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Complaints Handling and Access to Information Framework – FAQs

[ad_1]   Kenya Law is committed to effectively manage customer complaints and promote Access to information held by the institution. Below are FAQs regarding Kenya Law complaints handling infrastructure. 1)  Which are the official Kenya Law Communication channels? • Letters can be sent to: Chief Executive Officer/Editor, Kenya Law P.O. Box 10443 – 00100, Nairobi Kenya. Official e-mail address for the institution E-mail: info@kenyalaw.org •  Dedicated telephone lines for complaints Landline: 020 271 923 1, 020 271 276 7, 020 272 498 0Safaricom: +254 718 799 464 | Telkom Wireless: 020 – 201 161 4 •  Dedicated e-mail address for complaints complaints@kenyalaw.org •  Official e-mail address of the Accounting Officer E-mail: editor@kenyalaw.org 2)  Where are...

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Kenya Law Reports Monthly June 2013

[ad_1] This edition marks the second installment of Kenya’s first official law journal, the inaugural edition having been published in 2007.  As my predecessor, Mrs. G.B. Shollei stated in the foreword to the inaugural edition, the Kenya Law Review Journal is a platform for the scholarly analysis of Kenyan law and interdisciplinary research on the law. [ad_2] Source link ...

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The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child holds that forced pregnancy testing, expulsion of pregnant girls, and their illegal detention is cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment and subjects them to further trauma especially if they are survivors of sexual violence

[ad_1] The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child holds that forced pregnancy testing, expulsion of pregnant girls, and their illegal detention is cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment and subjects them to further trauma especially if they are survivors of sexual violence Legal and Human Rights Centre and Centre for Reproductive Rights (on behalf of Tanzanian girls) v United Republic of Tanzania 0012/Com/001/2019 African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child Joseph N, CP; Anne M, VCP; Aboubekrine EJ, RC; Sidikou AM; Aver G, Hermine GK, Moushira K, Robert DN, Theophane MX, Karoonawtee C,...

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The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child holds that forced pregnancy testing, expulsion of pregnant girls, and their illegal detention is cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment and subjects them to further trauma especially if they are survivors of sexual violence

[ad_1] The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child holds that forced pregnancy testing, expulsion of pregnant girls, and their illegal detention is cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment and subjects them to further trauma especially if they are survivors of sexual violence Legal and Human Rights Centre and Centre for Reproductive Rights (on behalf of Tanzanian girls) v United Republic of Tanzania 0012/Com/001/2019 African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child Joseph N, CP; Anne M, VCP; Aboubekrine EJ, RC; Sidikou AM; Aver G, Hermine GK, Moushira K, Robert DN, Theophane MX, Karoonawtee C,...

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Decisions for grant of parole to prisoners should be based on the minimum period of imprisonment that a convicted person or offender should serve before they could be considered for parole and not on the seriousness of the offense that they had committed.

[ad_1] Janusz Jakub Walus v Minister of Justice and Correctional Services and Others Case CCT 221/21 Constitutional Court of South Africa Zondo CJ, & J; Madlanga, Majiedt, Mhlantla, Theron, Tshiqi and Unterhalter, JJ; Mlambo, AJ November 21, 2022 Reported by Faith Wanjiku and Betty Nkirote Download the Decision Constitutional law-Bill of Rights-right to a fair administrative action-where the applicant sought leave to appeal against the judgment and order of the Gauteng division of the High Court, Pretoria in the matter concerning a decision of the 1st respondent rejecting the applicant’s application to be placed on parole-whether the court had the jurisdiction to determine the applicant’s application for...

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Holding a person on pre-trial detention and in inhuman and degrading conditions of confinement violates the person’s rights to life, a fair trial, and not to be subjected to inhuman and degrading treatment protected under articles 4, 5, and 7 of the Banjul Charter

[ad_1] The Matter of Marthine Christian Misuguri v United Republic of Tanzania Application No 52 of 2016 African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights B Tchikaya, VP & J; B Kioko, RB Achour, S Mengue, TR Chizumila, C Bensaoula, SI Anukam, DB Ntsebeza, M Sacko & DD Adjei, JJ December 1, 2022 Reported by Faith Wanjiku and Betty Nkirote Download the Decision International Law-law of treaty-African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights-human rights-right to life-where the applicant had been incarcerated at Butimba Central Prison in Mwanza after he was convicted and sentenced to death for the offense of murder-where the applicant alleged violation of his rights in...

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The European Court of Human Rights gives an advisory opinion On the applicability of statutes of limitation to prosecution, conviction, and punishment in respect of an offense constituting, in substance, an act of torture.

[ad_1] Advisory Opinion Requested by The Armenian Court of Cassation Request No. P16-2021-001 European Court of Human Rights R Spano P, & J; JF Kjolbro, S O’Leary, Y Grozev, G Ravarani, M Bošnjak, E Kūris, B Lubarda, A Harutyunyan, A Poláčková, P Koskelo, J Schukking M Elósegui, LS Orland, M Guyomar, L Ktistakis and A Zund, JJ; S Prebensen, DGCR April 26, 2022 Reported by Faith Wanjiku and Betty Nkirote Download the Decision International Law-law of treaty-European Convention on Human Rights-prohibition of torture-where the court found substantial and procedural violation of article 3 of the European Convention of Human Rights-where the applicant had been subjected to torture while in...

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Treatment which is advantageous to a person with disability cannot be said to be discriminatory or unfavourable merely because it is thought it could have been more advantageous.

[ad_1] McCue (as guardian for Andrew McCue) v Glasgow City Council (Scotland) [2023] UKSC 1 Supreme Court of the UK Lord Reed, P & SCJ; Lord Lloyd-Jones, Lord Sales, Lord Burrows & Lord Stephens, SCJJ January 11, 2023 Reported by Faith Wanjiku and Betty Nkirote Download the Decision Human Rights Law-right to equality and freedom from discrimination-where the appellant’s disability resulted to him being provided with community care services by the respondent-what amount was the respondent entitled to charge the appellant for community care services provided to him due to his disability-whether the appellant had demonstrated to the respondent that his means were insufficient for it to...

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