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LEGAL AID What is legal aid? Legal aid is a system of providing free or low-cost legal assistance to individuals who are unable to afford the services of a private…
By Michael Kioko, Advocate – Mombasa High Court A Petition filed on behalf of a gay men charged in Mombasa court with having unnatural sex and subjected to forced anal/genital…
By Michael Kioko, Advocate of the High Court – MombasaThis is an update on the above-matter.This matter came up for further hearing on 5th May, 2023 before Hon. Justice Ong’injo,…
16 alarming facts about the Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2023. By Michael Kioko On 21st March, 2023, Uganda voted into law the Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2023 barely two weeks after a Bill…
(Criminal defence of two men charged with committing unnatural offence contrary to Section 162 (c) of the Penal Code, Cap 63 Laws of Kenya.)This case came up for hearing of…
Lamu Mcso. no. E012 of 2022- R vs HA & Anor.(Criminal defence of two transgender women charged with indecent practice between males contrary to Section 165 of the Penal Code,…
R vs Ali Amani Mbarak Msa Hc Crim. E017 of 2021Date Wednesday Oct 12, 2022 and Thursday Oct 13 2022Hearing of R vs Ali Amani Mbarak Msa Hc Crim. E017…
Lamu Mcso. no. E012 of 2022- R vs A & Anor. (Criminal defence of two transgender women charged with indecent practice between males contrary to Section 165 of the Penal…
HCCHRPET/8/2021, Jow Vs the Director of Public Prosecutions and 3 Others. (A case challenging, among others, forced anal examination and HIV testing and seeking to uphold the right against self-incrimination…
Are you a Paralegal from either of the coastal counties of Mombasa, Kwale, Taita-taveta, Kilifi and Lamu? The Centre for Minority Rights and Strategic Litigation (CMRSL) is looking for you!…