KNCHR POSITION ON AMNESTY FOR ALLEGED PERPETRATORS OF POST-ELECTION VIOLENCE

KNCHR POSITION ON AMNESTY FOR ALLEGED PERPETRATORS OF POST-ELECTION VIOLENCE
I. Introduction
Recently, a debate in Kenya has raged regarding whether persons arrested in the wake of the post election violence should be prosecuted or granted amnesty. These persons comprise mainly youths from Rift Valley, Nyanza, Coast, Central and Nairobi Provinces who are alleged to have committed [...]

AI - Kenya: Concerns about the truth, justice and reconciliation bill

Source: Amnesty International (AI)
Date: 22 May 2008

Kenya: Concerns about the truth, justice and reconciliation bill

Introduction
Amnesty International has a number of serious concerns about the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission Bill of Kenya (the Bill), published on 9 May 2008 and due to be submitted for debate in Parliament. (i)
Amnesty International recognizes the decision to establish [...]

NPI-Africa: Truth and Reconciliation Commissions in Africa: Lessons and Implications for Kenya

Truth and Reconciliation Commissions in Africa:
Lessons and Implications for Kenya

A Briefing Paper

By George WachiraI and Prisca Kamunge

This brief indicates some lessons and problems from TRC experiences in Africa and makes
recommendations for Kenya. Drawing on experiences from South Africa, Sierra Leone, Liberia,
Ghana and DRC, this brief cautions that previous TRCs have not been [...]

NPI-Africa : TJRC - Truth and Reconciliation Commissions and Transitional Justice in Africa: Lessons and Implications for Kenya

NPI-Africa
A Peace Research Organization

Background Paper: April 2008

Truth and Reconciliation Commissions and Transitional Justice in
Africa: Lessons and Implications for Kenya

By George Wachira1 and Prisca Kamungi2

This Policy Brief is intended to contribute to the public debate on the proposed Truth,
Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) for Kenya. The content is informed by
ongoing research being [...]

KNDR - Panel of Eminent African Personalities - Press Statement

PRESS STATEMENT

Panel of Eminent African Personalities
Nairobi, 29 April 2008

A useful and constructive session of the Kenya National Dialogue and Reconciliation took place today. It was chaired by Hon. Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi in the absence of Ambassador Oluyemi Adeniji, who is in Addis Ababa on an African Union related mission.

The session [...]