Lang=en
Accessed Date:
22 December 2016
Title:
Human Rights: The Elusive Mirage? The Fourth State of Human Rights Report. Post-Promulgation 2010-2014
Source:
Kenya National Commission on Human Rights
URL:
http://www.knchr.org/Portals/0/StateOfHumanRightsReports/4th%20SHR%20Report.pdf
Accessed Date:
29 December 2016
Title:
The Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act, 2011 - Extension of Time, Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 169, Legal Notice No. 178.
Date of Document:
7 October 2016
URL:
http://www.ecoi.net/file_upload/1930_1478076377_580f65fc4.pdf
Accessed Date:
23 January 2017
Title:
East Africa Report: The Nature and Drivers of Insecurity in Kenya
Source:
Institute for Security Studies
Date of Document:
April 2015
Author:
Andrews Atta-Asamoah
URL:
https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/East-Africa-Report-2-Kenya.pdf
Accessed Date:
29 December 2016
Title:
Kenya's Somali North East. Devolution and Security.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
17 November 2015
URL:
https://www.crisisgroup.org/africa/horn-africa/kenya/kenya-s-somali-north-east-devolution-and-security
Accessed Date:
29 December 2016
Title:
Governance Assessment: Kenya January 2013 – July 2016
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/report/special-reports/governance-assessment-kenya-january-2013-july-2016#.WC3i2k3bJ9C
Accessed Date:
29 December 2016
Title:
“I Just Sit and Wait to Die”. Reparations for Survivors of Kenya's 2007-2008 Post-Election Sexual Violence.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
15 February 2016
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/report/2016/02/15/i-just-sit-and-wait-die/reparations-survivors-kenyas-2007-2008-post-election
Accessed Date:
1 March 2016
Title:
Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 18 of the Convention. Eighth periodic report of States parties due in 2015. Kenya.
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.
Date of Document:
1 June 2016
URL:
http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/treatybodyexternal/Download.aspx?symbolno=CEDAW%2fC%2fKEN%2f8&Lang=en
Accessed Date:
29 December 2016
Title:
Title: Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2014
Source:
The DHS Program. Demographic and Health Surveys.
Date of Document:
December 2015
Page Numbers:
291-322; 331-342
URL:
http://dhsprogram.com/publications/publication-FR308-DHS-Final-Reports.cfm
Accessed Date:
29 December 2016
Title:
Violence Against Women and Girls in Kenya: Roles of Religion
Source:
Georgetown University. Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs.
Date of Document:
29 August 2016
URL:
https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/publications/violence-against-women-and-girls-in-kenya-roles-of-religion
Accessed Date:
29 December 2016
Title:
Treatment of homosexuals
Source:
Ireland. Refugee Documentation Centre.
Date of Document:
12 July 2016
URL:
https://coi.easo.europa.eu/administration/ireland/PLib/142336.pdf
Accessed Date:
29 December 2016
Title:
Information on the legal status of LGBT people; legal status on membership of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender and Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission
Source:
Ireland. Refugee Documentation Centre.
Date of Document:
11 June 2015
URL:
https://coi.easo.europa.eu/administration/ireland/PLib/140677.pdf
Accessed Date:
29 December 2016
Title:
Kenya: Court Upholds Forced Anal Exams
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
16 June 2016
URL:
http://www.refworld.org/docid/5763bb654.html
Accessed Date:
29 December 2016
Title:
Kenya LGBTI: Landscape Analysis of Political, Economic and Social Conditions
Source:
Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice
Author:
Wanja Muguongo et al.
URL:
http://www.astraeafoundation.org/uploads/files/publications/AstraeaUSAID.Kenya.04_11_16.pdf
Accessed Date:
29 December 2016
Title:
Criminalisation of Homosexuality
Source:
Human Dignity Trust
Date of Document:
25 October 2015
URL:
http://www.humandignitytrust.org/uploaded/Map/Country_Reports/Kenya.pdf
Accessed Date:
29 December 2016
Title:
LGBT Rights in Kenya: A Conversation with David Kuria
Source:
World Policy Blog
Date of Document:
28 July 2015
URL:
http://www.worldpolicy.org/blog/2015/07/28/lgbt-rights-kenya-conversation-david-kuria
Accessed Date:
29 December 2016
Title:
Research on The Lived Experiences of Lesbian, Bisexual and Queer Women in Kenya
Source:
Gay and Lesbian Coalition of Kenya et al.
Date of Document:
February 2016
URL:
http://www.icop.or.ke/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Research-on-the-lived-experiences-of-LBQ-women-in-Kenya.pdf
Accessed Date:
23 January 2017
Title:
Radicalisation in Kenya: Recruitment to al-Shabaab and the Mombasa Republican Council
Source:
Institute for Security Studies
Date of Document:
September 2014
URL:
https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/Paper265.pdf
Accessed Date:
29 December 2016
Title:
How Kenya's al-Shabab amnesty is a loaded gun
Date of Document:
31 August 2016
URL:
https://www.irinnews.org/special-report/2016/08/31/how-kenya%E2%80%99s-al-shabab-amnesty-loaded-gun
Accessed Date:
29 December 2016
Title:
Learning from Our Past: An Exploration of Truth, Justice and Reconciliation in Kenya
Source:
International Center for Transitional Justice - Kenya
Date of Document:
18 November 2015
Author:
Karen Murphy et al.
URL:
https://www.ictj.org/publication/learning-our-past-exploration-truth-justice-and-reconciliation-kenya
Accessed Date:
29 December 2016
Title:
Kenya Police Service Satisfaction Survey and Needs Analysis Report, 2016
Source:
Transparency International Kenya
Date of Document:
August 2016
URL:
http://www.tikenya.org/images/downloads/Police%20Report%20Survey%202016.pdf
Accessed Date:
23 January 2017
Title:
How Kenya is failing to uphold its commitment to a free press
Source:
Committee to Protect Journalists
Date of Document:
15 July 2015
URL:
https://cpj.org/reports/2015/07/broken-promises-kenya-failing-to-uphold-commitment-to-free-press.php
Accessed Date:
4 January 2017
Title:
Refugees in Kenya: Roles of Faith
Source:
Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs. Georgetown University; World Faiths Development Dialogue
Date of Document:
November 2015
URL:
https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/publications/refugees-in-kenya-roles-of-faith
Accessed Date:
2 March 2016
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of movement; internal displacement; map; religion; social services; statistics
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