Solidarity Statement in Support of the Kenyan People
As members of the International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR-Net), we send our deepest expression of solidarity to the Kenyan people in these troubling times. We denounce the violence that has erupted across the country following a questionable election process, and express our sincere sympathy to all those who have suffered and continue to suffer from the unfortunate consequences of these hostilities, especially the most vulnerable who bear the brunt of the aggressions. We are shocked by the large numbers of people displaced from their homes and lands, many of whom have endured gender-based violence and lost access to basic hospital care, medicines, and food supplies.
We also strongly condemn the restrictions on the freedoms of expression, assembly and association of ordinary Kenyans, among other human rights violations. We hereby call for a swift, just and peaceful resolution to the current climate of repression and outrage. Lastly, we urge Kenyans to maintain peace, tranquility and observe justice and peaceful co-existence even as an agreeable solution to this impasse is being sought.
ESCR-Net promotes and advances economic, social and cultural rights through collective work alliances of the 138 social movements, grassroots groups, indigenous organizations and NGOs from across the globe which form its membership. We support and will continue to serve our Kenyan counterparts through these trying times, especially in defending and strengthening the realization of economic, social and cultural rights as an essential element in sustaining the dignity of all Kenyans, and in combating the structural violence of poverty and inequality which continue to threaten peoples’ lives and livelihoods.
In solidarity,
International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR-Net)
ORGANIZATIONS
1. 3D -> Trade - Human Rights - Equitable Economy, Switzerland, http://www.3dthree.org/
2. Actionaid International, South Africa, http://www.actionaid.org
3. Action Contre Impunite Pour Les Droits Humains, DR of Congo
4. Alliance for Holistic and Sustainable Development of Communities (AHSDC), India
5. Al-Mezan Center for Human Rights, Palestine, http://www.mezan.org
6. Amnesty International (AI), United Kingdom, http://www.amnesty.org
7. Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD), Thailand, http://www.apwld.org
8. Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), Hong Kong, http://www.ahrchk.net/index.php
9. Asian Foundation for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), Thailand, http://www.forum-asia.org
10. Asian Institute for Human Rights (AIHR), Thailand
11. Asociación Comité de Familiares de Victimas de Violaciones a los Derechos Humanos “ Marianella Garcia Villas ” (CODEFAM), El Salvador, http://www.hri.ca/partners/codefam/main.cfm
12. Association of Environmental Lawyers of Liberia (Green Advocates), Liberia, http://www.greenadvocates.org
13. Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID), Canada, http://www.awid.org
14. BAOBAB for Women’s Human Rights (BAOBAB), Nigeria, http://www.baobabwomen.org
15. Center for Economics, Social and Cultural Rights Promotion (ESCR-PRO), Thailand
16. Center of Concern, United States, http://www.coc.org
17. Centre for Applied Legal Studies (CALS), South Africa, http://www.law.wits.ac.za/cals/
18. Centre for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Hakijamii), Kenya
19. Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation (CERA), Canada, http://www.equalityrights.org/cera
20. Centro de Apoyo Comunitario Trabajando Unidos (CACTUS), México
21. Centro de Derechos Económicos y Sociales (CDES), Ecuador, http://www.cdes.org.ec
22. Center on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE), Switzerland, http://www.cohre.org
23. Centre d’Information Juridique/Femme Justice Aide (CIJG/FJA), Republic of Guinee
24. Centro de Derechos Humanos y Ambiente (CEDHA), Argentina, http://www.cedha.org.ar
25. Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales (CELS), Argentina, http://www.cels.org.ar
26. Charter Committee on Poverty Issues (CCPI), Canada, http://www.equalityrights.org/ccpi
27. Comisión Colombiana de Juristas, Colombia, http://www.coljuristas.org/inicio.htm
28. Comisión Mexicana de Defensa y Promoción de los Derechos Humanos, A.C. (CMDPDH), México, http://www.cmdpdh.org
29. Comité de Emergencia de Garifuna de Honduras
30. Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative Organization (CHRI), India, http://www.humanrightsinitiative.org
31. Conectas Direitos Humanos, Brazil
32. The Democracy Center, Bolivia, democracyctr.org/
33. The Democracy and Workers’ Rights Center in Palestine (DWRC), http://www.dwrc.org
34. Dignity International, France, http://www.dignityinternational.org
35. Education and Research Association for Consumers Malaysia (ERA Consumers), Malaysia, http://www.eraconsumer.org
36. EarthRights International (ERI), United States, http://www.earthrights.org
37. Egyptian Center for Housing Rights (ECHR), Egypt, http://www.echreg.org
38. European Anti Poverty Network (EAPN), Belgium,
http://www.eapn.org
39. Fédération internationale des droits de l’Homme (FIDH), France, http://www.fidh.org
40. Femmes Cote d’Ivore Experience (FCIEX), Cote d’Ivoire
41. Food First Information and Action Network (FIAN), Germany, http://www.fidh.org
42. Foro Ciudadano de Participación por la Justicia y los Derechos Humanos (FORO), Argentina
43. Frente Autentico del Trabajo (FAT), Mexico, http://www.fatmexico.org
44. Fundación Emmanuel Internacional (FEI), Dominican Republic
45. Global Action on Aging, United States, http://www.globalaging.org
46. Global Basic Income Foundation, Netherlands
http://www.globalincome.org
47. Habi Center for Environmental Rights, Egypt, http://www.hcer.org
48. Habitat Int. Coalition-Housing & Land Rts. Network (HIC-HLRN), Egypt, http://www.hlrn.org, http://www.hic-mena.org, http://www.hic-sarp.org
49. Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights, United States, http://www.heartlandalliance.org
50. Human Rights Tech, United States, http://www.humanrightstech.org
51. Indigenous Peoples’ International Centre for Policy Research and Education (TEBTEBBA), Philippines, http://www.tebtebba.org
52. Indonesian Legal Aid Society Association Perkumpluan MBH, Indonesia,
http://www.mbh-jatim.blogspot.com
53. Institute for Democracy in South Africa (IDASA), South Africa, http://www.idasa.org.za
54. Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti (IJDH), United Status, http://www.ijdh.org
55. Instituto de Estudios Legales y Sociales del Uruguay, Uruguay, http://www.geocities.com/anderspatrik/ielsur.htm
56. Instituto de Formación Femenina Integral (IFFI), Bolivia
57. Interchurch Organisation for Development (ICCO), Netherlands, http://www.icco.nl
58. International Centre for Reproductive Health and Sexual Rights (INCRESE), Nigeria, http://www.increse-increse.org
59. International Centre for the Legal Protection of Human Rights (INTERIGHTS), United Kingdom, http://www.interights.org
60. International Commission of Jurists Organization (ICJ), Switzerland, http://www.icj.org
61. International Human Rights Internship Program, United States
62. Justiça Global (JG), Brazil, http://www.global.org.br
63. Kenya Land Alliance (KLA), Kenya, http://www.kenyalandalliance.or.ke
64. Labour, Health and Human Rights Development Center (LHAHRDEV), Nigeria
65. Land Center for Human Rights (LCHR), Egypt, http://www.lchr-eg.org
66. Legal Resources Centre (LRC), South Africa, http://www.lrc.org.za
67. Legal Resources Centre Organization (LRC), Ghana, http://matrix.msu.edu/~numbuo/lrc/index.html
68. Mazingira Institute, (Kenya), http://www.mazinst.org
69. MINBYUN-Lawyers for a democratic society, Republic of Korea, http://minbyun.jinbo.net
70. mines, minerals & PEOPLE (mm&P), India, http://www.mmpindia.org, http://www.minesandcommunities.org
71. Mouvement pour le Progres de Roche Bois (MPRB), Mauritius
72. Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), Nigeria, http://www.mosop.net
73. Multi-Initiative on Rights: Search, Assist, Defend (MIRSAD), Lebanon, http://www.mirsad.org.lb
74. National Economic and Social Rights Initiative, (NESRI), United States, http://www.nesri.org
75. Observatorio de Derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas (OBDPI), Chile, http://www.observatorio.cl
76. Office of Human Rights Studies, Mahidol University, Thailand, http://humanrights-mu.org/
77. People Against Injustice (PAIN), The Gambia
78. People’s Health Movement (PHM), Egypt, http://www.phmovement.org
79. People’s Movement for Human Rights Learning (PDHRE), United States, http://www.pdhre.org
80. Pólis – Instituto de Estudos, Formação e Assessoria em Políticas Sociais, Brazil, http://www.polis.org.br/
81. Poverty Initiative, United States, http://www.povertyinitiative.org/
82. Programa DESC, Universidad Diego Portales, Chile, http://www.derechoshumanos.udp.cl
83. Programme on Women’s Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (PWESCR), India, http://www.pwescr.org
84. El Proyecto de Derechos Económicos, Sociales y Culturales (ProDESC), Mexico, http://www.prodesc.org.mx
85. Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative, (EGI), United States, http://www.realizingrights.org
86. Rights and Accountability in Development (RAID), United Kingdom, http://www.raid-uk.org
87. Samata, India, http://www.samataindia.org
88. Social and Economic Rights Action Center (SERAC), Nigeria, http://www.serac.org
89. Social and Economic Rights Action Center-Indonesia (SiDAN), Indonesia,
http://www.sidan-escrights.org
90. Social Rights Advocacy Centre (SRAC), Canada, http://www.socialrights.ca
91. Socio Economic Rights Initiative (formerly Shelter Rights Initiative (SERI), Nigeria,
http://www.privatisation-ngcso.org
92. South Africa Human Rights Non-Governmental Organization Network, Tanzania Chapter, (SAHRiNGON-TZ) Tanzania, http://www.sahringon-tz.org
93. Southeast Asian Council for Food Security and Fair Trade (SEACON), Malaysia, http://www.seacouncil.org
94. Thailand Burma Border Consortium (TBBC), Thailand, http://www.tbbc.org
95. Uganda Environmental Education Foundation (UEEF), Uganda
96. WITNESS, United States, http://www.witness.org
97. Women’s Economic Agenda Project (WEAP), United States, http://www.weap.org
98. World Organization Against Torture (OMCT), Switzerland, http://www.omct.org
99. Youth Movement for Peace and People’s Rights (YMPAPR), Sierra Leone
100. Zi Teng, China, http://www.ziteng.org.hk/
INDIVIDUALS
1. Abdoul Aziz NIANG, Maurtanie, Association Nationale pour l’appui a l’initiative Feminine- la Protection Infantile et Environnementale (ANAIF-PIE) http://www.anaif-pie.kabissa.org/
2. Adams Aswani, Tanzania, Concern Worldwide in Tanzania and Uganda
3. Africa Magongo, Swaziland, Swaziland Federation of Trade Unions (also Swaziland Nurses Association)
4. Anna Cody, Australia, Kingsford Legal Centre
5. Ayman Bardawil, Palestine, Al-Quds Educational Television - Institute of Modern Media, http://www.tv.alquds.edu/
6. Carlos Gaio, Independent Human Rights Lawyer, Brazil
7. Claire Mahon, Switzerland, Legal Consultant
8. Chris Grove, United States, City University of New York – The Graduate Center and Baruch College
9. D.J. Ravidran, Thailand
10. Danwood M Chirwa, South Africa, University of Cape Town, http://www.communitylawcentre.org.za
11. Daria Caliguire, United States, ESCR-Net
12. David Kinley, Australia, University of Sydney
13. Deborah Ewing, South Africa, Human Rights Consultant
14. Dolamohan Singhbabu, India, Friends’ Association for Rural Reconstruction, http://www.farrorissa.net
15. Ganesh Devi, India, Bhasha Research and Publication Centre
16. Ge Mingzhen, China, Shadong University
17. George Kent, United States, University of Hawaii, Dpt of Political Science, http://www2.hawaii.edu/~kent/
18. In-duk Ryou, Republic of Korea, National Human Rights Commission of the Republic of Korea, http://www.humanrights.go.kr/
19. Ingrid Gorre, Phillippines, Legal Rights and Natural Resources Center, Inc, http://www.lrcksk.org
20. Jacques Tshibwabwa Kuditshini, DR of Congo, University of Kinshasa
21. K’nyaw Paw, Thailand, Karen Women’s Organization, http://www.karenwomen.org
22. Luisa Nardi, Italy, Sant’Anna School of University Studies and Doctoral Research, http://www.itpcm.sssup.it/
23. Magdalena Sepúlveda, Switzerland, Internacional Council on Huma Rights Policy
24. Maria Herminia Graterol Garrido, Australia, Visiting Research Associate, Australian Human Rights Centre / IWRAW Asia-Pacific
25. Mary Jane Real, Thailand, Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development, http://www.apwld.org
26. Maureen Meyer, United States, Human Rights Consultant
27. Michael Lerner, Cambodia, Arbitration Council Foundation, http://www.arbitrationcouncil.org
28. Minar Pimple, United States/India, YUVA, http://www.yuvaindia.org
29. Patricia Ramírez Parra, Colombia, Corporación Desarrollo y Paz del Magdalena Medio, http://www.opi.org.co
30. Paulina Garzon, United States, University of Columbia / Centro de Derechos Económicos y Sociales (CDES)
31. Pemii Benedict, Nigeria, Journalist
32. Radhika Balakrishnan, United States, Marymount Manhattan College, Economics and International Studies
33. Raju Prasad Chapagai, Nepal, Pro Public, http://www.propublic.org
34. Rodrigo Bustos Bottai, Chile
35. Thomas Bruno Nzumbi, Tanzania, Tanzania Council for Social Development
36. Tyler Giannini, United States, Harvard Law School, Human Rights Program
37. Vincent Calderhead, Canada, Nova Scotia Legal Aid
38. Yves Lador, Switzerland, Earthjustice, http://www.earthjustice.com
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