1,500+
LGBTIQ+ Members engaged
340+
Key stakeholders engaged
1,000+
Legal aid support provided
500+
Lawyers and Advocates reached
Our Vision
A society that safeguards the rights of everyone
Strategic Litigation
CMRSL uses constitutional litigation to challenge discriminatory laws and practices affecting LGBTQ+ persons in Kenya. Through landmark court cases, the organization promotes rights such as privacy, freedom of expression, safety, accountability, and equal protection under the law.
Criminal Defence Cases
CMRSL provides legal representation to LGBTQ+ persons charged under discriminatory provisions of the Kenyan Penal Code. The organization works to ensure fair trials, protect human rights, and challenge criminalization targeting sexual and gender minorities.
Impact Advocacy
CMRSL advances human rights advocacy through training, public education, community engagement, and digital campaigns. Initiatives such as moot courts, podcasts, and human rights monitoring strengthen awareness, documentation, and protection of LGBTQ+ rights.
Legal Aid
CMRSL offers free legal assistance and advice to LGBTQ+ individuals facing various legal challenges, including eviction, assault, discrimination, custody disputes, inheritance conflicts, and online abuse. The program improves access to justice for vulnerable community members.
Our Competency
The Best Way to Defend is by Understanding
CMRSL advances LGBTQ+ rights through strategic litigation, criminal defence, legal aid, and advocacy initiatives. The organization challenges discriminatory laws in court, provides legal representation and free legal support to vulnerable individuals, and promotes human rights awareness through trainings, community engagement, and public education programs.
Our Blog
Our Latest News &
Blog
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Homophobia: Africa’s moral blind spot
On April 17, Sheila Adhiambo Lumumba, a 25-year-old non-binary lesbian, was found murdered in Karatina, Kenya. Lumumba had been missing…
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LGBTQI+ repression in East Africa: ‘They say that Westerners are turning us gay’
In Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya, homophobia has worsened, with political and religious leaders pushing for tougher laws. Much of this…
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CMRSL LT/03/2022: Litigation update.
HCCHRPET/8/2021, Jow Vs the Director of Public Prosecutions and 3 Others. (A case challenging, among others, forced anal examination and…