Access to Healthcare Services in Nigeria and Kenya Amidst COVID-19: The Negative Impact of the Commercialisation of Healthcare
Image description: Two COVID vaccine vials. States have specific obligations in the context of public health emergencies. Article 12 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)...
Kenyan Ministry of Education Declares that ‘Religious Beliefs Can Enter into Schools’
Image description: Kenyan primary school students sit on chairs and on the floor in a basic dirt-floor classroom taking lessons. On 4 March 2022 a letter from the Kenyan Ministry...
A Lacuna in the Kenyan Penal Code Provisions on Abortion
Image description: Posters on street advertising abortion clinics. In recent years, the Kenyan judiciary has made significant strides in reforming abortion law in Kenya. On 24 March 2022, the High...
Khalifa v Secretary for National Treasury and Planning: A New Dawn for the Right to Access of Information in Kenya
Image description: Man approaches Parliament Buildings in Nairobi, Kenya The monumental decision in Khalifa and Another v Secretary, National Treasury and Planning and 4 Others spells a new dawn for...
“…Patriarchal Mentality”: The Functioning of Equality Law in Crisis (Episode 2)
Human rights experts help us determine whether equality law is set up to protect the most vulnerable in times of crisis. This is Episode Two of a four-part series. The...
“I Can Hear Another Ambulance”: The Rise of Exponential Inequalities During COVID-19 (Episode 1)
Human rights experts tell stories of inequalities from around the world, revealing how these inequalities have been exacerbated during crises like the COVID-19 pandemic. This is Episode One of a...
Retrogressing on the Right to Basic Education: A Slippery Slope into Criminalising LGBT Students
Image Description: A 6-colour (Rainbow) Pride Flag flying in the sky. The rays of the sun are falling on the Flag. The longstanding ban of same sex intimacy under s...
The Kenyan Court of Appeal’s BBI Judgment – V: To Be Or Not To Be – The Eternity Clauses Within the 2010 Constitution
[This is the fifth post in the OxHRH Blog’s ongoing series on the Kenyan Court of Appeal’s landmark judgment in the set of cases known as the BBI Appeals. For...
The Kenyan Court of Appeal’s BBI Judgment – IV: The Place of Public Participation in Constitutional Amendments
This is the fourth blog post in the OxHRH Blog’s ongoing series about the Kenyan Court of Appeal’s landmark judgment in the BBI Appeals. For previous posts: Part One; Part...
The Kenyan Court of Appeal’s BBI Judgment – III: Presidential Immunity
[This is the third post in the Oxford Human Rights Hub Blog’s coverage of the Kenyan Court of Appeal’s landmark judgment in the BBI Appeals. Parts One and Two are...
The Kenyan Court of Appeal’s BBI Judgment: Identifying the Basic Structure
[This is the second post in the OxHRH Blog’s ongoing series on the Kenyan Court of Appeal’s BBI Judgment. For Part One, see here.] Introduction Rarely do judges get to...
The Kenyan Court of Appeal’s BBI Judgment: Omnibus Bill or Separate Referenda Questions?
[Editor’s Note: On 20th August 2021, the Kenyan Court of Appeal delivered a landmark judgment in a set of consolidated cases known as “the BBI Appeals”. By a majority, the...
