Justice Watchers

Justice Watchers

by Defenders Coalition

Season 1

Utilizing our passion for our economic safety, freedom and independence with Kingwa Kamencu

Passion driven action like art, innovation and creativity can enhance our economic safety, freedom and independence.

"The greatest power accorded to our perpetrators is our silence."~ Editar Achieng.

This is a candid conversation with revolutionary women and girls' rights advocate. Editar shares first hand experiences having survived gender-based Violence in one of Kenya's largest informal settlements. She tells a story of resilience, determination, and relentlessness against perpetrators and harmful vices that rob young girls and women of their bright future. Her story of triumph can be found in testimonies of the many lives that she has touched through her community-based organization Feminist For Peace Rights and Justice Centres.

I'd rather be hit by a car than go to be tortured at Nyayo chambers - Kang'ethe Mungai

This is the first episode of the Justice Watchers Podcast. We take a minute to catch up with the Executive Director of Defenders Coalition, who tells us personal tales in the struggle against the injustices by the Moi regime in the 1990s. He goes further to give us a brief history of how the National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders in Kenya was founded.

We should stand up for ourselves and the government should serve its people-Julius Kamau

Today, we highlight the personal story of human rights defender Julius Kamau across Kenya, discussing his challenges, victories, and impact of his work on the community.

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