Our Program

Human Rights Protection, Emergency Legal Response & Defender Support

Providing urgent support where individuals, communities, activists, or human-rights defenders face legal threats or rights violations.

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Coverage

National with priority for urgent cases and high-risk communities

Projects

0 projects

Status

active

Progress

Human Rights Protection, Emergency Legal Response & Defender Support in action

Program Overview

Building knowledge, access and stronger communities

This program supports urgent legal referrals, emergency documentation, protection planning, digital incident response, and safe referral for psychosocial or protection services.

Our Goal

To provide urgent support where individuals, communities, activists, or human-rights defenders face legal threats, civic-space restrictions, violence, intimidation, digital attacks, or rights violations.

How the program works

Key Focus Areas

Who We Serve

Human-rights defenders, community legal defenders, affected communities, survivors of abuse, trafficking or forced labour, and people facing urgent rights violations.

Key Activities

Urgent legal referral
Emergency documentation
Protection planning
Digital incident response
Safety support for defenders
Secure communication training
Referral for psychosocial or protection services

Program Activities

Rapid Civic Space Legal Response Desk, Protection Plan for Community Legal Defenders, Incident Response for Legal Aid Network, Emergency Cybersecurity Support for MiRight Platform, Legal Rehabilitation Pathway for Victims of Torture and Police Abuse, Legal Aid for Survivors of Trafficking and Forced Labour.

Funding & Partnerships

Program budget: KES 0

Front Line Defenders, CIVICUS Crisis Response Fund, Digital Defenders Partnership, Open Technology Fund, Urgent Action Fund-Africa, UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture, UN slavery-related funds.

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