UN experts: Kenya’s seed sharing ruling a milestone for peasants’ rights and food security

UN experts: Kenya’s seed sharing ruling a milestone for peasants’ rights and food security

The Court stressed that centuries-old practices of seed-sharing form the backbone of Kenya’s food security and cultural heritage. PHOTO/FILE. By SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT [email protected] UN experts have welcomed a landmark ruling of the High Court of Kenya declaring unconstitutional provisions of the Seed and Plant Varieties Act that criminalised the saving, use, exchange and sale of…

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Africa: How Climate Change Is Threatening Human Rights

African Court On Human and Peoples’ Rights Issues New Orders to Kenya Over Non-Compliance in the Ogiek Case

Arusha, — The Court delivered its decision on Thursday 4 December 2025, at its seat in Arusha-Tanzania, after determining that the Respondent State (Kenya) has not fulfilled several of its earlier orders relating to the protection of the Ogiek community, an indigenous community found in the Mau Forest, Kenya. The Court made its findings following…

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Africa: Women’s Voices Rise to Drive Sexual and Reproductive Rights Leadership

Africa: Women’s Voices Rise to Drive Sexual and Reproductive Rights Leadership

Nairobi, Kenya — Africa’s fight for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and gender equality has never been more urgent, as hard-won gains are increasingly threatened by shrinking civic spaces, rising political hostility, and the withdrawal of global funding. These pressures are creating widening gaps in national budgets and weakening the systems meant to…

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Africa: How Climate Change Is Threatening Human Rights

Africa: The African Court On Human and Peoples’ Rights to Deliver Decisions On 4 December 2025 During Its 79th Ordinary Session

Arusha — The delivery of judgments will start from 10:30 AM (East African Time). Decisions will be delivered in the following cases: Application 006/2012 – African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights vs Republic of Kenya (The Ogiek case) Application 061/2019 – Elyssa vs Republic of Tunisia Follow us on WhatsApp | LinkedIn for the…

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Africa: How Climate Change Is Threatening Human Rights

Africa: AU Recognizes Angolan President Leadership in Defending Children’s Rights

Luanda — High-ranking African individuals recognized on Saturday, in Maseru, Lesotho, the leadership of the Angolan President João Lourenço in mediating conflicts, strengthening human rights and protecting children in crisis contexts. High-ranking African figures defended this during the Conference commemorating the 35th anniversary of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child….

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Africa: How Climate Change Is Threatening Human Rights

Africa: ‘It’s Not a Funding Crisis, It’s a Justice Crisis’ – Shrinking Global Aid Threatens Women’s Rights’

Nairobi, Kenya — The world is facing increasing inequalities, crises, and needs, which are undermining the support available to millions of people. Global experts have warned that funding gaps and uneven political will threaten progress in the field of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). Reduced budgets, restrictive policies, and rising anti-gender movements are…

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